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Mels, Sarganserland, St. Gallen, Switzerlandi
Regional Level Types
MelsMunicipality
SarganserlandDistrict
St. GallenCanton
SwitzerlandCountry

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Mindat Locality ID:
359850
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:359850:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Mels, district de Sarganserland, canton de Saint-Gall, Suisse
German:
Mels, Wahlkreis Sarganserland, St. Gallen (Sankt Gallen), Schweiz
Italian:
Mels, distretto di Sarganserland, Canton San Gallo, Svizzera
Romansh:
Mels, Chantun Son Gagl, Svizra
Spanish:
Mels, Distrito de Sarganserland, Cantón de San Galo, Suiza


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Mineral List

Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities

7 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Brannerite
Formula: UTi2O6
ⓘ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
ⓘ Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
ⓘ Meta-autunite
Formula: Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 6H2O
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ 'Pyrochlore Group'
Formula: A2Nb2(O,OH)6Z
ⓘ Uraninite
Formula: UO2
ⓘ Uraninite var. Pitchblende
Formula: UO2
ⓘ Vandendriesscheite
Formula: PbU7O22 · 12H2O

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘChalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ'Pyrochlore Group'4.00.A2Nb2(O,OH)6Z
ⓘHematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
ⓘBrannerite4.DH.05UTi2O6
ⓘUraninite
var. Pitchblende
4.DL.05UO2
ⓘ4.DL.05UO2
ⓘVandendriesscheite4.GB.40PbU7O22 · 12H2O
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘMeta-autunite8.EB.10Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 6H2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Meta-autuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 6H2O
Hⓘ Pyrochlore GroupA2Nb2(O,OH)6Z
Hⓘ VandendriesscheitePbU7O22 · 12H2O
OOxygen
Oⓘ BranneriteUTi2O6
Oⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Oⓘ Meta-autuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 6H2O
Oⓘ Uraninite var. PitchblendeUO2
Oⓘ Pyrochlore GroupA2Nb2(O,OH)6Z
Oⓘ UraniniteUO2
Oⓘ VandendriesscheitePbU7O22 · 12H2O
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ Meta-autuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 6H2O
SSulfur
Sⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ Meta-autuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 6H2O
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ BranneriteUTi2O6
FeIron
Feⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
CuCopper
Cuⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
NbNiobium
Nbⓘ Pyrochlore GroupA2Nb2(O,OH)6Z
PbLead
Pbⓘ VandendriesscheitePbU7O22 · 12H2O
UUranium
Uⓘ BranneriteUTi2O6
Uⓘ Meta-autuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 6H2O
Uⓘ Uraninite var. PitchblendeUO2
Uⓘ UraniniteUO2
Uⓘ VandendriesscheitePbU7O22 · 12H2O

Fossils

There are 1 fossil locality from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences1
Youngest Fossil Listed41.3 Ma (Eocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed47.8 Ma (Eocene)
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Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Carneithyris subregularis
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Gibbithyrididae : Carneithyris : Carneithyris subregularis47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
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Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mels
Wikidata ID:Q67027
GeoNames ID:7286481

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