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Giesen, Hildesheim District, Lower Saxony, Germanyi
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GiesenMunicipality
Hildesheim DistrictDistrict
Lower SaxonyState
GermanyCountry

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PlacePopulation
Giesen9,909 (2014)
Other Languages:
German:
Giesen, Landkreis Hildesheim, Niedersachsen, Deutschland


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9 valid minerals. 1 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
Reference: Geologisches Jahrbuch, Reihe D, Heft 1 .- Hannover 1972, p. 18ff.
Boracite
Formula: Mg3(B7O13)Cl
Reference: Aufschluss 1987(4), 114
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Reference: Geologisches Jahrbuch, Reihe D, Heft 1 .- Hannover 1972, p. 18ff.
Carnallite
Formula: KMgCl3 · 6H2O
Reference: Aufschluss 1987(4), 114
Galena
Formula: PbS
Reference: Geologisches Jahrbuch, Reihe D, Heft 1 .- Hannover 1972, p. 18ff.
Kainite
Formula: KMg(SO4)Cl · 3H2O
Reference: Aufschluss 1987(4), 114
Langbeinite
Formula: K2Mg2(SO4)3
Reference: Andrew Hodgson Collection
Rinneite
Formula: K3Na[FeCl6]
Reference: Aufschluss 1987(4), 114
Rokühnite (TL)
Formula: FeCl2 · 2H2O
Type Locality:
Reference: Aufschluss 1987(4), 114

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Group 3 - Halides
Carnallite3.BA.10KMgCl3 · 6H2O
Rinneite3.CJ.05K3Na[FeCl6]
Rokühnite (TL)3.BB.10FeCl2 · 2H2O
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 6 - Borates
Boracite6.GA.05Mg3(B7O13)Cl
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Kainite7.DF.10KMg(SO4)Cl · 3H2O
Langbeinite7.AC.10K2Mg2(SO4)3

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H RokühniteFeCl2 · 2H2O
H CarnalliteKMgCl3 · 6H2O
H KainiteKMg(SO4)Cl · 3H2O
BBoron
B BoraciteMg3(B7O13)Cl
CCarbon
C CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
O RokühniteFeCl2 · 2H2O
O BoraciteMg3(B7O13)Cl
O CarnalliteKMgCl3 · 6H2O
O KainiteKMg(SO4)Cl · 3H2O
O BaryteBaSO4
O CalciteCaCO3
O LangbeiniteK2Mg2(SO4)3
NaSodium
Na RinneiteK3Na[FeCl6]
MgMagnesium
Mg BoraciteMg3(B7O13)Cl
Mg CarnalliteKMgCl3 · 6H2O
Mg KainiteKMg(SO4)Cl · 3H2O
Mg LangbeiniteK2Mg2(SO4)3
SSulfur
S KainiteKMg(SO4)Cl · 3H2O
S GalenaPbS
S BaryteBaSO4
S LangbeiniteK2Mg2(SO4)3
ClChlorine
Cl RokühniteFeCl2 · 2H2O
Cl BoraciteMg3(B7O13)Cl
Cl CarnalliteKMgCl3 · 6H2O
Cl KainiteKMg(SO4)Cl · 3H2O
Cl RinneiteK3Na[FeCl6]
KPotassium
K CarnalliteKMgCl3 · 6H2O
K KainiteKMg(SO4)Cl · 3H2O
K RinneiteK3Na[FeCl6]
K LangbeiniteK2Mg2(SO4)3
CaCalcium
Ca CalciteCaCO3
FeIron
Fe RokühniteFeCl2 · 2H2O
Fe RinneiteK3Na[FeCl6]
BaBarium
Ba BaryteBaSO4
PbLead
Pb GalenaPbS

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giesen
Wikidata ID:Q635190
GeoNames ID:3206402

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