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Bengtsfors, Västra Götaland County, Swedeni
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BengtsforsMunicipality
Västra Götaland CountyCounty
SwedenCountry

Coat of Arms of Bengtsfors
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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Bengtsfors3,125 (2017)
Dals Långed1,407 (2017)
Billingsfors1,108 (2017)
Bäckefors709 (2017)
Skåpafors323 (2017)
Mindat Locality ID:
288537
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:288537:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Bengtsfors, Comté de Västra Götaland, Suède
German:
Bengtsfors, Västra Götalands län, Schweden
Italian:
Bengtsfors, Contea di Västra Götaland, Svezia
Russian:
Бенгтсфор, Вестра-Гёталанд, Швеция
Simplified Chinese:
本茨福什市, 西约塔兰省, 瑞典
Spanish:
Bengtsfors, Provincia de Västra Götaland, Suecia
Swedish:
Bengtsfors kommun‎, Västra Götalands län, Sverige
Asturian:
Bengtsfors, Provincia de Västra Götaland, Suecia
Basque:
Bengtsfors udalerria, Västra Götalandeko konderria, Suedia
Bavarian:
Bengtsfors, Schwedn
Belarusian:
Бенгтсфарс, Вестра-Гёталанд, Швецыя
Bulgarian:
Бенгтсфорш, Вестра Йоталанд, Швеция
Cebuano:
Bengtsfors Kommun, Västra Götalands län, Suwesya
Danish:
Bengtsfors kommun, Västra Götalands län, Sverige
Dutch:
Bengtsfors, Västra Götalands län, Zweden
Faroese:
Bengtsfors kommuna, Västra Götalands län, Svøríki
Farsi/Persian:
بخش بنگسفوش, شهرستان وسترا یوتلاند, سوئد
Finnish:
Bengtsforsin kunta, Länsi-Götanmaan lääni, Ruotsi
Hungarian:
Bengtsfors község, Västra Götaland megye, Svédország
Korean:
벵츠포르스 시, 베스트라예탈란드주, 스웨덴
Limburgian:
Bengtsfors, Västra Götalands län, Zwede
Low Saxon/Low German:
Kommun Bengtsfors, Lehn Westgötland, Sweden
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Bengtsfors Chū-tī-chhī, Sūi-tián
Northern Sami:
Bengtsforsa gielda, Oarje-Götalándda leatna, Ruoŧŧa
Norwegian:
Bengtsfors kommune, Västra Götalands län, Sverige
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Bengtsfors kommun, Västra Götalands län, Sverige
Polish:
Gmina Bengtsfors, Västra Götaland, Szwecja
Portuguese:
Bengtsfors, Gotalândia Ocidental, Suécia
Romanian:
Comuna Bengtsfors, Västra Götalands län, Suedia
Scots:
Bengtsfors Municipality, Västra Götaland Coonty, Swaden
Ukrainian:
Бенгтсфорс , Вестра-Йоталанд, Швеція
Vietnamese:
Bengtsfors, Västra Götaland, Thụy Điển


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ⓘ Billietite
Formula: Ba(UO2)6O4(OH)6 · 4-8H2O
ⓘ Diopside
Formula: CaMgSi2O6
ⓘ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'
Description: Relatively high fayalite component (Fa30) characteristic of LL chondrites.
ⓘ 'Garnet Group'
Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3
ⓘ Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
ⓘ 'Orthopyroxene Subgroup'
Description: Reading 'hypersthene' in Graham et al. (1985) as orthopyroxene,
ⓘ 'Plagioclase'
Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Description: Plagioclase is mostly albitic with composition ~Or4.3An10.3Ab85.4 according to Van Schmus & Ribbe (1968).
ⓘ Talc
Formula: Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
ⓘ Uraninite
Formula: UO2

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘHematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
ⓘUraninite4.DL.05UO2
ⓘBillietite4.GB.10Ba(UO2)6O4(OH)6 · 4-8H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘDiopside9.DA.15CaMgSi2O6
ⓘTalc9.EC.05Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
Unclassified
ⓘ'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'-
ⓘ'Plagioclase'-(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
ⓘ'Garnet Group'-X3Z2(SiO4)3
ⓘ'Orthopyroxene Subgroup'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ BillietiteBa(UO2)6O4(OH)6 · 4-8H2O
Hⓘ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ BillietiteBa(UO2)6O4(OH)6 · 4-8H2O
Oⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Oⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Oⓘ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Oⓘ UraniniteUO2
Oⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Oⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Oⓘ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
NaSodium
Naⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Mgⓘ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Mgⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
AlAluminium
Alⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
SiSilicon
Siⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Siⓘ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Siⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Siⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Siⓘ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
CaCalcium
Caⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Caⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
FeIron
Feⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Feⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
BaBarium
Baⓘ BillietiteBa(UO2)6O4(OH)6 · 4-8H2O
UUranium
Uⓘ BillietiteBa(UO2)6O4(OH)6 · 4-8H2O
Uⓘ UraniniteUO2

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bengtsfors_Municipality
Wikidata ID:Q267462
GeoNames ID:2723078

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