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Niš, Nišava District, Central Serbia, Serbiai
Regional Level Types
NišCity Municipality
Nišava DistrictAdministrative District
Central SerbiaProvince
SerbiaCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Niš250,000 (2016)
Mindat Locality ID:
399630
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:399630:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Niš, Nišava, Serbie centrale, Serbie
German:
Niš, Nišavski okrug, Zentralserbien, Serbien
Italian:
Niš, Distretto di Nišava, Serbia Centrale, Serbia
Russian:
Ниш, Нишавский округ, Центральная Сербия, Сербия
Simplified Chinese:
尼什, 尼沙瓦州, 中塞爾維亞, 塞尔维亚
Spanish:
Niš, Distrito de Nišava, Serbia Central, Serbia
Albanian:
Nishi, Serbia Qendrore, Serbia
Arabic:
نيش, مقاطعة نيشافا, صربيا الوسطى, صربيا
Armenian:
Նիշ, Սերբիա
Asturian:
Nix, Distritu de Nišava, Serbia
Basque:
Niš, Erdialdeko Serbia, Serbia
Belarusian:
Ніш, Нішаўская акруга, Сербія
Belarusian (Tarashkevitsa):
Ніш, Нішаўская акруга, Сэрбія
Bengali:
নিশ, নিসাবা জেলা, সার্বিয়া
Bosnian:
Niš, Nišavski upravni okrug, Centralna Srbija, Srbija
Breton:
Niš, Serbia
Bulgarian:
Ниш, Нишавски окръг, Централна Сърбия, Сърбия
Catalan:
Niš, Districte de Nišava, Sèrbia central, Sèrbia
Cebuano:
Niš, Nišavski Okrug, Central Serbia, Serbya
Chechen:
Ниш, Серби
Church Slavic:
Нишь, Срьбїꙗ
Chuvash:
Ниш, Серби
Croatian:
Niš, Nišavski upravni okrug, Središnja Srbija, Srbija
Czech:
Niš, Nišavský okruh, Centrální Srbsko, Srbsko
Danish:
Niš, Nišava District, Serbien
Dutch:
Niš, Nišava, Centraal-Servië, Servië
Egyptian Arabic:
نيش, صيربيا
Esperanto:
Niŝo, Serbio
Estonian:
Niš, Serbia
Farsi/Persian:
نیش, ناحیه نیشاوا, صربستان
Finnish:
Niš, Nišin piirikunta, Serbia
Georgian:
ნიში, ნიშავის ოლქი, ცენტრალური სერბეთი, სერბეთი
Greek:
Νις, Νίσαβα, Κεντρική Σερβία, Σερβία
Gujarati:
નિસ, નિસાવા જિલ્લો, સર્બિયા
Hebrew:
ניש, מחוז נישאבה, מרכז סרביה, סרביה
Hindi:
निस, निसावा जिला, सर्बिया
Hungarian:
Niš, Közép-Szerbia, Szerbia
Ido:
Niš, Serbia
Indonesian:
Niš, Distrik Nišava, Serbia Tengah, Serbia
Interlingue:
Niš, Serbia
Irish Gaelic:
Nís, An tSeirbia
Japanese:
ニシュ, ニシャヴァ郡, 中央セルビア, セルビア
Javanese:
Niš, Serbia tengah, Sèrbi
Kannada:
ನಿಸ್, ನಿಸವ ಜಿಲ್ಲೆ, ಸೆರ್ಬಿಯ
Kazakh (Cyrillic Script):
Ниш, Сербия
Korean:
니시, 니샤바구, 중앙세르비아, 세르비아
Latin:
Naissus, Serbia
Latvian:
Niša, Nišavas apgabals, Serbija
Lithuanian:
Nišas, Nišavos apskritis, Serbija
Macedonian:
Ниш, Централна Србија, Србија
Malay:
Niš, Nisava District, Serbia Tengah, Serbia
Marathi:
नीस, निसाव जिल्हा, सर्बिया
Mongolian:
Ниш, Нишав аймаг, Серби
Nahuatl:
Niš, Serbia
Nauruan:
Niš, Terbiya
Norwegian:
Niš, Nisava Distrikt, Serbia
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Niš, Serbia
Occitan:
Niš, Serbia
Ossetian:
Ниш, Серби
Polish:
Nisz, Okręg niszawski, Serbia Centralna, Serbia
Portuguese:
Niš, Distrito de Nisava, Sérvia central, Sérvia
Romanian:
Niș, Districtul Nišava, Serbia Centrală, Serbia
Rusyn:
Ніш, Сербія
Scots:
Niš, Serbie
Serbian:
Ниш, Нишавски управни округ, Централна Србија, Србија
Serbo-Croatian:
Niš, Nišavski okrug, Centralna Srbija, Srbija
Sesotho:
Niš, Serbia
Silesian:
Niš, Syrbijo
Sinhalese:
නිශ, නිසාවා දිස්ත්‍රික්කය, සර්බියාව
Slovak:
Niš, Centrálne Srbsko, Srbsko
Slovenian:
Niš, Srbija
Swahili:
Niš, Serbia
Swedish:
Niš, Nisava, Mellersta Serbien, Serbien
Tamil:
நைஸ், நிஷாவா மாவட்டம், செர்பியா
Tatar:
Ниш, Нишау бүлгесе, Сербия
Telugu:
నిస్, నిసావా జిల్లా, సెర్బియా
Thai:
นีช, เขตนิชาวา, ประเทศเซอร์เบีย
Traditional Chinese:
尼什, 尼沙瓦州, 塞爾維亞
Turkish:
Niş, Nišava İlçesi, Sırbistan
Ukrainian:
Ниш, Нишавський район, Центральна Сербія, Сербія
Upper Sorbian:
Niš, Serbiska
Urdu:
نیش, نیشاوا ضلع, سربیا
Uzbek (Latin Script):
Nish, Serbiya
Vietnamese:
Niš, Quận Nisava, Trung Serbia, Serbia
Volapük:
Niš, Särbän
Waray:
Niš, Serbia
West Frisian:
Niš, Servje
Western Punjabi:
نیش شہر, ضلع نیشاوا, سربیا
Wu Chinese:
尼什, 尼沙瓦州, 塞尔维亚


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9 valid minerals.

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Azurite
Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
ⓘ Bornite
Formula: Cu5FeS4
ⓘ Chalcocite
Formula: Cu2S
ⓘ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
ⓘ Diopside
Formula: CaMgSi2O6
ⓘ Enargite
Formula: Cu3AsS4
ⓘ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'
ⓘ 'K Feldspar'
ⓘ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘ Magnetite var. Titanium-bearing Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+(Fe3+,Ti)2O4
ⓘ Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
ⓘ Nepheline
Formula: Na3K(Al4Si4O16)
ⓘ 'Plagioclase'
Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘChalcocite2.BA.05Cu2S
ⓘBornite2.BA.15Cu5FeS4
ⓘChalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
ⓘEnargite2.KA.05Cu3AsS4
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘMagnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘvar. Titanium-bearing Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+(Fe3+,Ti)2O4
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘAzurite5.BA.05Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
ⓘMalachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘDiopside9.DA.15CaMgSi2O6
ⓘNepheline9.FA.05Na3K(Al4Si4O16)
Unclassified
ⓘ'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'-
ⓘ'Plagioclase'-(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
ⓘ'K Feldspar'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Hⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
CCarbon
Cⓘ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Oⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Oⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Oⓘ NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
Oⓘ Magnetite var. Titanium-bearing MagnetiteFe2+(Fe3+,Ti)2O4
Oⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Oⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
NaSodium
Naⓘ NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
Naⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Mgⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
AlAluminium
Alⓘ NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
Alⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
SiSilicon
Siⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Siⓘ NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
Siⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Siⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
SSulfur
Sⓘ BorniteCu5FeS4
Sⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sⓘ ChalcociteCu2S
Sⓘ EnargiteCu3AsS4
KPotassium
Kⓘ NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
CaCalcium
Caⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Caⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ Magnetite var. Titanium-bearing MagnetiteFe2+(Fe3+,Ti)2O4
FeIron
Feⓘ BorniteCu5FeS4
Feⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Feⓘ Magnetite var. Titanium-bearing MagnetiteFe2+(Fe3+,Ti)2O4
Feⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
CuCopper
Cuⓘ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cuⓘ BorniteCu5FeS4
Cuⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuⓘ ChalcociteCu2S
Cuⓘ EnargiteCu3AsS4
Cuⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
AsArsenic
Asⓘ EnargiteCu3AsS4

Geochronology

Mineralization age: Eocene : 49.2 ± 2.0 Ma

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Geologic TimeRocks, Minerals and Events
Phanerozoic
 Cenozoic
  Paleogene
   Eocene
ⓘ Basanite49.2 ± 2.0 MaOstrovica occurrence, Niš, Nišava District, Central Serbia, Serbia

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ni%C5%A1
Wikidata ID:Q129259
GeoNames ID:787657

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