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Lieksa, North Karelia, Finlandi
Regional Level Types
LieksaMunicipality
North KareliaRegion
FinlandCountry

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PlacePopulation
Lieksa13,703 (2014)
Mindat Locality ID:
288357
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:288357:4
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
Finnish:
Lieksa, Pohjois-Karjalan maakunta, Suomi
French:
Lieksa, Carélie du Nord, Finlande
German:
Lieksa, Nordkarelien, Finnland
Italian:
Lieksa, Carelia Settentrionale, Finlandia
Russian:
Лиекса, Северная Карелия, Финляндия
Simplified Chinese:
列克薩, 北卡累利阿區, 芬兰
Spanish:
Lieksa, Región de Karelia del Norte, Finlandia
Albanian:
Lieksa, Karelia Veriore, Finlanda
Asturian:
Lieksa, Carelia del Norte, Finlandia
Bashkir:
Лиекса, Финляндия
Belarusian:
Ліекса, Фінляндыя
Cebuano:
Lieksa , Pohjois-Karjala, Finlandia
Dutch:
Lieksa, Pohjois-Karjala, Finland
Esperanto:
Lieksa, Norda Karelio, Finnlando
Estonian:
Lieksa linn, Põhja-Karjala, Soome
Farsi/Persian:
لیسکا, کارلیای شمالی, فنلاند
Galician:
Lieksa, Carelia do Norte, Finlandia
Hill Mari:
Лиекса, Финлянди
Hungarian:
Lieksa, Észak-Karjala, Finnország
Indonesian:
Lieksa, Finlandia
Japanese:
リエクサ, 北カルヤラ県, フィンランド
Korean:
리엑사, 북카리알라 지역, 핀란드
Livvi-Karelian:
Lieksa, Suomi
Northern Sami:
Lieksa, Davvi-Gárjila eanangoddi, Suopma
Norwegian:
Lieksa, Norra Karelen, Finland
Polish:
Lieksa, Karelia Północna, Finlandia
Romanian:
Lieksa, Carelia de Nord, Finlanda
Serbo-Croatian:
Lieksa, Sjeverna Karelija, Finska
Swedish:
Lieksa, Norra Karelen, Finland
Turkish:
Lieksa, Kuzey Karelya, Finlandiya
Ukrainian:
Ліекса, Північна Карелія, Фінляндія
Urdu:
لی ایسکا, شمالی کاریلیا, فن لینڈ


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ⓘ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'
ⓘ Kyanite
Formula: Al2(SiO4)O
ⓘ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘ Molybdenite
Formula: MoS2
ⓘ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘ Native Iron
Formula: Fe
ⓘ Native Iron var. Kamacite
Formula: (Fe,Ni)
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Taenite
Formula: (Fe,Ni)
ⓘ Troilite
Formula: FeS

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Iron1.AE.05Fe
ⓘvar. Kamacite1.AE.05(Fe,Ni)
ⓘTaenite1.AE.10(Fe,Ni)
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘTroilite2.CC.10FeS
ⓘMolybdenite2.EA.30MoS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘMagnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘKyanite9.AF.15Al2(SiO4)O
ⓘMuscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Unclassified
ⓘ'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ KyaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Oⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
AlAluminium
Alⓘ KyaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Alⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ KyaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Siⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
SSulfur
Sⓘ MolybdeniteMoS2
Sⓘ TroiliteFeS
KPotassium
Kⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
FeIron
Feⓘ Native IronFe
Feⓘ Native Iron var. Kamacite(Fe,Ni)
Feⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Feⓘ Taenite(Fe,Ni)
Feⓘ TroiliteFeS
Feⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
NiNickel
Niⓘ Native Iron var. Kamacite(Fe,Ni)
Niⓘ Taenite(Fe,Ni)
MoMolybdenum
Moⓘ MolybdeniteMoS2

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lieksa
Wikidata ID:Q608752
GeoNames ID:648090

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