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Lefka, Nicosia District, Cyprusi
Regional Level Types
LefkaTown
Nicosia DistrictDistrict
CyprusCountry

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PlacePopulation
Léfka7,835 (2015)
Mindat Locality ID:
275941
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:275941:1
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Lefke
Other Languages:
French:
Lefke, Nicosie, Chypre
German:
Lefke, Nikosia, Zypern
Italian:
Leuka, Nicosia, Cipro
Russian:
Лефка, Никосия, Кипр
Simplified Chinese:
萊夫卡, 尼科西亚, 賽普勒斯
Spanish:
Lefka, Nicosia, Chipre
Arabic:
لفكا, نيقوسيا, قبرص
Armenian:
Լեֆկա, Նիկոսիա, Կիպրոս
Asturian:
Lefka, Distritu de Nicosia, Xipre
Azeri:
Lefka, Nikosiya, Kipr
Cebuano:
Léfka, Eparchía Lefkosías, Cyprus
Dutch:
Lefka, Nicosia, Cyprus
Egyptian Arabic:
لفكا, نيكوسيا, قبرص
Farsi/Persian:
لفکا, نیکوزیا, قبرس
Finnish:
Léfka, Nikosian alue, Kypros
Georgian:
ლეფკა, ნიქოზია, კვიპროსი
Greek:
Λευκα, Λευκωσία, Κύπρος
Japanese:
レフカ, ニコシア, キプロス
Karakalpak:
Lefke, Arqa Nikosiya, Kipr
Norwegian:
Lefka, Nikosia, Kypros
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Lefka, Distriktet Levkosía, Kypros
Polish:
Lefka, Nikozja, Cypr
Scots:
Lefka, Nicosia, Cyprus
Swedish:
Léfka, Nicosia, Cypern
Turkish:
Lefke, Lefkoşa, Kıbrıs
Ukrainian:
Лефка, Нікосія, Кіпр
Urdu:
لفکا, نیکوسیا, قبرص


A town.
Lefka is the Greek name while Lefke is Turkish.

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8 valid minerals.

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Bornite
Formula: Cu5FeS4
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Chalcocite
Formula: Cu2S
ⓘ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
ⓘ 'Chlorite Group'
ⓘ Galena
Formula: PbS
ⓘ 'Limonite'
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘChalcocite2.BA.05Cu2S
ⓘBornite2.BA.15Cu5FeS4
ⓘSphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
ⓘChalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
ⓘGalena2.CD.10PbS
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Unclassified
ⓘ'Chlorite Group'-
ⓘ'Limonite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
Sⓘ BorniteCu5FeS4
Sⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sⓘ ChalcociteCu2S
Sⓘ GalenaPbS
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ SphaleriteZnS
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
FeIron
Feⓘ BorniteCu5FeS4
Feⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
CuCopper
Cuⓘ BorniteCu5FeS4
Cuⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuⓘ ChalcociteCu2S
ZnZinc
Znⓘ SphaleriteZnS
PbLead
Pbⓘ GalenaPbS

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lefka
Wikidata ID:Q967211
GeoNames ID:10195162

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