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Raeren, Liège, Wallonia, Belgiumi
Regional Level Types
RaerenMunicipality
LiègeProvince
WalloniaRegion
BelgiumCountry

Coat of Arms of RaerenFlag of Raeren
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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Raeren9,925 (2011)
Mindat Locality ID:
269104
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:269104:9
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Raeren, Province de Liège, Région wallonne, Belgique
German:
Raeren, Provinz Lüttich, Wallonische Region, Belgien
Italian:
Raeren, Provincia di Liegi, Vallonia, Belgio
Russian:
Рарен, Льеж, Валлония, Бельгия
Simplified Chinese:
拉朗, 列日省, 瓦隆大区, 比利时
Spanish:
Raeren, Provincia de Lieja, Región Valona, Bélgica
Basque:
Raeren, Liejako probintzia, Valonia, Belgika
Breton:
Raeren, Liège, Wallonia, Belgia
Bulgarian:
Ререн, Лиеж, Валония, Белгия
Catalan:
Raeren, Província de Lieja, Valònia, Bèlgica
Cebuano:
Raeren, Province de Liège, Wallonia, Belhika
Croatian:
Raeren, Liège, Valonija, Belgija
Dutch:
Raeren, Luik, Wallonië, België
Esperanto:
Raeren, Lieĝo, Valonio, Belgio
Farsi/Persian:
رئران, استان لیژ, والونی, بلژیک
Finnish:
Raeren, Liègen provinssi, Vallonia, Belgia
Hungarian:
Raeren, Liège, Vallónia, Belgium
Japanese:
レーレン, リエージュ州, ワロン地域, ベルギー
Limburgian:
Raore, Luuk, Wallonië, Belsj
Lombard:
Raeren, Valonia, Belgi
Luxembourgish:
Raeren, Provënz Léck, Wallounesch Regioun, Belsch
Norwegian:
Raeren, Liège, Vallonia, Belgia
Occitan:
Raeren, Província de Lièja, Valonia, Belgica
Polish:
Raeren, Liège, Region Waloński, Belgia
Portuguese:
Raeren, Liège, Valônia, Bélgica
Ripuarian:
Raeren, Lüttish, Belgien
Romanian:
Raeren, Liège, Valonia, Belgia
Slovak:
Raeren, Lutyšsko, Valónsky región, Belgicko
Swedish:
Raeren, Liège, Vallonien, Belgien
Traditional Chinese:
拉朗, 華隆, 比利時
Vietnamese:
Raeren, Liège, Wallonie, Bỉ
Volapük:
Raeren, Liège, Belgän
Waray:
Raeren, Liège, Wallonie, Belhika


Raeren (German pronunciation: [ˈʁaːʁən]) is a municipality of east Belgium, located in the Walloon province of Liège. It was part of Germany until the First World War, after which it became part of Belgium. It is one of several towns in eastern Belgium which predominantly speak German.

The total area is 74.21 km². The municipality consists of the following sub-municipalities: Eynatten, Hauset, and Raeren proper.

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9 valid minerals.

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ⓘ Allophane
Formula: (Al2O3)(SiO2)1.3-2 · 2.5-3H2O
ⓘ 'Calamine'
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
References:
François Wouters collection.Identified by Paul De Bondt: Visual Identification
ⓘ Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
ⓘ Galena
Formula: PbS
ⓘ Hemimorphite
Formula: Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
ⓘ 'Petrified Wood'
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Smithsonite
Formula: ZnCO3
ⓘ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
ⓘ 'Strickblende'
Formula: PbS
ⓘ Willemite
Formula: Zn2SiO4

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘSphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
ⓘGalena2.CD.10PbS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
ⓘSmithsonite5.AB.05ZnCO3
ⓘDolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘWillemite9.AA.05Zn2SiO4
ⓘHemimorphite9.BD.10Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
ⓘAllophane9.ED.20(Al2O3)(SiO2)1.3-2 · 2.5-3H2O
Unclassified
ⓘ'Petrified Wood'-
ⓘ'Calamine'-
ⓘ'Strickblende'-PbS

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Allophane(Al2O3)(SiO2)1.3-2 · 2.5-3H2O
Hⓘ HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Cⓘ SmithsoniteZnCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ Allophane(Al2O3)(SiO2)1.3-2 · 2.5-3H2O
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Oⓘ HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ SmithsoniteZnCO3
Oⓘ WillemiteZn2SiO4
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
AlAluminium
Alⓘ Allophane(Al2O3)(SiO2)1.3-2 · 2.5-3H2O
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Allophane(Al2O3)(SiO2)1.3-2 · 2.5-3H2O
Siⓘ HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ WillemiteZn2SiO4
SSulfur
Sⓘ GalenaPbS
Sⓘ SphaleriteZnS
Sⓘ StrickblendePbS
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
ZnZinc
Znⓘ HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Znⓘ SmithsoniteZnCO3
Znⓘ SphaleriteZnS
Znⓘ WillemiteZn2SiO4
PbLead
Pbⓘ GalenaPbS
Pbⓘ StrickblendePbS

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raeren
Wikidata ID:Q152734
GeoNames ID:2788411

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Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
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