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Weilburg, Limburg-Weilburg, Giessen Region, Hesse, Germanyi
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WeilburgTown
Limburg-WeilburgDistrict
Giessen RegionRegion
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Aerial view of Weilburg mining town, ca. 1970.

Weilburg, Limburg-Weilburg, Giessen Region, Hesse, Germany
05390150017272054234582.jpg
Aerial view of Weilburg mining town, ca. 1970.

Weilburg, Limburg-Weilburg, Giessen Region, Hesse, Germany
05390150017272054234582.jpg
Aerial view of Weilburg mining town, ca. 1970.

Weilburg, Limburg-Weilburg, Giessen Region, Hesse, Germany
Type:
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Weilburg13,798 (2015)
Mindat Locality ID:
24451
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:24451:9
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Weilbourg, Arrondissement de Limbourg-Weilbourg, Giessen, Hesse, Allemagne
German:
Weilburg, Landkreis Limburg-Weilburg, Regierungsbezirk Gießen, Hessen, Deutschland
Italian:
Weilburg, Circondario di Limburg-Weilburg, Distretto governativo di Gießen, Assia, Germania
Russian:
Вайльбург, Лимбург-Вайльбург , Гиссен, Гессен, Германия
Simplified Chinese:
魏爾堡, 林堡-魏尔堡县, 吉森行政区, 黑森, 德国
Spanish:
Weilburg, Distrito de Limburg-Weilburg, Región de Gießen, Hesse, Alemania
Afrikaans:
Weilburg, Hesse, Duitsland
Arabic:
فايلبورغ, هسن, ألمانيا
Aragonese:
Weilburg, Hesse, Alemanya
Asturian:
Weilburg, Hessen, Alemaña
Basque:
Weilburg, Gießen, Hessen, Alemania
Bavarian:
Weilburg, Hessn, Deitschland
Belarusian:
Вайльбург, Лімбург-Вайльбург , Адміністрацыйная акруга Гісэн, Гесэн, Германія
Breton:
Weilburg, Hessen, Alamagn
Bulgarian:
Вайлбург, Лимбург-Вайлбург, Хесен, Германия
Catalan:
Weilburg, Regió de Gießen, Hessen, Alemanya
Cebuano:
Weilburg, Landkreis Limburg-Weilburg, Regierungsbezirk Gießen, Hessen, Alemanya
Chechen:
Вайльбург, Гессен, Германи
Corsican:
Weilburg, Assia, Germania
Croatian:
Weilburg, Limburg-Weilburg, Hessen, Njemačka
Czech:
Weilburg, Vládní obvod Gießen, Hesensko, Německo
Danish:
Weilburg, Landkreis Limburg-Weilburg, Regierungsbezirk Gießen, Hessen, Tyskland
Dutch:
Weilburg, Landkreis Limburg-Weilburg, Regierungsbezirk Gießen, Hessen, Duitsland
Dutch Low Saxon:
Weilburg, Hessen, Duutslaand
Egyptian Arabic:
فايلبورج, المانيا
Emilian-Romagnol:
Weilburg, Germâgna
Esperanto:
Weilburg, Distrikto Limburg-Weilburg, Distriktaro Gießen, Hesio, Germanio
Estonian:
Weilburg, Gießeni ringkond, Hessen, Saksamaa
Farsi/Persian:
وایلبورگ, لیمبرگ-وایلبورگ, گیسن, هسن, آلمان
Finnish:
Weilburg, Gießenin hallintopiiri, Hessen, Saksa
Franco-Provençal:
Weilburg, Hesse, Alemagne
Friulian:
Weilburg, Assie, Gjermanie
Galician:
Weilburg, Rexión de Gießen, Hessen, Alemaña
Greek:
Βάιλμπουργκ, Γκίσεν, Έσση, Γερμανία
Hebrew:
ויילבורג, הסן, גרמניה
Hungarian:
Weilburg, Hessen, Németország
Icelandic:
Weilburg, Hessen, Þýskaland
Ido:
Weilburg, Hesia, Germania
Indonesian:
Weilburg, Limburg-Weilburg, Hessen, Jerman
Interlingua:
Weilburg, Hessen, Germania
Interlingue:
Weilburg, Subdistrict Limburg-Weilburg, Hesse, Germania
Irish Gaelic:
Weilburg, Hessen, An Ghearmáin
Japanese:
ヴァイルブルク, ギーセン県, ヘッセン州, ドイツ
Kazakh (Cyrillic Script):
Вайльбург, Лимбург-Вайльбург , Гессен, Германия
Kongo:
Weilburg, Hessen, Alemanyi
Korean:
바일부르크, 기센 현, 헤센주, 독일
Kurdish (Latin Script):
Weilburg, Hessen, Almanya
Kyrgyz:
Вайльбург, Гессен, Германия
Ladin:
Weilburg
Ligurian:
Weilburg, Assia, Germania
Limburgian:
Weilburg, Hesse, Duitsland
Low Saxon/Low German:
Weilburg, Regerungsbezirk Gießen, Hessen, Düütschland
Luxembourgish:
Weilburg, Landkrees Limburg-Weilburg, Regierungsbezierk Gießen, Hessen, Däitschland
Malagasy:
Weilburg, Alemaina
Malay:
Weilburg, Limburg-Weilburg, Hesse, Jerman
Minangkabau:
Weilburg, Jerman
Narom:
Weilburg, Hesse, Allemangne
Neapolitan:
Weilburg, Assia, Germania
Norwegian:
Weilburg, Landkreis Limburg-Weilburg, Regierungsbezirk Gießen, Hessen, Tyskland
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Weilburg, Regionen Gießen, Hessen, Tyskland
Occitan:
Weilborg, Èssa, Alemanha
Picard:
Weilburg, Alemanne
Piedmontese:
Weilburg, Assia, Almagna
Polish:
Weilburg, Powiat Limburg-Weilburg, Rejencja Gießen, Hesja, Niemcy
Portuguese:
Weilburg, Limburgo-Veilburgo, Gießen, Hesse, Alemanha
Romanian:
Weilburg, Districtul Limburg-Weilburg, Gießen, Hessa, Germania
Romansh:
Weilburg, Hessen, Germania
Sardinian:
Weilburg, Germania
Scots:
Weilburg, Hesse, Germany
Scottish Gaelic:
Weilburg, Hessen, A' Ghearmailt
Serbian:
Вајлбург, Хесен, Њемачка
Serbo-Croatian:
Weilburg, Hessen, Njemačka
Sicilian:
Weilburg, Hessen, Girmania
Slovak:
Weilburg, Gießen, Hesensko, Nemecko
Slovenian:
Weilburg, Hessen, Nemčija
South Azerbaijani:
وایلبورق, هسن, آلمان
Swahili:
Weilburg, Hesse, Ujerumani
Swedish:
Weilburg, Landkreis Limburg-Weilburg, Regierungsbezirk Gießen, Hessen, Tyskland
Tatar:
Вайльбург, Hessen, Алмания
Traditional Chinese:
魏爾堡, 希燊, 德國
Turkish:
Weilburg, Landkreis Limburg-Weilburg, Regierungsbezirk Gießen, Hessen, Almanya
Ukrainian:
Вайльбург, Лімбург-Вайльбург , Гіссен, Гессен, Німеччина
Uzbek (Latin Script):
Weilburg, Limburg-Weilburg , Hessen, Germaniya
Venetian:
Weilburg, Gießen, Assia, Germania
Vietnamese:
Weilburg, Limburg-Weilburg, Hessen, Đức
Volapük:
Weilburg, Hesän, Deutän
Walloon:
Weilburg, Almagne
Waray:
Weilburg, Limburg-Weilburg, Hessen, Alemanya
Welsh:
Weilburg, Hessen, Yr Almaen
West Flemish:
Weilburg, Hessen, Duutsland
West Frisian:
Weilburg, Limburg-Weilburg , Hessen, Dútslân
Wolof:
Weilburg, Almaañ
Zulu:
Weilburg, IJalimani


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2 valid minerals.

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘHematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘStilpnomelane9.EG.40(K,Ca,Na)(Fe,Mg,Al)8(Si,Al)12(O,OH)36 · nH2O
Unclassified
ⓘ'Aphrosiderite'-(Fe,Mg,Al)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH)8

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Aphrosiderite(Fe,Mg,Al)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH)8
Hⓘ Stilpnomelane(K,Ca,Na)(Fe,Mg,Al)8(Si,Al)12(O,OH)36 · nH2O
OOxygen
Oⓘ Aphrosiderite(Fe,Mg,Al)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH)8
Oⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Oⓘ Stilpnomelane(K,Ca,Na)(Fe,Mg,Al)8(Si,Al)12(O,OH)36 · nH2O
NaSodium
Naⓘ Stilpnomelane(K,Ca,Na)(Fe,Mg,Al)8(Si,Al)12(O,OH)36 · nH2O
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ Aphrosiderite(Fe,Mg,Al)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH)8
Mgⓘ Stilpnomelane(K,Ca,Na)(Fe,Mg,Al)8(Si,Al)12(O,OH)36 · nH2O
AlAluminium
Alⓘ Aphrosiderite(Fe,Mg,Al)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH)8
Alⓘ Stilpnomelane(K,Ca,Na)(Fe,Mg,Al)8(Si,Al)12(O,OH)36 · nH2O
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Aphrosiderite(Fe,Mg,Al)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH)8
Siⓘ Stilpnomelane(K,Ca,Na)(Fe,Mg,Al)8(Si,Al)12(O,OH)36 · nH2O
KPotassium
Kⓘ Stilpnomelane(K,Ca,Na)(Fe,Mg,Al)8(Si,Al)12(O,OH)36 · nH2O
CaCalcium
Caⓘ Stilpnomelane(K,Ca,Na)(Fe,Mg,Al)8(Si,Al)12(O,OH)36 · nH2O
FeIron
Feⓘ Aphrosiderite(Fe,Mg,Al)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH)8
Feⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Feⓘ Stilpnomelane(K,Ca,Na)(Fe,Mg,Al)8(Si,Al)12(O,OH)36 · nH2O

Fossils

There are 2 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences5
Youngest Fossil Listed365 Ma (Late/Upper Devonian)
Oldest Fossil Listed388 Ma (Middle Devonian)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Stachyodes
genus
Animalia : Porifera : Stachyoditidae : Stachyodes387.7 - 382.7 Ma
Devonian
Alveolites
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Alveolitidae : Alveolites387.7 - 382.7 Ma
Devonian
Thamnopora
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Pachyporidae : Thamnopora387.7 - 382.7 Ma
Devonian
Bevocastria
genus
Cyanobacteria : Bevocastria387.7 - 382.7 Ma
Devonian
Pleuroclymenia costata
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Clymeniida : Platyclymeniidae : Pleuroclymenia : Pleuroclymenia costata370.6 - 364.7 Ma
Late/Upper Devonian
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 2 fossil localities

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weilburg
Wikidata ID:Q573599
GeoNames ID:2812626

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