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Nelson, Nelson Mining Division, British Columbia, Canadai
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Nelson Mining DivisionDivision
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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Nelson9,813 (2012)
Other Languages:
French:
Nelson, Colombie-Britannique, Canada
German:
Nelson, British Columbia, Kanada
Italian:
Nelson, Columbia Britannica, Canada
Russian:
Нельсон, Британская Колумбия, Канада
Simplified Chinese:
納爾遜市, 不列颠哥伦比亚省, 加拿大
Spanish:
Nelson, Columbia Británica, Canadá
Albanian:
Nelson, Kolumbia Britanike, Kanadaja
Arabic:
نيلسون , كولومبيا البريطانية, كندا
Bengali:
নেলসন, ব্রিটিশ কলাম্বিয়া, কানাডা
Cebuano:
Nelson, British Columbia, Canada
Danish:
Nelson, British Columbia, Canada
Dutch:
Nelson, Brits-Columbia, Canada
Egyptian Arabic:
نيلسون, كولومبيا البريطانيه, كندا
Farsi/Persian:
نلسون، بریتیش کلمبیا, بریتیش کلمبیا, کانادا
Finnish:
Nelson, Brittiläinen Kolumbia, Kanada
Greek:
Νέλσον, Βρετανική Κολομβία, Καναδάς
Gujarati:
નેલ્સન, કેનેડા
Hebrew:
נלסון, קולומביה הבריטית, קנדה
Hindi:
नेल्सन, ब्रिटिश कोलम्बिया, कनाडा
Indonesian:
Nelson, British Columbia, Kanada
Japanese:
ネルソン, ブリティッシュコロンビア州, カナダ
Kannada:
ನೆಲ್ಸನ್, ಬ್ರಿಟಿಷ್‌‌ ಕೊಲಂಬಿಯಾ, ಕೆನಡಾ
Korean:
넬슨, 브리티시컬럼비아주, 캐나다
Latvian:
Nelsona, Britu Kolumbija, Kanāda
Lithuanian:
Nelsonas, Britų Kolumbija, Kanada
Malay:
Nelson, British Columbia, Kanada
Marathi:
नेल्सन, ब्रिटिश कोलंबिया, कॅनडा
Norwegian:
Nelson, Britisk Columbia, Canada
Polish:
Nelson, Kolumbia Brytyjska, Kanada
Portuguese:
Nelson, Colúmbia Britânica, Canadá
Romanian:
Nelson, Columbia Britanică, Canada
Serbian:
Нелсон , Британска Колумбија, Канада
Sinhalese:
නෙල්සන්, කැනඩාව
Swedish:
Nelson, British Columbia, Kanada
Tamil:
நெல்சன், பிரிட்டிசு கொலம்பியா, கனடா
Telugu:
నెల్సన్, కెనడా
Thai:
เนลสัน, รัฐบริติชโคลัมเบีย, แคนาดา
Turkish:
Nelson, Britanya Kolumbiyası, Kanada
Ukrainian:
Нельсон, Британська Колумбія, Канада
Urdu:
نیلسن، برٹش کولمبیا, برٹش کولمبیا, کینیڈا
Vietnamese:
Nelson, British Columbia, Canada
Volapük:
Nelson, British Columbia, Kanadän
Zazaki:
Nelson, Kanada


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17 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Acanthite
Formula: Ag2S
Reference: personal correspondence with Giles Peatfield (see comments in description)
Azurite
Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Reference: personal correspondence with Giles Peatfield (see comments in description)
Bornite
Formula: Cu5FeS4
Reference: Museum of Natural History, Roger Williams Park, Providence, R.I. #G74C personal correspondence with Giles Peatfield (see comments in description)
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Reference: personal correspondence with Giles Peatfield (see comments in description)
Chalcocite
Formula: Cu2S
Reference: personal correspondence with Giles Peatfield (see comments in description)
Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
Reference: personal correspondence with Giles Peatfield (see comments in description)
Copper
Formula: Cu
Reference: personal correspondence with Giles Peatfield (see comments in description)
Covellite
Formula: CuS
Reference: personal correspondence with Giles Peatfield (see comments in description)
Galena
Formula: PbS
Reference: personal correspondence with Giles Peatfield (see comments in description)
Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
Reference: personal correspondence with Giles Peatfield (see comments in description)
'Limonite'
Reference: personal correspondence with Giles Peatfield (see comments in description)
Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Reference: personal correspondence with Giles Peatfield (see comments in description)
Manganite ?
Formula: Mn3+O(OH)
Reference: personal correspondence with Giles Peatfield (see comments in description)
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Reference: personal correspondence with Giles Peatfield (see comments in description)
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Reference: personal correspondence with Giles Peatfield (see comments in description)
Siderite
Formula: FeCO3
Reference: personal correspondence with Giles Peatfield (see comments in description)
Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
Reference: personal correspondence with Giles Peatfield (see comments in description)
Stromeyerite
Formula: AgCuS
Reference: Anthony, Bideaux, Bladh, Nichols: "Handbook of Mineralogy", Vol. 1, 1990; Dana 7:I:191. personal correspondence with Giles Peatfield (see comments in description)
'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'
Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
Reference: personal correspondence with Giles Peatfield (see comments in description)

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Copper1.AA.05Cu
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Acanthite2.BA.35Ag2S
Bornite2.BA.15Cu5FeS4
Chalcocite2.BA.05Cu2S
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Covellite2.CA.05aCuS
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Stromeyerite2.BA.40AgCuS
'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
Manganite ?4.FD.15Mn3+O(OH)
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Azurite5.BA.05Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Malachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Siderite5.AB.05FeCO3
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc.
'Limonite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
H MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
H ManganiteMn3+O(OH)
CCarbon
C AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
C CalciteCaCO3
C MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
C SideriteFeCO3
OOxygen
O AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
O CalciteCaCO3
O HematiteFe2O3
O MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
O QuartzSiO2
O SideriteFeCO3
O ManganiteMn3+O(OH)
SiSilicon
Si QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
S StromeyeriteAgCuS
S BorniteCu5FeS4
S AcanthiteAg2S
S ChalcociteCu2S
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S CovelliteCuS
S GalenaPbS
S PyriteFeS2
S SphaleriteZnS
S Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
CaCalcium
Ca CalciteCaCO3
MnManganese
Mn ManganiteMn3+O(OH)
FeIron
Fe BorniteCu5FeS4
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe HematiteFe2O3
Fe PyriteFeS2
Fe SideriteFeCO3
CuCopper
Cu StromeyeriteAgCuS
Cu BorniteCu5FeS4
Cu AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cu ChalcociteCu2S
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cu CopperCu
Cu CovelliteCuS
Cu MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cu Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
ZnZinc
Zn SphaleriteZnS
AgSilver
Ag StromeyeriteAgCuS
Ag AcanthiteAg2S
SbAntimony
Sb Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
PbLead
Pb GalenaPbS

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nelson,_British_Columbia
Wikidata ID:Q1779015
GeoNames ID:6086871

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