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Virginia, Saint Louis County, Minnesota, USAi
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VirginiaCity
Saint Louis CountyCounty
MinnesotaState
USACountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Virginia8,587 (2017)
Mindat Locality ID:
440576
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:440576:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Virginia , comté de Saint Louis, Minnesota, États-Unis
German:
Virginia , St. Louis County, Minnesota, Vereinigte Staaten
Italian:
Virginia , contea di St. Louis, Minnesota, Stati Uniti d'America
Russian:
Верджиния , Сент-Луис, Миннесота, Соединённые Штаты Америки
Simplified Chinese:
維吉尼亞 , 聖路易斯縣, 明尼蘇達州, 美国
Spanish:
Virginia , Condado de St. Louis, Minesota, Estados Unidos
Arabic:
فيرجينيا , مقاطعة سينت لويس, مينيسوتا, الولايات المتحدة
Basque:
Virginia , St. Louis konderria , Minnesota
Catalan:
Virginia , Minnesota, Estats Units d’Amèrica
Cebuano:
Virginia , Saint Louis County , Minnesota
Chechen:
Виргини , Миннесота, Америкин Цхьаьнатоьхна Штаташ
Czech:
Virginia , Minnesota, Spojené státy americké
Dutch:
Virginia , St. Louis County, Minnesota, Verenigde Staten
Egyptian Arabic:
فيرجينيا , مينيسوتا, امريكا
Farsi/Persian:
ویرجینیا، مینه‌سوتا, شهرستان سنت لوئیس، مینه‌سوتا, مینه‌سوتا, ایالات متحده آمریکا
Finnish:
Virginia , St. Louisin piirikunta, Minnesota, Yhdysvallat
Haitian:
Virginia, Minesota, Etazini
Ido:
Virginia, Minnesota, Usa
Kazakh (Cyrillic Script):
Вирджиниа , Миннесота, Америка Құрама Штаттары
Korean:
버지니아 , 미네소타주, 미국
Kyrgyz:
Вирджиниа , Америка Кошмо Штаттары
Ladin:
Virginia
Malagasy:
Virginia, Minnesota, Etazonia
Polish:
Virginia , Hrabstwo St. Louis, Minnesota, Stany Zjednoczone
Portuguese:
Virginia , Condado de St. Louis, Minnesota, Estados Unidos
Serbian:
Вирџинија , Округ Сент Луис, Минесота, Сједињене Америчке Државе
Serbo-Croatian:
Virginia, St. Louis County, Minnesota, Sjedinjene Američke Države
Silesian:
Virginia , Minnesota, Zjednoczůne Sztaty
South Azerbaijani:
ویرجینیا، مینه‌سوتا, مینسوتا ایالتی, آمریکا بیرلشمیش ایالتلری
Swedish:
Virginia, Saint Louis County, Minnesota, USA
Tatar:
Вирджиния , Миннесота, Америка Кушма Штатлары
Turkish:
Virginia, Saint Louis County, Minnesota, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri
Ukrainian:
Вірджинія , Сент-Луїс, Міннесота, Сполучені Штати Америки
Uzbek (Latin Script):
Virginia , Minnesota, Amerika Qoʻshma Shtatlari
Vietnamese:
Virginia, Quận St. Louis, Minnesota, Chủng Quốc Hoa Kỳ
Waray:
Virginia, Condado han St. Louis, Minnesota, Estados Unidos


Virginia is a city that was incorporated in 1895. It is an area with large-scale iron ore mining.

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13 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Acanthite
Formula: Ag2S
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ⓘ Arsenopyrite
Formula: FeAsS
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ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
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ⓘ 'Chlorite Group'
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ⓘ Galena
Formula: PbS
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ⓘ Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
References:
Frank KarastiIdentified by Frank Karasti: Visual Identification
ⓘ 'Limonite'
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ⓘ Native Gold
Formula: Au
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ⓘ Native Silver
Formula: Ag
References:
Frank KarastiIdentified by Frank Karasti: Visual Identification
ⓘ Native Sulphur
Formula: S8
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ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
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ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
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ⓘ Rutile
Formula: TiO2
References:
Frank Karasti CollectionIdentified by Frank Karasti: Visual Identification
ⓘ Siderite
Formula: FeCO3
References:
ⓘ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
References:
Frank KarastiIdentified by Frank Karasti: Visual Identification

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Gold1.AA.05Au
ⓘNative Silver1.AA.05Ag
ⓘNative Sulphur1.CC.05S8
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘAcanthite2.BA.35Ag2S
ⓘSphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
ⓘGalena2.CD.10PbS
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
ⓘArsenopyrite2.EB.20FeAsS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘRutile4.DB.05TiO2
ⓘGoethite4.FD.10Fe3+O(OH)
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
ⓘSiderite5.AB.05FeCO3
Unclassified
ⓘ'Chlorite Group'-
ⓘ'Limonite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ SideriteFeCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ RutileTiO2
Oⓘ SideriteFeCO3
SiSilicon
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
Sⓘ AcanthiteAg2S
Sⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Sⓘ GalenaPbS
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ SphaleriteZnS
Sⓘ Native SulphurS8
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ RutileTiO2
FeIron
Feⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Feⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
Feⓘ SideriteFeCO3
ZnZinc
Znⓘ SphaleriteZnS
AsArsenic
Asⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
AgSilver
Agⓘ AcanthiteAg2S
Agⓘ Native SilverAg
AuGold
Auⓘ Native GoldAu
PbLead
Pbⓘ GalenaPbS

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virginia,_Minnesota
Wikidata ID:Q986681
GeoNames ID:5051468

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