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Mettlach, Merzig-Wadern, Saarland, Germanyi
Regional Level Types
MettlachMunicipality
Merzig-WadernDistrict
SaarlandState
GermanyCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Orscholz3,609 (2015)
Mettlach3,279 (2017)
Saarhölzbach1,737 (2015)
Weiten1,209 (2015)
Faha362 (2015)
Bethingen252 (2015)
Mindat Locality ID:
402987
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:402987:1
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Mettlach, Merzig-Wadern, Sarre, Allemagne
German:
Mettlach, Landkreis Merzig-Wadern, Saarland, Deutschland
Italian:
Mettlach, Merzig-Wadern, Saarland, Germania
Russian:
Метлах, Мерциг-Вадерн, Саар, Германия
Simplified Chinese:
梅特拉, 梅尔齐希-瓦登县, 薩爾蘭, 德国
Spanish:
Mettlach, Merzig-Wadern, Sarre, Alemania
Afrikaans:
Mettlach, Saarland, Duitsland
Arabic:
ميتلاخ, منطقة ميرتسيش فادرن, سارلاند, ألمانيا
Aragonese:
Mettlach, Sarre, Alemanya
Asturian:
Mettlach, Sarre, Alemaña
Basque:
Mettlach, Sarre, Alemania
Bavarian:
Mettlach, Saarland, Deitschland
Belarusian:
Метлах, раён Мерцыг-Вадэрн, Саар, Германія
Breton:
Mettlach, Saarland, Alamagn
Catalan:
Mettlach, Merzig-Wadern, Saarland, Alemanya
Cebuano:
Mettlach, Landkreis Merzig-Wadern, Saarland, Alemanya
Corsican:
Mettlach, Germania
Croatian:
Mettlach, Saarska, Njemačka
Czech:
Mettlach, Zemský okres Merzig-Wadern, Sársko, Německo
Danish:
Mettlach, Landkreis Merzig-Wadern, Saarland, Tyskland
Dutch:
Mettlach, Merzig-Wadern, Saarland, Duitsland
Dutch Low Saxon:
Mettlach, Duutslaand
Esperanto:
Mettlach, Distrikto Merzig-Wadern, Sarlando, Germanio
Estonian:
Mettlach, Saarimaa, Saksamaa
Farsi/Persian:
متلاخ, مرتسیگ-وادرن, زارلاند, آلمان
Finnish:
Mettlach, Saarland, Saksa
Franco-Provençal:
Mettlach, Alemagne
Friulian:
Mettlach, Gjermanie
Galician:
Mettlach, Sarre, Alemaña
Georgian:
მეტლახი, მერციგ-ვადერნის რაიონი, ზაარლანდი, გერმანია
Hebrew:
מטלאך, חבל מרציג-ואדרן, חבל הסאר, גרמניה
Hungarian:
Mettlach, Saar-vidék, Németország
Icelandic:
Mettlach, Saarland, Þýskaland
Ido:
Mettlach, Saarland, Germania
Indonesian:
Mettlach, Merzig-Wadern, Saarland, Jerman
Interlingua:
Mettlach, Saarland, Germania
Interlingue:
Mettlach, Saarland, Germania
Irish Gaelic:
Mettlach, An tSárlainn, An Ghearmáin
Japanese:
メトラッハ, メルツィヒ=ヴァーデン郡, ザールラント州, ドイツ
Kazakh (Cyrillic Script):
Метлах, Мерциг-Вадерн, Саар, Германия
Kongo:
Mettlach, Saarland, Alemanyi
Kyrgyz:
Метлах, Саар, Германия
Ligurian:
Mettlach, Saarland, Germania
Limburgian:
Mettlach, Saarland, Duitsland
Low Saxon/Low German:
Mettlach, Landkreis Merzig-Wadern, Saarland, Düütschland
Luxembourgish:
Mettlach, Saarland, Däitschland
Malagasy:
Mettlach, Alemaina
Malay:
Mettlach, Merzig-Wadern, Saarland, Jerman
Minangkabau:
Mettlach, Jerman
Narom:
Mettlach, Allemangne
Neapolitan:
Mettlach, Germania
Norwegian:
Mettlach, Saarland, Tyskland
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Mettlach, Saarland, Tyskland
Occitan:
Mettlach, Saarland, Alemanha
Picard:
Mettlach, Alemanne
Piedmontese:
Mettlach, Saarland, Almagna
Polish:
Mettlach, Powiat Merzig-Wadern, Saara, Niemcy
Portuguese:
Mettlach, Merzig-Wadern, Sarre, Alemanha
Romanian:
Mettlach, Merzig-Wadern , Saarland, Germania
Romansh:
Mettlach, Saarland, Germania
Sardinian:
Mettlach, Germania
Scots:
Mettlach, Saarland, Germany
Scottish Gaelic:
Mettlach, Saarland, A' Ghearmailt
Serbian:
Метлах, Мерциг-Вадерн, Сарланд, Њемачка
Serbo-Croatian:
Mettlach, Mercig-Vadern, Saarland, Njemačka
Sicilian:
Mettlach, Girmania
Slovak:
Mettlach, Sársko, Nemecko
Slovenian:
Mettlach, Posarje, Nemčija
Swahili:
Mettlach, Saar, Ujerumani
Swedish:
Mettlach, Landkreis Merzig-Wadern, Saarland, Tyskland
Tatar:
Метлах, Саар, Алмания
Traditional Chinese:
梅特拉, 沙亞, 德國
Ukrainian:
Меттлах, Мерциг-Вадерн, Саар, Німеччина
Uzbek (Latin Script):
Mettlach, Saarland, Germaniya
Venetian:
Mettlach, Germania
Vietnamese:
Mettlach, Merzig-Wadern, Saarland, Đức
Volapük:
Mettlach, Saarlän, Deutän
Walloon:
Mettlach, Almagne
Waray:
Mettlach, Merzig-Wadern, Saarland, Alemanya
Welsh:
Mettlach, Saarland, Yr Almaen
West Flemish:
Mettlach, Soarland, Duutsland
Wolof:
Mettlach, Almaañ
Zulu:
Mettlach, IJalimani


Mettlach is a municipality in the district Merzig-Wadern, in Saarland, Germany, situated on the river Saar, approximately 7 km (4.3 mi) northwest of Merzig, and 30 km (19 mi) south of Trier. The headquarters of Villeroy & Boch are in Mettlach. Also, the Mettlach tiles are named after the municipality.

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ⓘ Anatase
Formula: TiO2
ⓘ Brookite
Formula: TiO2
ⓘ 'Chlorite Group'
ⓘ Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
ⓘ Fluorapatite
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3F
ⓘ Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
ⓘ Ilmenite
Formula: Fe2+TiO3
ⓘ 'Limonite'
ⓘ Monazite-(Ce)
Formula: Ce(PO4)
ⓘ 'Psilomelane'
Description: Described as Manganomelane in the 2000 paper.
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Rutile
Formula: TiO2
ⓘ Siderite
Formula: FeCO3

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘHematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
ⓘIlmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘRutile4.DB.05TiO2
ⓘAnatase4.DD.05TiO2
ⓘBrookite4.DD.10TiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘSiderite5.AB.05FeCO3
ⓘDolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘMonazite-(Ce)8.AD.50Ce(PO4)
ⓘFluorapatite8.BN.05Ca5(PO4)3F
Unclassified
ⓘ'Chlorite Group'-
ⓘ'Limonite'-
ⓘ'Psilomelane'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
Cⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Cⓘ SideriteFeCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ AnataseTiO2
Oⓘ BrookiteTiO2
Oⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Oⓘ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Oⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Oⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Oⓘ Monazite-(Ce)Ce(PO4)
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ RutileTiO2
Oⓘ SideriteFeCO3
FFluorine
Fⓘ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Pⓘ Monazite-(Ce)Ce(PO4)
CaCalcium
Caⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Caⓘ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ AnataseTiO2
Tiⓘ BrookiteTiO2
Tiⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Tiⓘ RutileTiO2
FeIron
Feⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Feⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Feⓘ SideriteFeCO3
CeCerium
Ceⓘ Monazite-(Ce)Ce(PO4)

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mettlach
Wikidata ID:Q543627
GeoNames ID:2871538

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