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Laubach, Giessen, Giessen Region, Hesse, Germanyi
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LaubachMunicipality
GiessenDistrict
Giessen RegionRegion
HesseCity-State
GermanyCountry

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PlacePopulation
Laubach10,205 (2015)
Mindat Locality ID:
340815
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:340815:8
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Laubach, Giessen, Giessen, Hesse, Allemagne
German:
Laubach, Regierungsbezirk Gießen, Regierungsbezirk Gießen, Hessen, Deutschland
Italian:
Laubach, Distretto governativo di Gießen, Distretto governativo di Gießen, Assia, Germania
Russian:
Лаубах, Гиссен, Гиссен, Гессен, Германия
Simplified Chinese:
劳巴赫, 吉森行政区, 吉森行政区, 黑森, 德国
Spanish:
Laubach, Región de Gießen, Región de Gießen, Hesse, Alemania
Bulgarian:
Лаубах, Хесен, Германия
Cebuano:
Laubach, Regierungsbezirk Gießen, Regierungsbezirk Gießen, Hessen, Alemanya
Danish:
Laubach, Regierungsbezirk Gießen, Regierungsbezirk Gießen, Hessen, Tyskland
Dutch:
Laubach, Regierungsbezirk Gießen, Regierungsbezirk Gießen, Hessen, Duitsland
Esperanto:
Laubach, Distriktaro Gießen, Distriktaro Gießen, Hesio, Germanio
Farsi/Persian:
لاوباخ, گیسن, گیسن, هسن, آلمان
Hungarian:
Laubach, Hessen, Németország
Japanese:
ラウバッハ, ギーセン県, ギーセン県, ヘッセン州, ドイツ
Kazakh (Cyrillic Script):
Лаубах, Гисен, Гессен, Германия
Kyrgyz:
Лаубах, Гессен, Германия
Macedonian:
Лаубах, Гисен, Гисен, Хесен, Германија
Malay:
Laubach, Gießen, Hesse, Jerman
Norwegian:
Laubach, Regierungsbezirk Gießen, Regierungsbezirk Gießen, Hessen, Tyskland
Polish:
Laubach, Rejencja Gießen, Rejencja Gießen, Hesja, Niemcy
Romanian:
Laubach, Gießen, Gießen, Hessa, Germania
Serbian:
Лаубах, Хесен, Њемачка
Serbo-Croatian:
Laubach, Hessen, Njemačka
Traditional Chinese:
勞巴赫, 希燊, 德國
Ukrainian:
Лаубах, Гіссен, Гіссен, Гессен, Німеччина
Uzbek (Latin Script):
Laubach, Gießen, Hessen, Germaniya
Volapük:
Laubach, Hesän, Deutän
Waray:
Laubach, Gießen, Hessen, Alemanya
Welsh:
Laubach, Hessen, Yr Almaen


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ⓘ Augite
Formula: (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
ⓘ Augite var. Titanium-bearing Augite
Formula: (Ca,Na)(Mg,Ti, Fe,Al,)(Si,Al)2O6
ⓘ 'Chabazite'
ⓘ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'
ⓘ Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
References:
ⓘ Ilmenite
Formula: Fe2+TiO3
ⓘ Leucite
Formula: K(AlSi2O6)
ⓘ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘ Mesolite ?
Formula: Na2Ca2Si9Al6O30 · 8H2O
References:
Ko Jansen collectionIdentified by Ko Jansen: Visual Identification
ⓘ Montmorillonite ?
Formula: (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
References:
Ko Jansen collectionIdentified by Ko Jansen: Visual Identification
ⓘ Natrolite
Formula: Na2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
ⓘ Offretite ?
Formula: KCaMg(Si13Al5)O36 · 15H2O
ⓘ Opal
Formula: SiO2 · nH2O
ⓘ 'Phillipsite Subgroup'
ⓘ Rhönite
Formula: Ca4[Mg8Fe3+2Ti2]O4[Si6Al6O36]

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘGoethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
ⓘMagnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘIlmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
ⓘOpal4.DA.10SiO2 · nH2O
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘAugite9.DA.15(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
ⓘvar. Titanium-bearing Augite9.DA.15(Ca,Na)(Mg,Ti, Fe,Al,)(Si,Al)2O6
ⓘRhönite9.DH.40Ca4[Mg8Fe3+2Ti2]O4[Si6Al6O36]
ⓘMontmorillonite ?9.EC.40(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
ⓘMesolite ?9.GA.05Na2Ca2Si9Al6O30 · 8H2O
ⓘNatrolite9.GA.05Na2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
ⓘLeucite9.GB.05K(AlSi2O6)
ⓘOffretite ?9.GD.25KCaMg(Si13Al5)O36 · 15H2O
Unclassified
ⓘ'Chabazite'-
ⓘ'Phillipsite Subgroup'-
ⓘ'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Hⓘ MesoliteNa2Ca2Si9Al6O30 · 8H2O
Hⓘ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Hⓘ NatroliteNa2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
Hⓘ OffretiteKCaMg(Si13Al5)O36 · 15H2O
Hⓘ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
OOxygen
Oⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Oⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Oⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Oⓘ LeuciteK(AlSi2O6)
Oⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oⓘ MesoliteNa2Ca2Si9Al6O30 · 8H2O
Oⓘ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Oⓘ NatroliteNa2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
Oⓘ OffretiteKCaMg(Si13Al5)O36 · 15H2O
Oⓘ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Oⓘ RhöniteCa4[Mg8Fe23+Ti2]O4[Si6Al6O36]
Oⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Oⓘ Augite var. Titanium-bearing Augite(Ca,Na)(Mg,Ti, Fe,Al,)(Si,Al)2O6
NaSodium
Naⓘ MesoliteNa2Ca2Si9Al6O30 · 8H2O
Naⓘ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Naⓘ NatroliteNa2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
Naⓘ Augite var. Titanium-bearing Augite(Ca,Na)(Mg,Ti, Fe,Al,)(Si,Al)2O6
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Mgⓘ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Mgⓘ OffretiteKCaMg(Si13Al5)O36 · 15H2O
Mgⓘ RhöniteCa4[Mg8Fe23+Ti2]O4[Si6Al6O36]
Mgⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Mgⓘ Augite var. Titanium-bearing Augite(Ca,Na)(Mg,Ti, Fe,Al,)(Si,Al)2O6
AlAluminium
Alⓘ LeuciteK(AlSi2O6)
Alⓘ MesoliteNa2Ca2Si9Al6O30 · 8H2O
Alⓘ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Alⓘ NatroliteNa2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
Alⓘ OffretiteKCaMg(Si13Al5)O36 · 15H2O
Alⓘ RhöniteCa4[Mg8Fe23+Ti2]O4[Si6Al6O36]
Alⓘ Augite var. Titanium-bearing Augite(Ca,Na)(Mg,Ti, Fe,Al,)(Si,Al)2O6
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Siⓘ LeuciteK(AlSi2O6)
Siⓘ MesoliteNa2Ca2Si9Al6O30 · 8H2O
Siⓘ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Siⓘ NatroliteNa2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
Siⓘ OffretiteKCaMg(Si13Al5)O36 · 15H2O
Siⓘ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Siⓘ RhöniteCa4[Mg8Fe23+Ti2]O4[Si6Al6O36]
Siⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Siⓘ Augite var. Titanium-bearing Augite(Ca,Na)(Mg,Ti, Fe,Al,)(Si,Al)2O6
KPotassium
Kⓘ LeuciteK(AlSi2O6)
Kⓘ OffretiteKCaMg(Si13Al5)O36 · 15H2O
CaCalcium
Caⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Caⓘ MesoliteNa2Ca2Si9Al6O30 · 8H2O
Caⓘ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Caⓘ OffretiteKCaMg(Si13Al5)O36 · 15H2O
Caⓘ RhöniteCa4[Mg8Fe23+Ti2]O4[Si6Al6O36]
Caⓘ Augite var. Titanium-bearing Augite(Ca,Na)(Mg,Ti, Fe,Al,)(Si,Al)2O6
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Tiⓘ RhöniteCa4[Mg8Fe23+Ti2]O4[Si6Al6O36]
Tiⓘ Augite var. Titanium-bearing Augite(Ca,Na)(Mg,Ti, Fe,Al,)(Si,Al)2O6
FeIron
Feⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Feⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Feⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Feⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Feⓘ RhöniteCa4[Mg8Fe23+Ti2]O4[Si6Al6O36]
Feⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Feⓘ Augite var. Titanium-bearing Augite(Ca,Na)(Mg,Ti, Fe,Al,)(Si,Al)2O6

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laubach
Wikidata ID:Q567010
GeoNames ID:2880308

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