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Orkdal, Orkland, Trøndelag, Norway i
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Orkdal Municipality (Former)
Orkland Municipality
Trøndelag County
Norway Country

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Orkdal	Municipality (Former)
Orkland	Municipality
Trøndelag	County
Norway	Country

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Neighbouring regions:

Snillfjord, Orkland, Trøndelag, Norway

Meldal, Orkland, Trøndelag, Norway

Agdenes, Orkland, Trøndelag, Norway

Hemne, Heim, Trøndelag, Norway

Type:

Municipality (Former) - last checked 2020

Largest Settlements:

Place	Population
Gjølme	478 (2018)

Mindat Locality ID:

192525

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:2:192525:1

GUID (UUID V4):

Other/historical names associated with this locality:

Sør-Trøndelag

Other Languages:

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French:

Orkdal, Trøndelag, Norvège

German:

Orkdal, Trøndelag, Norwegen

Italian:

Orkdal, Trøndelag, Norvegia

Norwegian:

Orkdal, Orkland, Trøndelag, Norge

Russian:

Оркдал, Трёнделаг, Норвегия

Simplified Chinese:

奧克達爾, 奧克蘭, 特倫德拉格, 挪威

Spanish:

Orkdal, Trøndelag, Noruega

Albanian:

Orkdal, Trøndelag, Norvegjia

Arabic:

أوركدال, تروندلاغ, النرويج

Armenian:

Օրկդալ, Տրյոնդելագ, Նորվեգիա

Asturian:

Orkdal, Orkland, Trøndelag, Noruega

Basque:

Orkdal, Norvegia

Bavarian:

Orkdal, Norwegn

Bishnupriya Manipuri:

ওর্কডাল, নরৱে

Catalan:

Orkdal, Trøndelag, Noruega

Cebuano:

Orkdal, Norway

Danish:

Orkdal, Orkland, Trøndelag, Norge

Dutch:

Orkdal, Orkland, Trøndelag, Noorwegen

Esperanto:

Orkdal, Trøndelag, Norvegio

Farsi/Persian:

اورکدال, تروندلاگ, نروژ

Finnish:

Orkdal, Trøndelag, Norja

Latin:

Orkdal, Norvegia

Limburgian:

Orkdal, Trøndelag, Noorwege

Lithuanian:

Orkdalas, Triondelagas, Norvegija

Low Saxon/Low German:

Kommun Orkdal, Norwegen

Malay:

Orkdal, Norway

Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:

Orkdal, Lo̍k-ui

Northern Sami:

Orkdal, Trøndelága, Norga

Norwegian (Nynorsk):

Orkdal, Orkland kommune, Trøndelag, Noreg

Polish:

Orkdal, Trøndelag, Norwegia

Portuguese:

Orkdal, Trøndelag, Noruega

Romanian:

Orkdal, Trøndelag, Norvegia

Slovenian:

Orkdal, Trøndelag, Norveška

Swahili:

Orkdal, Norwei

Swedish:

Orkdal, Orkland, Trøndelag, Norge

Turkish:

Orkdal, Trøndelag, Norveç

Vietnamese:

Orkdal, Na Uy

Waray:

Orkdal, Noruega

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7 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ 'Amphibole Supergroup'

Formula: AB₂C₅((Si,Al,Ti)₈O₂₂)(OH,F,Cl,O)₂

Locality: Thamshamn, Orkanger, Orkdal, Orkland, Trøndelag, Norway

References:

Nordrum, Fred Steinar (2008) Nyfunn av mineraler i Norge 2007-2008. STEIN. Magasin for populærgeologi, 35 (2) 8-20

ⓘ Calcite

Formula: CaCO₃

Localities:

Orkdal, Orkland, Trøndelag, Norway
Roadcut E 39, Orkanger, Orkdal, Orkland, Trøndelag, Norway

ⓘ 'Chlorite Group'

References:

Nordrum, Fred Steinar (2001) Noen funn av mineraler i Norge 2000-2001, del II. STEIN. Nordisk magasin for populær geologi, 28 (3) 16-25

ⓘ 'Garnet Group'

Formula: X₃Z₂(SiO₄)₃

Locality: Roadcut E 39, Orkanger, Orkdal, Orkland, Trøndelag, Norway

References:

Nordrum, Fred Steinar (2005) Nyfunn av mineraler i Norge 2004-2005 [New finds of minerals in Norway 2004-2005]. Norsk Bergverksmuseum Skrift, 30. 117-124

ⓘ 'K Feldspar'

References:

Nordrum, Fred Steinar (2001) Noen funn av mineraler i Norge 2000-2001, del II. STEIN. Nordisk magasin for populær geologi, 28 (3) 16-25

ⓘ 'K Feldspar var. Adularia'

Formula: KAlSi₃O₈

References:

Nordrum, Fred Steinar (2001) Noen funn av mineraler i Norge 2000-2001, del II. STEIN. Nordisk magasin for populær geologi, 28 (3) 16-25

ⓘ Laumontite

Formula: CaAl₂Si₄O₁₂ · 4H₂O

References:

Nordrum, Fred Steinar (2001) Noen funn av mineraler i Norge 2000-2001, del II. STEIN. Nordisk magasin for populær geologi, 28 (3) 16-25

ⓘ Magnetite

Formula: Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄

Locality: Thamshamn, Orkanger, Orkdal, Orkland, Trøndelag, Norway

References:

Nordrum, Fred Steinar (2008) Nyfunn av mineraler i Norge 2007-2008. STEIN. Magasin for populærgeologi, 35 (2) 8-20

ⓘ Pyrite

Formula: FeS₂

Locality: Gjølme Quarry, Orkanger, Orkdal, Orkland, Trøndelag, Norway

References:

Nordrum, Fred Steinar (2009) Nyfunn av mineraler i Norge 2008-2009. STEIN. Magasin for populærgeologi, 36 (2) 6-17

ⓘ Pyrrhotite

Formula: Fe_1-xS

Locality: Roadcut E 39, Orkanger, Orkdal, Orkland, Trøndelag, Norway

References:

Nordrum, Fred Steinar (2005) Nyfunn av mineraler i Norge 2004-2005 [New finds of minerals in Norway 2004-2005]. Norsk Bergverksmuseum Skrift, 30. 117-124

ⓘ Quartz

Formula: SiO₂

Localities:

Orkdal, Orkland, Trøndelag, Norway
Gjølme Quarry, Orkanger, Orkdal, Orkland, Trøndelag, Norway

ⓘ 'Stilbite Subgroup'

Formula: M_6-7[Al_8-9Si_27-28O₇₂] · nH₂O

Locality: Rove, Orkdal, Orkland, Trøndelag, Norway

Habit: Sphaerolitic aggreagtes to 3-4 cm

Colour: Pale reddish

References:

Carstens, C.W. (1925) Mineralvorkommen im Trondhjemgebiet [Mineral Occurrence in the Trondheim Area]. Norsk Geologisk Tidsskrift [Norwegian Journal of Geology], 8 (3) 140-146

ⓘ Titanite

Formula: CaTi(SiO₄)O

References:

Nordrum, Fred Steinar (2001) Noen funn av mineraler i Norge 2000-2001, del II. STEIN. Nordisk magasin for populær geologi, 28 (3) 16-25

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘ	Pyrrhotite	2.CC.10	Fe_1-xS
ⓘ	Pyrite	2.EB.05a	FeS₂
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ	Magnetite	4.BB.05	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄
ⓘ	Quartz	4.DA.05	SiO₂
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘ	Calcite	5.AB.05	CaCO₃
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘ	Titanite	9.AG.15	CaTi(SiO₄)O
ⓘ	Laumontite	9.GB.10	CaAl₂Si₄O₁₂ · 4H₂O
Unclassified
ⓘ	'K Feldspar var. Adularia'	-	KAlSi₃O₈
ⓘ	'Amphibole Supergroup'	-	AB₂C₅((Si,Al,Ti)₈O₂₂)(OH,F,Cl,O)₂
ⓘ	'Chlorite Group'	-
ⓘ	'Stilbite Subgroup'	-	M_6-7[Al_8-9Si_27-28O₇₂] · nH₂O
ⓘ	'K Feldspar'	-
ⓘ	'Garnet Group'	-	X₃Z₂(SiO₄)₃

List of minerals for each chemical element

H	Hydrogen
H	ⓘ Amphibole Supergroup	AB₂C₅((Si,Al,Ti)₈O₂₂)(OH,F,Cl,O)₂
H	ⓘ Laumontite	CaAl₂Si₄O₁₂ · 4H₂O
H	ⓘ Stilbite Subgroup	M_6-7[Al_8-9Si_27-28O₇₂] · nH₂O
C	Carbon
C	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ K Feldspar var. Adularia	KAlSi₃O₈
O	ⓘ Amphibole Supergroup	AB₂C₅((Si,Al,Ti)₈O₂₂)(OH,F,Cl,O)₂
O	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
O	ⓘ Laumontite	CaAl₂Si₄O₁₂ · 4H₂O
O	ⓘ Magnetite	Fe²⁺Fe₂³⁺O₄
O	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
O	ⓘ Stilbite Subgroup	M_6-7[Al_8-9Si_27-28O₇₂] · nH₂O
O	ⓘ Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O
O	ⓘ Garnet Group	X₃Z₂(SiO₄)₃
F	Fluorine
F	ⓘ Amphibole Supergroup	AB₂C₅((Si,Al,Ti)₈O₂₂)(OH,F,Cl,O)₂
Al	Aluminium
Al	ⓘ K Feldspar var. Adularia	KAlSi₃O₈
Al	ⓘ Amphibole Supergroup	AB₂C₅((Si,Al,Ti)₈O₂₂)(OH,F,Cl,O)₂
Al	ⓘ Laumontite	CaAl₂Si₄O₁₂ · 4H₂O
Al	ⓘ Stilbite Subgroup	M_6-7[Al_8-9Si_27-28O₇₂] · nH₂O
Si	Silicon
Si	ⓘ K Feldspar var. Adularia	KAlSi₃O₈
Si	ⓘ Amphibole Supergroup	AB₂C₅((Si,Al,Ti)₈O₂₂)(OH,F,Cl,O)₂
Si	ⓘ Laumontite	CaAl₂Si₄O₁₂ · 4H₂O
Si	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
Si	ⓘ Stilbite Subgroup	M_6-7[Al_8-9Si_27-28O₇₂] · nH₂O
Si	ⓘ Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O
Si	ⓘ Garnet Group	X₃Z₂(SiO₄)₃
S	Sulfur
S	ⓘ Pyrite	FeS₂
S	ⓘ Pyrrhotite	Fe_1-xS
Cl	Chlorine
Cl	ⓘ Amphibole Supergroup	AB₂C₅((Si,Al,Ti)₈O₂₂)(OH,F,Cl,O)₂
K	Potassium
K	ⓘ K Feldspar var. Adularia	KAlSi₃O₈
Ca	Calcium
Ca	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
Ca	ⓘ Laumontite	CaAl₂Si₄O₁₂ · 4H₂O
Ca	ⓘ Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O
Ti	Titanium
Ti	ⓘ Amphibole Supergroup	AB₂C₅((Si,Al,Ti)₈O₂₂)(OH,F,Cl,O)₂
Ti	ⓘ Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O
Fe	Iron
Fe	ⓘ Magnetite	Fe²⁺Fe₂³⁺O₄
Fe	ⓘ Pyrite	FeS₂
Fe	ⓘ Pyrrhotite	Fe_1-xS

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Wikipedia:	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orkdal
Wikidata ID:	Q500284
GeoNames ID:	3143419

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