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Bjarkøya, Harstad, Troms og Finnmark, Norwayi
Regional Level Types
BjarkøyaIsland
HarstadMunicipality
Troms og FinnmarkCounty
NorwayCountry

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Type:
Island - last checked 2013
Mindat Locality ID:
219992
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:219992:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Bjarkøya, Harstad, Comté de Troms og Finnmark, Norvège
German:
Bjarkøya, Harstad, Troms og Finnmark, Norwegen
Norwegian:
Bjarkøya, Harstad, Troms og Finnmark, Norge
Cebuano:
Bjarkøya, Harstad , Troms Fylke, Norway
Danish:
Bjarkøya, Harstad, Troms og Finnmark, Norge
Dutch:
Bjarkøya, Harstad, Troms og Finnmark, Noorwegen
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Bjarkøya, Harstad, Troms og Finnmark, Noreg


An island.
The Bjarkøya island was a part of the former Bjarkøy municipality in Troms county, abolished in 2013 when it was merged with the municipality of Harstad.

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4 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz
var. Amethyst
4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘ4.DA.05SiO2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘGypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘAndradite9.AD.25Ca3Fe3+2(SiO4)3
ⓘAxinite-(Mn)9.BD.20Ca2Mn2+Al2BSi4O15(OH)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Hⓘ Axinite-(Mn)Ca2Mn2+Al2BSi4O15(OH)
BBoron
Bⓘ Axinite-(Mn)Ca2Mn2+Al2BSi4O15(OH)
OOxygen
Oⓘ Quartz var. AmethystSiO2
Oⓘ AndraditeCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
Oⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Oⓘ Axinite-(Mn)Ca2Mn2+Al2BSi4O15(OH)
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
AlAluminium
Alⓘ Axinite-(Mn)Ca2Mn2+Al2BSi4O15(OH)
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Quartz var. AmethystSiO2
Siⓘ AndraditeCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
Siⓘ Axinite-(Mn)Ca2Mn2+Al2BSi4O15(OH)
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
Sⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
CaCalcium
Caⓘ AndraditeCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
Caⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Caⓘ Axinite-(Mn)Ca2Mn2+Al2BSi4O15(OH)
MnManganese
Mnⓘ Axinite-(Mn)Ca2Mn2+Al2BSi4O15(OH)
FeIron
Feⓘ AndraditeCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bjark%C3%B8ya
Wikidata ID:Q4919494
GeoNames ID:3161500

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