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Velenje, Sloveniai
Regional Level Types
VelenjeMunicipality
SloveniaCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Velenje25,456 (2014)
Škale883 (2014)
Podkraj pri Velenju764 (2014)
Kavče489 (2014)
Paka pri Velenju447 (2014)
Plešivec424 (2014)
Mindat Locality ID:
288773
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:288773:2
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Velenje, Slovénie
German:
Velenje, Slowenien
Italian:
Velenje, Slovenia
Russian:
Веленье, Словения
Simplified Chinese:
韋萊涅, 斯洛文尼亚
Slovenian:
Velenje, Slovenija
Spanish:
Velenje, Eslovenia
Albanian:
Velenje, Sllovenia
Arabic:
فيلينيه, سلوفينيا
Azeri:
Velenye
Basque:
Velenje
Belarusian:
Вяленье, Славенія
Belarusian (Tarashkevitsa):
Вяленье
Bosnian:
Velenje
Bulgarian:
Велене, Словения
Catalan:
Velenje, Eslovènia
Cebuano:
Velenje
Croatian:
Velenje, Slovenija
Czech:
Velenje, Slovinsko
Danish:
Velenje, Slovenien
Dutch:
Velenje, Slovenië
Esperanto:
Velenje
Farsi/Persian:
ولنیه, اسلوونی
Finnish:
Velenje, Slovenia
Georgian:
ველენიე
Hungarian:
Velenje, Szlovénia
Indonesian:
Velenje, Slovenia
Japanese:
ヴェレニエ, スロベニア
Korean:
벨레네, 슬로베니아
Lithuanian:
Velenė, Slovėnija
Macedonian:
Велење, Словенија
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Velenje
Polish:
Velenje, Słowenia
Portuguese:
Velenje, Eslovénia
Romanian:
Velenje, Slovenia
Scots:
Velenje
Serbian:
Велење, Словенија
Serbo-Croatian:
Velenje
Slovak:
Velenje, Slovinsko
Swedish:
Velenje, Eslobenya
Thai:
เวเลเน, ประเทศสโลเวเนีย
Turkish:
Velenje, Slovenya
Ukrainian:
Веленє, Словенія
Vietnamese:
Velenje, Slovenia
Volapük:
Velenje
Western Punjabi:
ویلینیو


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4 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Analcime
Formula: Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O
ⓘ 'Biotite'
Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Colour: Black
ⓘ Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
Colour: grey, sliver
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Colour: Gold, Brass
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Colour: Transparent, white
ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony
Formula: SiO2
Colour: white

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘHematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
ⓘQuartz
var. Chalcedony
4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘ4.DA.05SiO2
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘAnalcime9.GB.05Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Unclassified
ⓘ'Biotite'-K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Hⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Oⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Oⓘ Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Oⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
FFluorine
Fⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
NaSodium
Naⓘ AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
AlAluminium
Alⓘ AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Alⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Siⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Siⓘ Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
KPotassium
Kⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
FeIron
Feⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Feⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2

Fossils

There are 2 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences8
Youngest Fossil Listed2.59 Ma (Pleistocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed247 Ma (Early/Lower Triassic)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Meandrospira
genus
Chromista : Foraminifera : Tubothalamea : Miliolida : Cornuspiridae : Meandrospira247.2 - 242 Ma
Triassic
Lonchodina
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Conodonta : Conodontophorida : Prioniodidae : Lonchodina247.2 - 242 Ma
Triassic
Ozarkodina
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Prioniodontidae : Ozarkodina247.2 - 242 Ma
Triassic
Mammut borsoni
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Proboscidea : Mammutidae : Mammut : Mammut borsoni5.333 - 2.588 Ma
Cenozoic
Anancus arvernensis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Proboscidea : Gomphotheriidae : Anancus : Anancus arvernensis5.333 - 2.588 Ma
Cenozoic
Prioniodella
genus
Prioniodella247.2 - 242 Ma
Triassic
Gondolella navicula
species
Animalia : Chordata : Conodonta : Ozarkodinida : Gondolella : Gondolella navicula247.2 - 242 Ma
Triassic
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 2 fossil localities

Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/City_Municipality_of_Velenje
Wikidata ID:Q3441849
GeoNames ID:3189074

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