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Fjaler, Vestland, Norwayi
Regional Level Types
FjalerMunicipality
VestlandCounty
NorwayCountry

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Neighbouring regions:
Sognesjøen, Vestland, Norway
Sunnfjord, Vestland, Norway
Høyanger, Vestland, Norway
Hyllestad, Vestland, Norway
Askvoll, Vestland, Norway
Type:
Municipality
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Dale988 (2014)
Mindat Locality ID:
54011
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:54011:2
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Ytre Holmedal; Sogn og Fjordane
Other Languages:
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French:
Fjaler, Vestland, Norvège
German:
Fjaler, Vestland, Norwegen
Italian:
Fjaler, Norvegia
Norwegian:
Fjaler, Vestland, Norge
Russian:
Фьялер, Норвегия
Simplified Chinese:
弗亞勒, 韋斯特蘭郡, 挪威
Spanish:
Fjaler, Noruega
Albanian:
Fjaler, Norvegjia
Asturian:
Fjaler, Vestland, Noruega
Basque:
Fjaler, Norvegia
Bishnupriya Manipuri:
ফজালের, নরৱে
Catalan:
Fjaler, Noruega
Cebuano:
Fjaler, Norway
Danish:
Fjaler, Vestland, Norge
Dutch:
Fjaler, Vestland, Noorwegen
Esperanto:
Fjaler, Norvegio
Finnish:
Fjaler, Norja
Javanese:
Fjaler, Norwégia
Latin:
Fjaler, Norvegia
Limburgian:
Fjaler, Noorwege
Low Saxon/Low German:
Kommun Fjaler, Norwegen
Malay:
Fjaler, Norway
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Fjaler, Lo̍k-ui
Northern Sami:
Fjaler, Norga
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Fjaler, Vestland fylke, Noreg
Polish:
Fjaler, Vestland, Norwegia
Portuguese:
Fjaler, Vestland, Noruega
Romanian:
Fjaler, Norvegia
Slovenian:
Fjaler, Norveška
Swahili:
Fjaler, Norwei
Swedish:
Fjaler, Vestland, Norge
Waray:
Fjaler, Noruega


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Mineral List

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10 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Almandine
Formula: Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3
Description: Kolderup & Rosenqvist (1950) reported a find of a giant garnet crystal on this beach. It measured 100x70x40cm, and the weight was estimated to be ca. 700kg. It's a rhomb-dodecahedron, but far from perfect, and it's was coated with chlorite and green hornblende.
ⓘ 'Amphibole Supergroup'
Formula: AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
ⓘ Babingtonite
Formula: Ca2Fe2+Fe3+Si5O14(OH)
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ 'Chlorite Group'
ⓘ Diopside
Formula: CaMgSi2O6
ⓘ Dypingite
Formula: Mg5(CO3)4(OH)2 · 5H2O
ⓘ Giorgiosite
Formula: Mg5(CO3)4(OH)2 · 5-6H2O
ⓘ 'Högbomite Group'
Description: As an accessory mineral in a hornblendite
ⓘ Ilmenite
Formula: Fe2+TiO3
ⓘ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Description: Magnetite rich in vanadium (0,9% V).
ⓘ Nesquehonite
Formula: MgCO3 · 3H2O
ⓘ Spinel
Formula: MgAl2O4
Habit: small grains
Colour: darkgreen
Description: Visible deep-green grains in ore bands.
ⓘ 'Stilbite Subgroup'
Formula: M6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘMagnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘSpinel4.BB.05MgAl2O4
ⓘIlmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
ⓘNesquehonite5.CA.05MgCO3 · 3H2O
ⓘDypingite5.DA.05Mg5(CO3)4(OH)2 · 5H2O
ⓘGiorgiosite5.DA.05Mg5(CO3)4(OH)2 · 5-6H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘAlmandine9.AD.25Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3
ⓘDiopside9.DA.15CaMgSi2O6
ⓘBabingtonite9.DK.05Ca2Fe2+Fe3+Si5O14(OH)
Unclassified
ⓘ'Amphibole Supergroup'-AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
ⓘ'Chlorite Group'-
ⓘ'Stilbite Subgroup'-M6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
ⓘ'Högbomite Group'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Hⓘ BabingtoniteCa2Fe2+Fe3+Si5O14(OH)
Hⓘ DypingiteMg5(CO3)4(OH)2 · 5H2O
Hⓘ GiorgiositeMg5(CO3)4(OH)2 · 5-6H2O
Hⓘ NesquehoniteMgCO3 · 3H2O
Hⓘ Stilbite SubgroupM6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ DypingiteMg5(CO3)4(OH)2 · 5H2O
Cⓘ GiorgiositeMg5(CO3)4(OH)2 · 5-6H2O
Cⓘ NesquehoniteMgCO3 · 3H2O
OOxygen
Oⓘ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Oⓘ AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Oⓘ BabingtoniteCa2Fe2+Fe3+Si5O14(OH)
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Oⓘ DypingiteMg5(CO3)4(OH)2 · 5H2O
Oⓘ GiorgiositeMg5(CO3)4(OH)2 · 5-6H2O
Oⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Oⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oⓘ NesquehoniteMgCO3 · 3H2O
Oⓘ SpinelMgAl2O4
Oⓘ Stilbite SubgroupM6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
FFluorine
Fⓘ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Mgⓘ DypingiteMg5(CO3)4(OH)2 · 5H2O
Mgⓘ GiorgiositeMg5(CO3)4(OH)2 · 5-6H2O
Mgⓘ NesquehoniteMgCO3 · 3H2O
Mgⓘ SpinelMgAl2O4
AlAluminium
Alⓘ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Alⓘ AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Alⓘ SpinelMgAl2O4
Alⓘ Stilbite SubgroupM6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Siⓘ AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Siⓘ BabingtoniteCa2Fe2+Fe3+Si5O14(OH)
Siⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Siⓘ Stilbite SubgroupM6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
ClChlorine
Clⓘ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ BabingtoniteCa2Fe2+Fe3+Si5O14(OH)
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Tiⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
FeIron
Feⓘ AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Feⓘ BabingtoniteCa2Fe2+Fe3+Si5O14(OH)
Feⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Feⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fjaler
Wikidata ID:Q499397
GeoNames ID:3157409

Localities in this Region

Norway

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Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
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