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Asheville, Buncombe County, North Carolina, USAi
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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Asheville88,512 (2017)
Mindat Locality ID:
15103
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:15103:3
GUID (UUID V4):
b79188b8-15c8-43f0-b96e-208cf3d6f449
Other Languages:
French:
Asheville, comté de Buncombe, Caroline du Nord, États-Unis
German:
Asheville, Buncombe County, North Carolina, Vereinigte Staaten
Italian:
Asheville, contea di Buncombe, Carolina del Nord, Stati Uniti d'America
Russian:
Ашвилл, Банком, Северная Каролина, Соединённые Штаты Америки
Simplified Chinese:
阿什维尔, 班康县, 北卡罗来纳州, 美国
Spanish:
Asheville, Condado de Buncombe, Carolina del Norte, Estados Unidos
Afrikaans:
Asheville, Noord-Carolina, Verenigde State van Amerika
Albanian:
Asheville, Buncombe County, North Carolina, Shtetet e Bashkuara të Amerikës
Arabic:
آشفيل , مقاطعة بونكوم, كارولاينا الشمالية, الولايات المتحدة
Armenian:
Էշվիլ, Հյուսիսային Կարոլինա, Ամերիկայի Միացյալ Նահանգներ
Asturian:
Asheville, Carolina del Norte, Estaos Xuníos d'América
Bashkir:
Ашвилл, Төньяҡ Каролина, Америка Ҡушма Штаттары
Basque:
Asheville , Buncombe konderria, Ipar Carolina
Bengali:
অ্যাশেভিল, নর্থ ক্যারোলাইনা, মার্কিন যুক্তরাষ্ট্র
Bulgarian:
Ашевиле, Бънгкъм, Северна Каролина, Съединени американски щати
Catalan:
Asheville, Carolina del Nord, Estats Units d’Amèrica
Cebuano:
Asheville, Buncombe County, North Carolina
Chechen:
Эшвилл , Къилбаседа Каролина, Америкин Цхьаьнатоьхна Штаташ
Czech:
Asheville, Buncombe County, Severní Karolína, Spojené státy americké
Danish:
Asheville, Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA
Dutch:
Asheville, Buncombe County, North Carolina, Verenigde Staten
Egyptian Arabic:
آشفيل, كارولاينا الشماليه, امريكا
Esperanto:
Asheville, Norda Karolino
Farsi/Persian:
اشویل, شهرستان بان‌کوم، کارولینای شمالی, کارولینای شمالی, ایالات متحده آمریکا
Finnish:
Asheville, Pohjois-Carolina, Yhdysvallat
Galician:
Asheville, Carolina do Norte, Estados Unidos de América
Greek:
Άσβιλ, Βόρεια Καρολίνα, Ηνωμένες Πολιτείες Αμερικής
Gujarati:
આશેવિલ, યુનાઇટેડ સ્ટેટ્સ ઓફ અમેરિકા
Haitian:
Asheville, Karolin dinò, Etazini
Hebrew:
אשוויל, מחוז באנקומב, קרוליינה הצפונית, ארצות הברית
Hindi:
ऐशविल, नॉर्थ कैरोलीना, संयुक्त राज्य
Hungarian:
Asheville, Buncombe megye, Észak-Karolina, Amerikai Egyesült Államok
Indonesian:
Asheville, Carolina Utara, Amerika Serikat
Irish Gaelic:
Asheville, Contae Buncombe, Carolina Thuaidh, Stáit Aontaithe Mheiriceá
Japanese:
アシュヴィル, バンコム郡, ノースカロライナ州, アメリカ合衆国
Kannada:
ಆಶೆವಿಲ್ಲೆ, ಉತ್ತರ ಕೆರೊಲೀನ, ಅಮೇರಿಕ ಸಂಯುಕ್ತ ಸಂಸ್ಥಾನ
Korean:
애슈빌, 노스캐롤라이나주, 미국
Ladin:
Asheville
Latin:
Asheville, Carolina Septentrionalis, Civitates Foederatae Americae
Latvian:
Ešvila, Ziemeļkarolīna, Amerikas Savienotās Valstis
Lithuanian:
Ešvilis, Šiaurės Karolina, Jungtinės Amerikos Valstijos
Luxembourgish:
Asheville, North Carolina, Vereenegt Staate vun Amerika
Malagasy:
Asheville, Karolina Avaratra, Etazonia
Malay:
Asheville, Carolina Utara, Amerika Syarikat
Marathi:
अशविल, नॉर्थ कॅरोलिना, अमेरिकेची संयुक्त संस्थाने
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Asheville, Buncombe Kūn
Norwegian:
Asheville, Buncombe County, Nord-Carolina, USA
Ossetian:
Эшвилл, Цæгат Каролинæ, Америкæйы Иугонд Штаттæ
Polish:
Asheville, Hrabstwo Buncombe, Karolina Północna, Stany Zjednoczone
Portuguese:
Asheville, Condado de Buncombe, Carolina do Norte, Estados Unidos
Scots:
Asheville, North Carolina
Serbian:
Ешвил , Округ Банком, Северна Каролина, Сједињене Америчке Државе
Serbo-Croatian:
Asheville, Buncombe County, Sjeverna Karolina, Sjedinjene Američke Države
Silesian:
Asheville, Půłnocno Karolina, Zjednoczůne Sztaty
Sinhalese:
ඈශ්විල්, එක්සත් ජනපදය
Slovak:
Asheville, Severná Karolína, Spojené štáty
Slovenian:
Asheville, Severna Karolina, Združene države Amerike
South Azerbaijani:
اشویل، قوزئی کارولینا, قوزئی کارولینا ایالتی, آمریکا بیرلشمیش ایالتلری
Swahili:
Asheville, North Carolina, Marekani
Swedish:
Asheville, Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA
Tagalog:
Asheville, Hilagang Carolina, Estados Unidos
Tamil:
ஆஷேவில்லே, வட கரொலைனா, அமெரிக்க ஐக்கிய நாடு
Tatar:
Эшвилл , Төньяк Каролина, Америка Кушма Штатлары
Telugu:
ఆషేవిల్లే, అమెరికా సంయుక్త రాష్ట్రాలు
Thai:
แอชวิลล์, รัฐนอร์ทแคโรไลนา, ประเทศสหรัฐอเมริกา
Traditional Chinese:
阿什維爾, 班康縣, 北卡羅萊納州, 美國
Turkish:
Asheville, Buncombe County, Kuzey Karolina, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri
Ukrainian:
Ешвіль , Банком, Північна Кароліна, Сполучені Штати Америки
Urdu:
ایشویل، شمالی کیرولائنا, بنکومبے کاؤنٹی، شمالی کیرولینا, شمالی کیرولائنا, ریاستہائے متحدہ امریکا
Uzbek (Latin Script):
Asheville, Shimoliy Karolina, Amerika Qoʻshma Shtatlari
Vietnamese:
Asheville, Quận Buncombe, North Carolina, Chủng Quốc Hoa Kỳ
Volapük:
Asheville, North Carolina, Lamerikän
Waray:
Asheville, Condado han Buncombe, North Carolina, Estados Unidos
Welsh:
Asheville, Gogledd Carolina, Unol Daleithiau America


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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List

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

21 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Actinolite
Formula: ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Reference: Mountain Mineral Monthly,Vol.66,No.8,Aug,1998
Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
Reference: Mountain Mineral Monthly,Vol.66,No.8,Aug,1998
Albite var. Andesine
Formula: (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Reference: Merschat,Carl E. and Wiener,Leonard S.(1990) Geology Of Grenville-age Basement And Younger Cover Rocks In The West Central Blue Ridge,North Carolina,Carolina Geological Society Field Trip Guidebook,pg #15
Albite var. Oligoclase
Formula: (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Reference: Mountain Mineral Monthly,Vol.66,No.8,Aug,1998
Almandine
Formula: Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3
Reference: [www.johnbetts-fineminerals.com]
'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Reference: Mountain Mineral Monthly,Vol.66,No.8,Aug,1998
'Biotite'
Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2
Reference: Mountain Mineral Monthly,Vol.66,No.8,Aug,1998
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Reference: Mountain Mineral Monthly,Vol.66,No.8,Aug,1998
Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
Reference: Merschat,Carl E. and Wiener,Leonard S.(1990) Geology Of Grenville-age Basement And Younger Cover Rocks In The West Central Blue Ridge,North Carolina,Carolina Geological Society Field Trip Guidebook,pg #15
'Chlorite Group'
Reference: Mountain Mineral Monthly,Vol.66,No.8,Aug 1998,Dorothy Hussey,Beaucather Mountain Roadcut,Asheville,North Carolina
Enstatite
Formula: Mg2Si2O6
Reference: www.John Betts.- fine minerals.com
Enstatite var. Bronzite
Formula: (Mg,Fe2+)2[SiO3]2
Reference: www.John Betts.- fine minerals.com
Goethite
Formula: α-Fe3+O(OH)
Reference: Mountain Mineral Monthly,Vol.66,No.8,Aug,1998
Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
Reference: Mountain Mineral Monthly,Vol.66,No.8,Aug,1998
'Hornblende'
Reference: Mountain Mineral Monthly,Vol.66,No.8,Aug,1998
Ilmenite
Formula: Fe2+TiO3
Reference: Mountain Mineral Monthly,Vol.66,No.8,Aug,1998
Kyanite
Formula: Al2(SiO4)O
Reference: Mountain Mineral Monthly,Vol.66,No.8,Aug,1998
Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Reference: Mountain Mineral Monthly,Vol.66,No.8,Aug,1998
Microcline
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
Reference: Mountain Mineral Monthly,Vol.66,No.8,Aug,1998
Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Reference: Mountain Mineral Monthly,Vol.66,No.8,Aug,1998
Pentlandite
Formula: (NixFey)Σ9S8
Reference: Merschat,Carl E. and Wiener,Leonard S.(1990) Geology Of Grenville-age Basement And Younger Cover Rocks In The West Central Blue Ridge,North Carolina,Carolina Geological Society Field Trip Guidebook,pg #15
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Reference: Mountain Mineral Monthly,Vol.66,No.8,Aug,1998
Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
Reference: Merschat,Carl E. and Wiener,Leonard S.(1990) Geology Of Grenville-age Basement And Younger Cover Rocks In The West Central Blue Ridge,North Carolina,Carolina Geological Society Field Trip Guidebook,pg #15
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Reference: Mountain Mineral Monthly,Vol.66,No.8,Aug,1998
Rutile
Formula: TiO2
Reference: Mountain Mineral Monthly,Vol.66,No.8,Aug,1998
Sillimanite
Formula: Al2(SiO4)O
Reference: Mountain Mineral Monthly,Vol.66,No.8,Aug 1998,Dorothy Hussey,Beaucather Mountain Road Cut,Asheville,North Carolina
Titanite
Formula: CaTi(SiO4)O
Reference: Mountain Mineral Monthly,Vol.66,No.8,Aug,1998
Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)
Reference: Mountain Mineral Monthly,Vol.66,No.8,Aug,1998

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Pentlandite2.BB.15(NixFey)Σ9S8
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Pyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Goethite4.00.α-Fe3+O(OH)
Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
Ilmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Rutile4.DB.05TiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 9 - Silicates
Actinolite9.DE.10◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Albite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
var. Andesine9.FA.35(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
var. Oligoclase9.FA.35(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Almandine9.AD.25Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3
Enstatite9.DA.05Mg2Si2O6
var. Bronzite9.DA.05(Mg,Fe2+)2[SiO3]2
Kyanite9.AF.15Al2(SiO4)O
Microcline9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Sillimanite9.AF.05Al2(SiO4)O
Titanite9.AG.15CaTi(SiO4)O
Zircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc.
'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
'Biotite'-K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2
'Chlorite Group'-
'Hornblende'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
H MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
H ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
H BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2
H Goethiteα-Fe3+O(OH)
CCarbon
C CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
O AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
O Enstatite var. Bronzite(Mg,Fe2+)2[SiO3]2
O Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
O MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O Albite var. Oligoclase(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
O ZirconZr(SiO4)
O ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
O CalciteCaCO3
O KyaniteAl2(SiO4)O
O BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2
O MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
O TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
O QuartzSiO2
O IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
O RutileTiO2
O MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
O HematiteFe2O3
O Goethiteα-Fe3+O(OH)
O SillimaniteAl2(SiO4)O
O Albite var. Andesine(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
O EnstatiteMg2Si2O6
O AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
FFluorine
F ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
F BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2
NaSodium
Na Albite var. Oligoclase(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Na Albite var. Andesine(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Na AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
MgMagnesium
Mg Enstatite var. Bronzite(Mg,Fe2+)2[SiO3]2
Mg Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Mg BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2
Mg EnstatiteMg2Si2O6
AlAluminium
Al AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Al MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Al Albite var. Oligoclase(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Al KyaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Al BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2
Al MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Al SillimaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Al Albite var. Andesine(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Al AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
SiSilicon
Si AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Si Enstatite var. Bronzite(Mg,Fe2+)2[SiO3]2
Si Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Si MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si Albite var. Oligoclase(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Si ZirconZr(SiO4)
Si KyaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Si BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2
Si MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Si TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Si QuartzSiO2
Si SillimaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Si Albite var. Andesine(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Si EnstatiteMg2Si2O6
Si AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
PPhosphorus
P ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
SSulfur
S PyriteFeS2
S PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S Pentlandite(NixFey)Σ9S8
ClChlorine
Cl ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
KPotassium
K MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
K BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2
K MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
CaCalcium
Ca Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Ca Albite var. Oligoclase(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Ca ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Ca Albite var. Andesine(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
TiTitanium
Ti BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2
Ti TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Ti IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Ti RutileTiO2
FeIron
Fe AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Fe Enstatite var. Bronzite(Mg,Fe2+)2[SiO3]2
Fe Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Fe BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2
Fe PyriteFeS2
Fe IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Fe MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Fe HematiteFe2O3
Fe Goethiteα-Fe3+O(OH)
Fe PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe Pentlandite(NixFey)Σ9S8
NiNickel
Ni Pentlandite(NixFey)Σ9S8
CuCopper
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
ZrZirconium
Zr ZirconZr(SiO4)

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asheville,_North_Carolina
Wikidata ID:Q648501
GeoNames ID:4453066

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