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Veles Municipality, North Macedoniai
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Groot, Veles Municipality, North Macedonia
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Groot, Veles Municipality, North Macedonia
Neighbouring regions:
Zelenikovo Municipality, North Macedonia
Lozovo Municipality, North Macedonia
Petrovec Municipality, North Macedonia
Gradsko Municipality, North Macedonia
Sveti Nikole Municipality, North Macedonia
Čaška Municipality, North Macedonia
Type:
Municipality
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Veles57,873 (2014)
Gorno Orizari1,999 (2014)
Ivankovci1,009 (2014)
Buzalkovo945 (2014)
Bašino Selo674 (2014)
Prevalec620 (2014)
Mindat Locality ID:
240152
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:240152:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
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Albanian:
Veles (Komuna e Velesit), Maqedonia e Veriut
French:
Vélès, Macédoine du Nord
German:
Opština Veles, Nordmazedonien
Italian:
Veles, Macedonia del Nord
Macedonian:
Велес (Општина Велес), Македонија
Russian:
Велес (Община Велес), Северная Македония
Simplified Chinese:
韋萊斯區, 北马其顿
Spanish:
Municipio de Veles, Macedonia del Norte
Armenian:
Վելեսի համայնք, Հյուսիսային Մակեդոնիա
Bulgarian:
Велес, Северна Македония
Cebuano:
Titov Veles Opština, Republika sa Amihanan Makedoniya
Croatian:
Općina Veles, Sjeverna Makedonija
Dutch:
Veles, Noord-Macedonië
Farsi/Persian:
ولس مونیکیپلیتی, جمهوری مقدونیه
Georgian:
ველესის თემი, ჩრდილოეთი მაკედონია
Greek:
Δήμος Βελεσά, Βόρεια Μακεδονία
Indonesian:
Munisipalitas Veles, Republik Makedonia Utara
Korean:
벨레스 시, 북마케도니아
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Veles Chhī, Pak Macedonia
Polish:
Gmina Wełes, Macedonia Północna
Portuguese:
Município de Veles, República da Macedónia do Norte
Romanian:
Veles, Macedonia de Nord
Serbian:
Општина Велес, Северна Македонија
Serbo-Croatian:
Opština Veles, Severna Makedonija
Swedish:
Veles , Nordmakedonien
Tajik (Cyrillic Script):
Вилояти Велес, Мақдунияи Шимолӣ
Traditional Chinese:
維勒斯區, 北馬其頓
Ukrainian:
Велес, Північна Македонія
Urdu:
ویلیس بلدیہ, شمالی مقدونیہ
Welsh:
Bwrdeistref Veles, Gogledd Macedonia


Veles (Macedonian: Велес [ˈvɛːlɛs]) is a municipality in the central part of North Macedonia. Veles is also the name of the city where the municipal seat is found. Veles Municipality is part of the Vardar Statistical Region.

The municipality borders Čaška Municipality and Zelenikovo Municipality to the west, Petrovec Municipality to the north, and Gradsko, Lozovo, and Sveti Nikole municipalities to the east. There are 28 populated locations, one town and 27 villages.

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17 valid minerals.

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Analcime
Formula: Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O
ⓘ Ankerite
Formula: Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
ⓘ Anorthite
Formula: Ca(Al2Si2O8)
ⓘ 'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3A
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Chamosite
Formula: Fe2+5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
ⓘ 'Chlorite Group'
ⓘ 'Chrome-Spinel (of Dana)'
ⓘ 'Clinopyroxene Subgroup'
ⓘ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'
References:
Prelević, D., Foley, S.F., Romer, R., Conticelli, S. (2008) Mediterranean Tertiary lamproites derived from multiple source components in postcollisional geodynamics. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 72 (8) 2125-2156 doi:10.1016/j.gca.2008.01.029
Yanev, Y., Boev, B., Doglioni, C., Innocenti, F., Manetti, P., Pecskay, Z., ... & D’Orazio, M. (2008). Late Miocene to Pleistocene potassic volcanism in the Republic of Macedonia. Mineralogy and Petrology, 94(1-2), 45-60.
Prelević, D., Foley, S.F., Romer, R., Conticelli, S. (2008) Mediterranean Tertiary lamproites derived from multiple source components in postcollisional geodynamics. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 72 (8) 2125-2156 doi:10.1016/j.gca.2008.01.029
Yanev, Y., Boev, B., Doglioni, C., Innocenti, F., Manetti, P., Pecskay, Z., ... & D’Orazio, M. (2008). Late Miocene to Pleistocene potassic volcanism in the Republic of Macedonia. Mineralogy and Petrology, 94(1-2), 45-60.
ⓘ 'Garnierite'
ⓘ Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
ⓘ Maghemite
Formula: (Fe3+0.67◻0.33)Fe3+2O4
ⓘ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘ Magnetite var. Titanium-bearing Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+(Fe3+,Ti)2O4
ⓘ Millerite
Formula: NiS
ⓘ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘ Muscovite var. Illite
Formula: K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
ⓘ Népouite
Formula: Ni3Si2O5(OH)4
ⓘ Opal
Formula: SiO2 · nH2O
ⓘ Phlogopite
Formula: KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘ Phlogopite var. Titanium-bearing Phlogopite
Formula: KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ 'Rhombohedral Carbonate'
Formula: (Ca/Mg/Fe/Mn etc)CO3
ⓘ Sanidine
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
ⓘ Spinel
Formula: MgAl2O4
ⓘ Talc
Formula: Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
ⓘ 'Zeolite Group'

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘMillerite2.CC.20NiS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘMagnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘSpinel4.BB.05MgAl2O4
ⓘMagnetite
var. Titanium-bearing Magnetite		4.BB.05Fe2+(Fe3+,Ti)2O4
ⓘMaghemite4.BB.15(Fe3+0.67◻0.33)Fe3+2O4
ⓘHematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
ⓘQuartz
var. Chalcedony		4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘ4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘOpal4.DA.10SiO2 · nH2O
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
ⓘAnkerite5.AB.10Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘTalc9.EC.05Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
ⓘMuscovite
var. Illite		9.EC.15K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
ⓘ9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘPhlogopite9.EC.20KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘvar. Titanium-bearing Phlogopite9.EC.20KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘChamosite9.EC.55Fe2+5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
ⓘNépouite9.ED.15Ni3Si2O5(OH)4
ⓘSanidine9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
ⓘAnorthite9.FA.35Ca(Al2Si2O8)
ⓘ'Zeolite Group'9.G0.
ⓘAnalcime9.GB.05Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Unclassified
ⓘ'Chlorite Group'-
ⓘ'Clinopyroxene Subgroup'-
ⓘ'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'-
ⓘ'Chrome-Spinel (of Dana)'-
ⓘ'Garnierite'-
ⓘ'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3A
ⓘ'Rhombohedral Carbonate'-(Ca/Mg/Fe/Mn etc)CO3

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Hⓘ ChamositeFe52+Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Hⓘ Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Hⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hⓘ NépouiteNi3Si2O5(OH)4
Hⓘ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Hⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hⓘ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Hⓘ Phlogopite var. Titanium-bearing PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CCarbon
Cⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ Rhombohedral Carbonate(Ca/Mg/Fe/Mn etc)CO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Oⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Oⓘ AnorthiteCa(Al2Si2O8)
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Oⓘ ChamositeFe52+Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Oⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Oⓘ Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Oⓘ Maghemite(Fe3+0.67◻0.33)Fe23+O4
Oⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ NépouiteNi3Si2O5(OH)4
Oⓘ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Oⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ SanidineK(AlSi3O8)
Oⓘ SpinelMgAl2O4
Oⓘ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Oⓘ Magnetite var. Titanium-bearing MagnetiteFe2+(Fe3+,Ti)2O4
Oⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Oⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3A
Oⓘ Phlogopite var. Titanium-bearing PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ Rhombohedral Carbonate(Ca/Mg/Fe/Mn etc)CO3
NaSodium
Naⓘ AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Mgⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Mgⓘ SpinelMgAl2O4
Mgⓘ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Mgⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Mgⓘ Phlogopite var. Titanium-bearing PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Mgⓘ Rhombohedral Carbonate(Ca/Mg/Fe/Mn etc)CO3
AlAluminium
Alⓘ AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Alⓘ AnorthiteCa(Al2Si2O8)
Alⓘ ChamositeFe52+Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Alⓘ Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Alⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alⓘ SanidineK(AlSi3O8)
Alⓘ SpinelMgAl2O4
Alⓘ Phlogopite var. Titanium-bearing PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Siⓘ AnorthiteCa(Al2Si2O8)
Siⓘ Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Siⓘ ChamositeFe52+Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Siⓘ Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Siⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ NépouiteNi3Si2O5(OH)4
Siⓘ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Siⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ SanidineK(AlSi3O8)
Siⓘ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Siⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Siⓘ Phlogopite var. Titanium-bearing PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3A
SSulfur
Sⓘ MilleriteNiS
KPotassium
Kⓘ Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Kⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Kⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Kⓘ SanidineK(AlSi3O8)
Kⓘ Phlogopite var. Titanium-bearing PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Caⓘ AnorthiteCa(Al2Si2O8)
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3A
Caⓘ Rhombohedral Carbonate(Ca/Mg/Fe/Mn etc)CO3
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ Magnetite var. Titanium-bearing MagnetiteFe2+(Fe3+,Ti)2O4
MnManganese
Mnⓘ Rhombohedral Carbonate(Ca/Mg/Fe/Mn etc)CO3
FeIron
Feⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Feⓘ ChamositeFe52+Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Feⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Feⓘ Maghemite(Fe3+0.67◻0.33)Fe23+O4
Feⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Feⓘ Magnetite var. Titanium-bearing MagnetiteFe2+(Fe3+,Ti)2O4
Feⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Feⓘ Rhombohedral Carbonate(Ca/Mg/Fe/Mn etc)CO3
NiNickel
Niⓘ MilleriteNiS
Niⓘ NépouiteNi3Si2O5(OH)4

Fossils

There are 1 fossil locality from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences1
Youngest Fossil Listed5.33 Ma (Miocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed8.70 Ma (Miocene)
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Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Yoshi garevskii
species		Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Felidae : Yoshi : Yoshi garevskii8.7 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veles_Municipality
Wikidata ID:Q2088561
GeoNames ID:785057

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