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Rangárþing eystra, Southern Region, Icelandi
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Seljalandsfoss, Rangárþing eystra, Southern Region, Iceland
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Seljalandsfoss, Rangárþing eystra, Southern Region, Iceland
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Seljalandsfoss, Rangárþing eystra, Southern Region, Iceland
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Seljalandsfoss, Rangárþing eystra, Southern Region, Iceland
Neighbouring regions:
Rangárþing ytra, Southern Region, Iceland
Skaftárhreppur, Southern Region, Iceland
Mýrdalshreppur, Southern Region, Iceland
Type:
Municipality
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Hvolsvöllur902 (2016)
Mindat Locality ID:
310002
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:310002:1
GUID (UUID V4):
0
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French:
Rangárþing eystra, Suðurland, Islande
German:
Rangárþing eystra, Suðurland, Island
Icelandic:
Rangárþing eystra, Suðurland, Ísland
Italian:
Rangárþing eystra, Suðurland, Islanda
Spanish:
Rangárþing eystra, Suðurland, Islandia
Albanian:
Rangárþing eystra, Rajoni Jugor, Islanda
Basque:
Rangárþing eystra, Suðurland, Islandia
Dutch:
Rangárþing eystra, Suðurland, IJsland
Indonesian:
Rangárþing eystra, Suðurland, Islandia
Japanese:
ラゥングアゥルシンク・エイストラ, 南アイスランド, アイスランド
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Rangárþing eystra, Suðurland, Peng-tó
Northern Sami:
Rangárþing eystra, Suðurland, Islánda
Norwegian:
Rangárþing eystra, Suðurland, Island
Polish:
Rangárþing eystra, Suðurland, Islandia
Portuguese:
Rangárþing eystra, Suðurland, Islândia
Swedish:
Rangárþing eystra, Suðurland, Island


Rangárþing eystra (Icelandic pronunciation: ​[ˈrauŋkˌaurˌθiŋk ˌeistra]) is a municipality located in southern Iceland in the Southern Region, between Eystri Rangá in the west and Jökulsá á Sólheimasandi in the east. The largest settlements are Skógar and Hvolsvöllur.

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ⓘ Aegirine
Formula: NaFe3+Si2O6
ⓘ Aenigmatite
Formula: Na4[Fe2+10Ti2]O4[Si12O36]
ⓘ Albite var. Anorthoclase
Formula: (Na,K)AlSi3O8
ⓘ Anhydrite
Formula: CaSO4
ⓘ Aphthitalite
Formula: (K,Na)3Na(SO4)2
ⓘ Arfvedsonite
Formula: [Na][Na2][Fe2+4Fe3+]Si8O22(OH)2
ⓘ Augite
Formula: (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
ⓘ Augite var. Ferrohedenbergite
Formula: (Ca,Mg,Fe)(Fe,Mg)Si2O6
ⓘ Belomarinaite
Formula: KNa(SO4)
ⓘ 'Chevkinite Group'
ⓘ Diopside
Formula: CaMgSi2O6
ⓘ Diopside var. Salite
Formula: CaMgSi2O6
ⓘ Fayalite
Formula: Fe2+2SiO4
ⓘ Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
ⓘ Glauberite
Formula: Na2Ca(SO4)2
ⓘ Halite
Formula: NaCl
ⓘ Hedenbergite
Formula: CaFe2+Si2O6
ⓘ Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
ⓘ Hexahydrite
Formula: MgSO4 · 6H2O
ⓘ Hydrokenoralstonite
Formula: Na0.5(Al,Mg)2(F,OH)6 · H2O
ⓘ Ilmenite
Formula: Fe2+TiO3
ⓘ Ivsite
Formula: Na3H(SO4)2
ⓘ Jakobssonite
Formula: CaAlF5
ⓘ Kainite
Formula: KMg(SO4)Cl · 3H2O
ⓘ Kristjánite (TL)
Formula: KNa2H(SO4)2
Type Locality:
ⓘ Kröhnkite
Formula: Na2Cu(SO4)2 · 2H2O
ⓘ Löweite
Formula: Na12Mg7(SO4)13 · 15H2O
ⓘ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘ Meniaylovite
Formula: Ca4[(SO4)(SiF6)(AlF6)]F · 12H2O
ⓘ Mercallite
Formula: KHSO4
ⓘ Metathénardite
Formula: Na2SO4
ⓘ Native Sulphur
Formula: S8
ⓘ Pentahydrite
Formula: MgSO4 · 5H2O
ⓘ 'Pyrochlore Group'
Formula: A2Nb2(O,OH)6Z
ⓘ 'Snottite'
ⓘ Tamarugite
Formula: NaAl(SO4)2 · 6H2O
ⓘ Thénardite
Formula: Na2SO4
ⓘ Vanthoffite
Formula: Na6Mg(SO4)4
ⓘ Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Sulphur1.CC.05S8
Group 3 - Halides
ⓘHalite3.AA.20NaCl
ⓘFluorite3.AB.25CaF2
ⓘJakobssonite3.CD.15CaAlF5
ⓘHydrokenoralstonite3.CF.05 Na0.5(Al,Mg)2(F,OH)6 · H2O
ⓘMeniaylovite3.CG.10Ca4[(SO4)(SiF6)(AlF6)]F · 12H2O
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ'Pyrochlore Group'4.00.A2Nb2(O,OH)6Z
ⓘMagnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘHematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
ⓘIlmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘVanthoffite7.AC.05Na6Mg(SO4)4
ⓘAphthitalite7.AC.35(K,Na)3Na(SO4)2
ⓘBelomarinaite7.AC.35KNa(SO4)
ⓘKristjánite (TL)7.AD.KNa2H(SO4)2
ⓘMercallite7.AD.10KHSO4
ⓘGlauberite7.AD.25Na2Ca(SO4)2
ⓘThénardite7.AD.25Na2SO4
ⓘAnhydrite7.AD.30CaSO4
ⓘMetathénardite7.AD.30Na2SO4
ⓘIvsite7.AD.45Na3H(SO4)2
ⓘPentahydrite7.CB.20MgSO4 · 5H2O
ⓘHexahydrite7.CB.25MgSO4 · 6H2O
ⓘTamarugite7.CC.10NaAl(SO4)2 · 6H2O
ⓘKröhnkite7.CC.30Na2Cu(SO4)2 · 2H2O
ⓘLöweite7.CC.45Na12Mg7(SO4)13 · 15H2O
ⓘKainite7.DF.10KMg(SO4)Cl · 3H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘFayalite9.AC.05Fe2+2SiO4
ⓘZircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
ⓘAugite9.DA.15(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
ⓘDiopside9.DA.15CaMgSi2O6
ⓘHedenbergite9.DA.15CaFe2+Si2O6
ⓘDiopside
var. Salite		9.DA.15CaMgSi2O6
ⓘAugite
var. Ferrohedenbergite		9.DA.15(Ca,Mg,Fe)(Fe,Mg)Si2O6
ⓘAegirine9.DA.25NaFe3+Si2O6
ⓘArfvedsonite9.DE.25[Na][Na2][Fe2+4Fe3+]Si8O22(OH)2
ⓘAenigmatite9.DH.40Na4[Fe2+10Ti2]O4[Si12O36]
ⓘAlbite
var. Anorthoclase		9.FA.35(Na,K)AlSi3O8
Unclassified
ⓘ'Chevkinite Group'-
ⓘ'Snottite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Arfvedsonite[Na][Na2][Fe42+Fe3+]Si8O22(OH)2
Hⓘ HexahydriteMgSO4 · 6H2O
Hⓘ KainiteKMg(SO4)Cl · 3H2O
Hⓘ KröhnkiteNa2Cu(SO4)2 · 2H2O
Hⓘ LöweiteNa12Mg7(SO4)13 · 15H2O
Hⓘ MercalliteKHSO4
Hⓘ PentahydriteMgSO4 · 5H2O
Hⓘ Pyrochlore GroupA2Nb2(O,OH)6Z
Hⓘ Hydrokenoralstonite Na0.5(Al,Mg)2(F,OH)6 · H2O
Hⓘ TamarugiteNaAl(SO4)2 · 6H2O
Hⓘ MeniayloviteCa4[(SO4)(SiF6)(AlF6)]F · 12H2O
Hⓘ IvsiteNa3H(SO4)2
Hⓘ KristjániteKNa2H(SO4)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ AegirineNaFe3+Si2O6
Oⓘ AenigmatiteNa4[Fe102+Ti2]O4[Si12O36]
Oⓘ AnhydriteCaSO4
Oⓘ Albite var. Anorthoclase(Na,K)AlSi3O8
Oⓘ Aphthitalite(K,Na)3Na(SO4)2
Oⓘ Arfvedsonite[Na][Na2][Fe42+Fe3+]Si8O22(OH)2
Oⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Oⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Oⓘ FayaliteFe22+SiO4
Oⓘ GlauberiteNa2Ca(SO4)2
Oⓘ HedenbergiteCaFe2+Si2O6
Oⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Oⓘ HexahydriteMgSO4 · 6H2O
Oⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Oⓘ KainiteKMg(SO4)Cl · 3H2O
Oⓘ KröhnkiteNa2Cu(SO4)2 · 2H2O
Oⓘ LöweiteNa12Mg7(SO4)13 · 15H2O
Oⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oⓘ MercalliteKHSO4
Oⓘ PentahydriteMgSO4 · 5H2O
Oⓘ Pyrochlore GroupA2Nb2(O,OH)6Z
Oⓘ Hydrokenoralstonite Na0.5(Al,Mg)2(F,OH)6 · H2O
Oⓘ TamarugiteNaAl(SO4)2 · 6H2O
Oⓘ ThénarditeNa2SO4
Oⓘ VanthoffiteNa6Mg(SO4)4
Oⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Oⓘ Diopside var. SaliteCaMgSi2O6
Oⓘ MeniayloviteCa4[(SO4)(SiF6)(AlF6)]F · 12H2O
Oⓘ MetathénarditeNa2SO4
Oⓘ IvsiteNa3H(SO4)2
Oⓘ Augite var. Ferrohedenbergite(Ca,Mg,Fe)(Fe,Mg)Si2O6
Oⓘ BelomarinaiteKNa(SO4)
Oⓘ KristjániteKNa2H(SO4)2
FFluorine
Fⓘ FluoriteCaF2
Fⓘ Hydrokenoralstonite Na0.5(Al,Mg)2(F,OH)6 · H2O
Fⓘ MeniayloviteCa4[(SO4)(SiF6)(AlF6)]F · 12H2O
Fⓘ JakobssoniteCaAlF5
NaSodium
Naⓘ AegirineNaFe3+Si2O6
Naⓘ AenigmatiteNa4[Fe102+Ti2]O4[Si12O36]
Naⓘ Albite var. Anorthoclase(Na,K)AlSi3O8
Naⓘ Aphthitalite(K,Na)3Na(SO4)2
Naⓘ Arfvedsonite[Na][Na2][Fe42+Fe3+]Si8O22(OH)2
Naⓘ GlauberiteNa2Ca(SO4)2
Naⓘ HaliteNaCl
Naⓘ KröhnkiteNa2Cu(SO4)2 · 2H2O
Naⓘ LöweiteNa12Mg7(SO4)13 · 15H2O
Naⓘ Hydrokenoralstonite Na0.5(Al,Mg)2(F,OH)6 · H2O
Naⓘ TamarugiteNaAl(SO4)2 · 6H2O
Naⓘ ThénarditeNa2SO4
Naⓘ VanthoffiteNa6Mg(SO4)4
Naⓘ MetathénarditeNa2SO4
Naⓘ IvsiteNa3H(SO4)2
Naⓘ BelomarinaiteKNa(SO4)
Naⓘ KristjániteKNa2H(SO4)2
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Mgⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Mgⓘ HexahydriteMgSO4 · 6H2O
Mgⓘ KainiteKMg(SO4)Cl · 3H2O
Mgⓘ LöweiteNa12Mg7(SO4)13 · 15H2O
Mgⓘ PentahydriteMgSO4 · 5H2O
Mgⓘ Hydrokenoralstonite Na0.5(Al,Mg)2(F,OH)6 · H2O
Mgⓘ VanthoffiteNa6Mg(SO4)4
Mgⓘ Diopside var. SaliteCaMgSi2O6
Mgⓘ Augite var. Ferrohedenbergite(Ca,Mg,Fe)(Fe,Mg)Si2O6
AlAluminium
Alⓘ Albite var. Anorthoclase(Na,K)AlSi3O8
Alⓘ Hydrokenoralstonite Na0.5(Al,Mg)2(F,OH)6 · H2O
Alⓘ TamarugiteNaAl(SO4)2 · 6H2O
Alⓘ MeniayloviteCa4[(SO4)(SiF6)(AlF6)]F · 12H2O
Alⓘ JakobssoniteCaAlF5
SiSilicon
Siⓘ AegirineNaFe3+Si2O6
Siⓘ AenigmatiteNa4[Fe102+Ti2]O4[Si12O36]
Siⓘ Albite var. Anorthoclase(Na,K)AlSi3O8
Siⓘ Arfvedsonite[Na][Na2][Fe42+Fe3+]Si8O22(OH)2
Siⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Siⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Siⓘ FayaliteFe22+SiO4
Siⓘ HedenbergiteCaFe2+Si2O6
Siⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Siⓘ Diopside var. SaliteCaMgSi2O6
Siⓘ MeniayloviteCa4[(SO4)(SiF6)(AlF6)]F · 12H2O
Siⓘ Augite var. Ferrohedenbergite(Ca,Mg,Fe)(Fe,Mg)Si2O6
SSulfur
Sⓘ AnhydriteCaSO4
Sⓘ Aphthitalite(K,Na)3Na(SO4)2
Sⓘ GlauberiteNa2Ca(SO4)2
Sⓘ HexahydriteMgSO4 · 6H2O
Sⓘ KainiteKMg(SO4)Cl · 3H2O
Sⓘ KröhnkiteNa2Cu(SO4)2 · 2H2O
Sⓘ LöweiteNa12Mg7(SO4)13 · 15H2O
Sⓘ MercalliteKHSO4
Sⓘ PentahydriteMgSO4 · 5H2O
Sⓘ Native SulphurS8
Sⓘ TamarugiteNaAl(SO4)2 · 6H2O
Sⓘ ThénarditeNa2SO4
Sⓘ VanthoffiteNa6Mg(SO4)4
Sⓘ MeniayloviteCa4[(SO4)(SiF6)(AlF6)]F · 12H2O
Sⓘ MetathénarditeNa2SO4
Sⓘ IvsiteNa3H(SO4)2
Sⓘ BelomarinaiteKNa(SO4)
Sⓘ KristjániteKNa2H(SO4)2
ClChlorine
Clⓘ HaliteNaCl
Clⓘ KainiteKMg(SO4)Cl · 3H2O
KPotassium
Kⓘ Albite var. Anorthoclase(Na,K)AlSi3O8
Kⓘ Aphthitalite(K,Na)3Na(SO4)2
Kⓘ KainiteKMg(SO4)Cl · 3H2O
Kⓘ MercalliteKHSO4
Kⓘ BelomarinaiteKNa(SO4)
Kⓘ KristjániteKNa2H(SO4)2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ AnhydriteCaSO4
Caⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Caⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Caⓘ FluoriteCaF2
Caⓘ GlauberiteNa2Ca(SO4)2
Caⓘ HedenbergiteCaFe2+Si2O6
Caⓘ Diopside var. SaliteCaMgSi2O6
Caⓘ MeniayloviteCa4[(SO4)(SiF6)(AlF6)]F · 12H2O
Caⓘ JakobssoniteCaAlF5
Caⓘ Augite var. Ferrohedenbergite(Ca,Mg,Fe)(Fe,Mg)Si2O6
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ AenigmatiteNa4[Fe102+Ti2]O4[Si12O36]
Tiⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
FeIron
Feⓘ AegirineNaFe3+Si2O6
Feⓘ AenigmatiteNa4[Fe102+Ti2]O4[Si12O36]
Feⓘ Arfvedsonite[Na][Na2][Fe42+Fe3+]Si8O22(OH)2
Feⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Feⓘ FayaliteFe22+SiO4
Feⓘ HedenbergiteCaFe2+Si2O6
Feⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Feⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Feⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Feⓘ Augite var. Ferrohedenbergite(Ca,Mg,Fe)(Fe,Mg)Si2O6
CuCopper
Cuⓘ KröhnkiteNa2Cu(SO4)2 · 2H2O
ZrZirconium
Zrⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
NbNiobium
Nbⓘ Pyrochlore GroupA2Nb2(O,OH)6Z

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