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Mýrdalshreppur, Southern Region, Icelandi
Regional Level Types
MýrdalshreppurMunicipality
Southern RegionRegion
IcelandCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Vík í Mýrdal276 (2016)
Mindat Locality ID:
434877
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:434877:4
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Mýrdalshreppur, Suðurland, Islande
German:
Mýrdalur, Suðurland, Island
Italian:
Mýrdalur, Suðurland, Islanda
Simplified Chinese:
米达尔区, 南部區, 冰岛
Spanish:
Mýrdalshreppur, Suðurland, Islandia
Albanian:
Mýrdalshreppur, Rajoni Jugor, Islanda
Asturian:
Mýrdalshreppur, Islandia
Basque:
Mýrdalshreppur, Suðurland, Islandia
Cebuano:
Mýrdalshreppur, Suðurland, Iceland
Danish:
Mýrdalshreppur, Suðurland, Island
Dutch:
Mýrdalshreppur, Suðurland, IJsland
Hungarian:
Mýrdalshreppur, Izland
Icelandic:
Mýrdalshreppur, Suðurland, Ísland
Indonesian:
Mýrdalshreppur, Suðurland, Islandia
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Mýrdalshreppur, Suðurland, Peng-tó
Northern Sami:
Mýrdalshreppur, Suðurland, Islánda
Norwegian:
Mýrdalshreppur, Suðurland, Island
Polish:
Mýrdalshreppur, Suðurland, Islandia
Portuguese:
Mýrdalshreppur, Suðurland, Islândia
Swedish:
Mýrdalshreppur, Suðurland, Island
Urdu:
میرڈالاشریپور, جنوبی علاقہ, آئس لینڈ
Welsh:
Mýrdalshreppur, Suðurland, Gwlad yr Iâ


Mýrdalshreppur (Icelandic pronunciation: ​[ˈmirˌtalsˌr̥ɛhpʏr̥]) is a municipality located in southern Iceland. The main village is Vík.

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

1 valid mineral.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Augite
Formula: (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
References:
Collection of Volker BetzIdentified by Volker Betz: Visual Identification
ⓘ 'Olivine Group'
Formula: M2SiO4
References:
Collection of Volker BetzIdentified by Volker Betz: Visual Identification
ⓘ 'Plagioclase'
Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
References:
Collection of Volker BetzIdentified by Volker Betz: Visual Identification

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘAugite9.DA.15(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Unclassified
ⓘ'Plagioclase'-(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
ⓘ'Olivine Group'-M2SiO4

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
Oⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Oⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Oⓘ Olivine GroupM2SiO4
NaSodium
Naⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
AlAluminium
Alⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Siⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Siⓘ Olivine GroupM2SiO4
CaCalcium
Caⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Caⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
FeIron
Feⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C3%BDrdalshreppur
Wikidata ID:Q1486343
GeoNames ID:3345273

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