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Wirsberg, Kulmbach District, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germanyi
Regional Level Types
WirsbergMunicipality
Kulmbach DistrictDistrict
Upper FranconiaAdministrative District
BavariaState
GermanyCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Wirsberg2,003 (2013)
Mindat Locality ID:
280625
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:280625:2
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Wirsberg, arrondissement de Kulmbach, District de Haute-Franconie, Bavière, Allemagne
German:
Wirsberg, Landkreis Kulmbach, Oberfranken, Bayern, Deutschland
Italian:
Wirsberg, circondario di Kulmbach, Distretto dell'Alta Franconia, Baviera, Germania
Russian:
Вирсберг, Кульмбах, Верхняя Франкония, Бавария, Германия
Simplified Chinese:
维尔斯贝格, 库尔姆巴赫县, 上弗兰肯行政区, 巴伐利亚, 德国
Spanish:
Wirsberg, Kulmbach, Alta Franconia, Baviera, Alemania
Armenian:
Վիրսբերգ, Կուլմբախ, Վերին Ֆրանկոնիա, Բավարիա, Գերմանիա
Basque:
Wirsberg, Frankonia Garaia, Bavaria, Alemania
Cebuano:
Wirsberg , Landkreis Kulmbach, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Alemanya
Danish:
Wirsberg, Landkreis Kulmbach, Oberfranken, Bayern, Tyskland
Dutch:
Wirsberg, Kulmbach, Regierungsbezirk Oberfranken, Beieren, Duitsland
Esperanto:
Wirsberg, Distrikto Kulmbach, Supra Frankonio, Bavario, Germanio
Farsi/Persian:
ویرسبرگ, کولمباخ , فرانکن علیا, بایرن, آلمان
Hebrew:
וירצברג, קולמבאך, פרנקוניה עילית, בוואריה, גרמניה
Hungarian:
Wirsberg, Kulmbach járás, Felső-Frankföld, Bajorország, Németország
Japanese:
ヴィルスベルク, クルムバッハ郡, オーバーフランケン, バイエルン州, ドイツ
Kazakh (Cyrillic Script):
Вирсберг, Кульмбах, Бавария, Германия
Kyrgyz:
Вирсберг, Бавария, Германия
Lombard:
Wirsberg, Kulmbach, Alta Francònia, Baviera, Germania
Malay:
Wirsberg, Kulmbach, Bavaria, Jerman
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Wirsberg, Bayern, Tek-kok
Polish:
Wirsberg, Powiat Kulmbach, Górna Frankonia, Bawaria, Niemcy
Portuguese:
Wirsberg, Kulmbach, Alta Francónia, Baviera, Alemanha
Romanian:
Wirsberg, Districtul Kulmbach, Franconia Superioară, Bavaria, Germania
Serbian:
Вирсберг, Горња Франконија, Баварска, Њемачка
Serbo-Croatian:
Wirsberg, Gornja Frankonija, Bavarska, Njemačka
Traditional Chinese:
維爾斯貝爾格, 拜仁, 德國
Ukrainian:
Вірсберг, Кульмбах, Верхня Франконія, Баварія, Німеччина
Uzbek (Latin Script):
Wirsberg, Kulmbach, Bavariya, Germaniya
Vietnamese:
Wirsberg, Kulmbach, Oberfranken, Bayern, Đức
Volapük:
Wirsberg, Bayän, Deutän
Waray:
Wirsberg, Kulmbach, Bayern, Alemanya


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5 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Chrysotile
Formula: Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
ⓘ Magnesite
Formula: MgCO3
ⓘ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Talc
Formula: Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
ⓘ Talc var. Steatite
Formula: Mg3(Si4O10)(OH)2

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘMagnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘMagnesite5.AB.05MgCO3
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘChrysotile9.00.Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
ⓘTalc
var. Steatite
9.EC.05Mg3(Si4O10)(OH)2
ⓘ9.EC.05Mg3Si4O10(OH)2

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ ChrysotileMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Hⓘ Talc var. SteatiteMg3(Si4O10)(OH)2
Hⓘ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
CCarbon
Cⓘ MagnesiteMgCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ ChrysotileMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Oⓘ MagnesiteMgCO3
Oⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oⓘ Talc var. SteatiteMg3(Si4O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ ChrysotileMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Mgⓘ MagnesiteMgCO3
Mgⓘ Talc var. SteatiteMg3(Si4O10)(OH)2
Mgⓘ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ ChrysotileMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Siⓘ Talc var. SteatiteMg3(Si4O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
SSulfur
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
FeIron
Feⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wirsberg
Wikidata ID:Q504068
GeoNames ID:2807528

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