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Plaffeien, Sense, Fribourg, Switzerlandi
Regional Level Types
PlaffeienMunicipality
SenseAdministrative District
FribourgCanton
SwitzerlandCountry

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Neighbouring regions:
Boltigen, Obersimmental-Saanen, Bern, Switzerland
Val-de-Charmey, Gruyère, Fribourg, Switzerland
Plasselb, Sense, Fribourg, Switzerland
Type:
Municipality
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Plaffeien1,938 (2017)
Oberschrot1,099 (2017)
Zumholz447 (2013)
Mindat Locality ID:
285309
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:285309:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
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French:
Planfayon, district de la Singine, Fribourg, Suisse
German:
Plaffeien, Sensebezirk, Freiburg, Schweiz
Italian:
Plaffeien, distretto della Sense, Friburgo, Svizzera
Romansh:
Plaffeien, Sense, Friburg, Svizra
Simplified Chinese:
普拉法恩, 森瑟县, 弗里堡州, 瑞士
Spanish:
Plaffeien, Distrito de Sense, Friburgo, Suiza
Albanian:
Plaffeien, Kantoni Fribourg, Zvicra
Alemannic:
Plaffeien, Sensebezirk, Kanton Freiburg, Schwiz (Schwiiz)
Basque:
Plaffeien, Sense barrutia, Friburgo kantonamendua, Suitza
Cebuano:
Plaffeien, Sense District, Canton de Fribourg, Swisa
Dutch:
Plaffeien, Sense, Fribourg, Zwitserland
Esperanto:
Plaffeien, Sinĝino, Friburgo, Svisujo
Hungarian:
Plaffeien, Fribourg kanton, Svájc
Lombard:
Plaffeien, Sense, Canton Friburgo, Svizera
Malay:
Plaffeien, Fribourg, Switzerland
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Plaffeien, Sense Koān, Fribourg Chiu, Sūi-se
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Plaffeien, Sense, Kantonen Fribourg, Sveits
Piedmontese:
Plaffeien, Svìssera
Polish:
Plaffeien, Sense , Fryburg, Szwajcaria
Portuguese:
Plaffeien, Friburgo, Suíça
Swedish:
Plaffeien, Sense, Fribourg, Schweiz
Venetian:
Plaffeien, Distreto de ła Sense, Canton Friburgo, Svìzera
Volapük:
Plaffeien, Jveizän
Waray:
Plaffeien, Sense, Fribourg, Swiza
Welsh:
Plaffeien, Fribourg, Y Swistir


Plaffeien (French: Planfayon; Arpitan: Pllanfayon [plɑ̃faˈjɔ̃]) is a municipality in the district of Sense in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. It is one of the municipalities with a large majority of German speakers in the mostly French-speaking Canton of Fribourg.

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Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities

10 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Celestine
Formula: SrSO4
ⓘ Dickite
Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
ⓘ Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
ⓘ Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
ⓘ 'Petroleum'
ⓘ 'Petroleum var. Bitumen'
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Strontianite
Formula: SrCO3

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘPyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
ⓘDolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
ⓘStrontianite5.AB.15SrCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘBaryte7.AD.35BaSO4
ⓘCelestine7.AD.35SrSO4
ⓘGypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘDickite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Unclassified
ⓘ'Petroleum
var. Bitumen'		-
ⓘ''-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ DickiteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Hⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Cⓘ StrontianiteSrCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ CelestineSrSO4
Oⓘ DickiteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Oⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Oⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ StrontianiteSrCO3
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
AlAluminium
Alⓘ DickiteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
SiSilicon
Siⓘ DickiteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
Sⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Sⓘ CelestineSrSO4
Sⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Caⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
FeIron
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
Feⓘ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
SrStrontium
Srⓘ CelestineSrSO4
Srⓘ StrontianiteSrCO3
BaBarium
Baⓘ BaryteBaSO4

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plaffeien
Wikidata ID:Q67798
GeoNames ID:7286801

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