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Kani City, Gifu Prefecture, Japani
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Gifu PrefecturePrefecture
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Mindat Locality ID:
338131
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:338131:4
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Kani, Gifu, Japon
German:
Kani, Präfektur Gifu, Japan
Italian:
Kani, prefettura di Gifu, Giappone
Russian:
Кани, Гифу, Япония
Simplified Chinese:
可兒市, 岐阜县, 日本
Spanish:
Kani, Prefectura de Gifu, Japón
Arabic:
كاني غيفو, غيفو, اليابان
Asturian:
Kani, prefeutura de Gifu, Xapón
Bengali:
কানি, গিফু প্রশাসনিক অঞ্চল, জাপান
Cebuano:
Kani-shi, Gifu-ken, Hapon
Classical Chinese:
可兒市, 岐阜縣, 日本
Danish:
Kani, Gifu-præfekturet, Japan
Dutch:
Kani, Gifu, Japan
Farsi/Persian:
کانی، گیفو, استان گیفو, ژاپن
Finnish:
Kani, Gifun prefektuuri, Japani
Galician:
Kani, Prefectura de Gifu, Xapón
Greek:
Κάνι, Γκίφου, Ιαπωνία
Gujarati:
કાની, ગીફુ પ્રીફેકચર, જાપાન
Hindi:
कानि, जिफू प्रीफेक्चर, जापान
Indonesian:
Kani, Prefektur Gifu, Jepang
Japanese:
可児市, 岐阜県, 日本
Kannada:
ಕನಿ, ಜಿಫು ಪ್ರಿಫೆಕ್ಚರ್, ಜಪಾನ್
Korean:
가니시, 기후현, 일본
Latvian:
Kani, Gifu prefektūra, Japāna
Lithuanian:
Kanis, Gifu prefektūra, Japonija
Malay:
Kani, Wilayah Gifu, Jepun
Marathi:
काणी, गिफू, जपान
Mazanderani:
کانی، گیفو, جاپون
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Kani-chhī, Gihu-koān, Ji̍t-pún
Norwegian:
Kani, Gifu, Japan
Polish:
Kani, Prefektura Gifu, Japonia
Portuguese:
Kani, Gifu, Japão
Romanian:
Kani, Prefectura Gifu, Japonia
Sinhalese:
කනි, ගීෆු පළාත, ජපානය
South Azerbaijani:
کانی، قیفو, قیفو اوستانی, ژاپون
Sundanese:
Kani, Préféktur Gifu, Jepang
Swedish:
Kani, Gifu prefektur, Japan
Tagalog:
Kani, Prepektura ng Gifu, Hapon
Tajik (Cyrillic Script):
Кани, Префектураи Гифу, Ҷопон
Tamil:
கனி, கிபியூ ப்ரீபெக்ட்டுறே, யப்பான்
Telugu:
కానీ, గిఫు ప్రిఫెక్చర్, జపాన్
Thai:
คานิฟ, จังหวัดกิฟุ, ประเทศญี่ปุ่น
Traditional Chinese:
可兒, 岐阜縣, 日本
Turkish:
Kani, Gifu, Japonya
Ukrainian:
Кані, Префектура Ґіфу, Японія
Urdu:
کنی, گیفو پریفیکچر, جاپان
Vietnamese:
Kani, Gifu, Nhật Bản
Waray:
Kani, Gifu, Hapon


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3 valid minerals.

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ⓘ Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
Description: Fluorite is found as clear to green and sometimes purple masses in the host rock. The fluorite fluoresces blue, however some larger pieces have been found with no fluorescence. The fluorite was used as a flux in the steel-making industry in Japan.
References:
https://www.sasahoramine.jp/Identification: Visual Identification, Inferred (explain how), Visual (Fluorescence)
ⓘ Montmorillonite
Formula: (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
References:
Alfredo Petrov collectionIdentification: Dealer/Collection Label
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
References:
Itsuki Imaeda field observationsIdentification: Visual Identification

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 3 - Halides
ⓘFluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘMontmorillonite9.EC.40(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
OOxygen
Oⓘ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
FFluorine
Fⓘ FluoriteCaF2
NaSodium
Naⓘ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
AlAluminium
Alⓘ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ FluoriteCaF2
Caⓘ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kani,_Gifu
Wikidata ID:Q853805
GeoNames ID:1860193

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