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Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germanyi
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Locality type:
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Mainz184,997 (2017)
Other Languages:
French:
Mayence, Rhénanie-Palatinat, Allemagne
German:
Mainz, Rheinland-Pfalz, Deutschland
Italian:
Magonza, Renania-Palatinato, Germania
Russian:
Майнц, Рейнланд-Пфальц, Германия
Simplified Chinese:
美因茨, 莱茵兰-普法尔茨, 德国
Spanish:
Maguncia, Renania-Palatinado, Alemania
Afrikaans:
Mainz, Rynland-Palts, Duitsland
Albanian:
Majnci, Rheinland-Pfalz, Gjermania
Alemannic:
Mainz, Rheinland-Pfalz, Deutschland
Amharic:
ማይንጽ, ራይንላንት-ፕፋልጽ, ጀርመን
Arabic:
ماينتس, راينلند بالاتينات, ألمانيا
Aragonese:
Maganza, Renania-Palatinato, Alemanya
Armenian:
Մայնց, Ռայնլանդ Պֆալց, Գերմանիա
Asturian:
Maguncia, Renania-Palatináu, Alemaña
Aymara:
Mainz, Rheinland-Pfalz suyu, Alimaña
Azeri:
Mayns, Reynland-Pfalts, Almaniya
Basque:
Mainz, Renania-Palatinatua, Alemania
Bavarian:
Mainz, Rheinland-Pfoiz, Deitschland
Belarusian:
Майнц, Рэйнланд-Пфальц, Германія
Belarusian (Tarashkevitsa):
Майнц, Райнлянд-Пфальц, Нямеччына
Bengali:
মাইজ, রাইনলান্ড-ফালৎস, জার্মানি
Bosnian:
Mainz, Porajnje-Falačka, Njemačka
Breton:
Mainz, Rheinland-Pfalz, Alamagn
Bulgarian:
Майнц, Рейнланд-Пфалц, Германия
Catalan:
Magúncia, Renània-Palatinat, Alemanya
Cebuano:
Mainz, Rheinland-Pfalz, Alemanya
Central Kurdish/Sorani:
ماینتس, ڕاینلەند-پالاتینات, ئەڵمانیا
Chechen:
Майнц, Рейнланд-Пфальц, Германи
Cornish:
Mainz, Rheinland-Pfalz, Almayn
Croatian:
Mainz, Falačko Porajnje, Njemačka
Czech:
Mohuč, Porýní-Falc, Německo
Danish:
Mainz, Rheinland-Pfalz, Tyskland
Dutch:
Mainz, Rijnland-Palts, Duitsland
Esperanto:
Majenco, Rejnlando-Palatinato, Germanio
Estonian:
Mainz, Rheinland-Pfalz, Saksamaa
Farsi/Persian:
ماینتس, راینلاند-فالتس, آلمان
Finnish:
Mainz, Rheinland-Pfalz, Saksa
Galician:
Maguncia, Renania-Palatinado, Alemaña
Georgian:
მაინცი, რაინლანდ-პფალცი, გერმანია
Greek:
Μάιντς, Ρηνανία-Παλατινάτο, Γερμανία
Gujarati:
મેન્ઝ, રાઈનલેન્ડ-પેલેટિનેટ, જર્મની
Hakka:
Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Tet-koet
Hebrew:
מיינץ, ריינלנד-פפאלץ, גרמניה
Hindi:
मैन्ज़, राइनलैन्ड, जर्मनी
Hungarian:
Mainz, Rajna-vidék-Pfalz, Németország
Icelandic:
Mainz, Rínarland-Pfalz, Þýskaland
Ido:
Mainz, Rhenlando-Palatenio, Germania
Indonesian:
Mainz, Rheinland-Pfalz, Jerman
Interlingua:
Mainz, Rhenania-Palatinato, Germania
Interlingue:
Mainz, Rheinland-Palatinia, Germania
Irish Gaelic:
Mainz, Tír na Réine agus an Phalaitíneacht, An Ghearmáin
Japanese:
マインツ, ラインラント=プファルツ州, ドイツ
Javanese:
Mainz, Rheinland-Pfalz, Jérman
Kannada:
ಮೇನ್ಜ್, ರೈನ್ ಲ್ಯಾಂಡ್-ಪಲಟಿನೇಟ್, ಜರ್ಮನಿ
Kazakh (Cyrillic Script):
Майнц, Рейнланд-Пфальц, Германия
Kongo:
Mainz, Rheinland-Pfalz, Alemanyi
Korean:
마인츠, 라인란트팔츠주, 독일
Kurdish (Latin Script):
Mainz, Reynlenda-Palatîn, Almanya
Kyrgyz:
Майнц, Германия
Latin:
Moguntiacum, Rhenania-Palatinatus, Germania
Latvian:
Mainca, Reinzeme-Pfalca, Vācija
Ligurian:
Mainz, Renania Palatinato, Germania
Lithuanian:
Maincas, Reino kraštas-Pfalcas, Vokietija
Lombard:
Magunza, Renània-Palatinàto, Germania
Low Saxon/Low German:
Mainz, Rhienland-Palz, Düütschland
Lower Sorbian:
Mainz, Rheinland-Pfalcojska, Nimska
Luxembourgish:
Mainz, Rheinland-Pfalz, Däitschland
Macedonian:
Мајнц, Рајнска област-Пфалц, Германија
Malay:
Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Jerman
Marathi:
माइंत्स, ऱ्हाइनलांड-फाल्त्स, जर्मनी
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Mainz, Rheinland-Pfalz, Tek-kok
Mongolian:
Майнц, Райнланд-Пфальц, Герман
Nahuatl:
Mainz, Rheinland-Pfalz, Alemania
Northern Frisian:
Mainz, Rheinlun-Pfalz, Tjüschlönj
Norwegian:
Mainz, Rheinland-Pfalz, Tyskland
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Mainz, Rheinland-Pfalz, Tyskland
Occitan:
Maiança, Renània-Palatinat, Alemanha
Pennsylvania German:
Meenz, Rhoiland-Palz, Deitschland
Pfaelzisch:
Mainz, Rheinland-Pfalz, Deutschland
Piedmontese:
Magonsa, Renania-Palatinà, Almagna
Polish:
Moguncja, Nadrenia-Palatynat, Niemcy
Portuguese:
Mainz, Renânia-Palatinado, Alemanha
Quechua:
Mainz, Rheinland-Pfalz, Alimanya
Romanian:
Mainz, Renania-Palatinat, Germania
Romansh:
Magonza, Renania-Palatinat, Germania
Saterland Frisian:
Mainz, Rhienlound-Palts, Düütsklound
Scots:
Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Scottish Gaelic:
Mainz, Rheinland-Pfalz, A' Ghearmailt
Serbian:
Мајнц, Рајна-Палатинат, Њемачка
Serbo-Croatian:
Mainz, Porajnje-Falačka, Njemačka
Sicilian:
Magonza, Girmania
Silesian:
Mainz, Mjymcy
Sinhalese:
මෙයින්ස්, රයින්ලන්ඩ් පිෆආල්ස්, ජර්මනිය
Slovak:
Mainz, Porýnie-Falcko, Nemecko
Slovenian:
Mainz, Porenje - Pfalška, Nemčija
South Azerbaijani:
ماینتس, راینلاند-فالتس, آلمان
Swahili:
Mainz, Rhine-Palatino, Ujerumani
Swedish:
Mainz, Rheinland-Pfalz, Tyskland
Tagalog:
Mainz, Alemanya
Tamil:
மெயின்ஸ், ரைன்லாந்து-பலென்டினேட், ஜெர்மனி
Tatar:
Майнц, Райнланд-Пфальц, Алмания
Telugu:
మైంజ్, రైన్లాండ్-పాలాటినేట్, జర్మనీ
Thai:
ไมนทซ์, รัฐไรน์ลันท์-ฟัลทซ์, ประเทศเยอรมนี
Traditional Chinese:
緬恩斯, 萊茵-普法茨, 德國
Turkish:
Mainz, Renanya-Palatina, Almanya
Ukrainian:
Майнц, Рейнланд-Пфальц, Німеччина
Upper Sorbian:
Mohuč, Porynsko-Pfalca, Němska
Urdu:
مینز, رائنلینڈ-پالاتینات, جرمنی
Uzbek (Latin Script):
Mainz, Germaniya
Veps:
Mainc, Saksanma
Vietnamese:
Mainz, Rheinland-Pfalz, Đức
Volapük:
Mainz, Rinän-Palzän, Deutän
Waray:
Mainz, Rheinland-Pfalz, Alemanya
Welsh:
Mainz, Rheinland-Pfalz, Yr Almaen
West Frisian:
Mainz, Rynlân-Palts, Dútslân
Western Punjabi:
مائنز, رائین لینڈ-پالاٹیناٹے, جرمنی
Wu Chinese:
美因茨, 德国
Yiddish:
מיינץ, ריינלאנד-פאלץ, דייטשלאנד
Yoruba:
Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Jẹ́mánì


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4 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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Detailed Mineral List:

Copper
Formula: Cu
Reference: Palme et al. (1983) The Mainz meteorite (abstract): Meteoritics 18 (4): 370. (Dec1983)
'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'
Reference: Seelheim, F. (1857) Untersuchung eines bei Mainz gefunden Meteorsteins: Jahrbücher des Vereins für Naturkunde im Herzogtum Nassau 12: 405-410.; Buchner, O. (1863) Die meteoriten in Sammlungen, ihre Geschichte, Mineralogische und Chemische Beschaffenheit. Leipzig: Verlag von Wilhelm Engelmann.; Palme et al. (1983) The Mainz meteorite (abstract): Meteoritics 18 (4): 370. (Dec1983)
Iron
Formula: Fe
Reference: Palme et al. (1983) The Mainz meteorite (abstract): Meteoritics 18 (4): 370. (Dec1983)
Iron var. Kamacite
Formula: (Fe,Ni)
Reference: Palme et al. (1983) The Mainz meteorite (abstract): Meteoritics 18 (4): 370. (Dec1983)
'Plagioclase'
Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Description: Composition (Ab81.3Or7An11.6) in Palme et al. (1983).
Reference: Buchner, O. (1863) Die meteoriten in Sammlungen, ihre Geschichte, Mineralogische und Chemische Beschaffenheit. Leipzig: Verlag von Wilhelm Engelmann.; Palme et al. (1983) The Mainz meteorite (abstract): Meteoritics 18 (4): 370. (Dec1983)
'Pyroxene Group'
Formula: ADSi2O6
Reference: Palme et al. (1983) The Mainz meteorite (abstract): Meteoritics 18 (4): 370. (Dec1983)
Taenite
Formula: (Fe,Ni)
Description: Composition (Ni37.9,Co0.28) in Palme et al. (1983).
Reference: Palme et al. (1983) The Mainz meteorite (abstract): Meteoritics 18 (4): 370. (Dec1983)
Tetrataenite
Formula: FeNi
Description: Tetrataenite – Composition (Ni54,Co0.19) in Palme et al. (1983).
Reference: Palme et al. (1983) The Mainz meteorite (abstract): Meteoritics 18 (4): 370. (Dec1983)

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Copper1.AA.05Cu
Iron1.AE.05Fe
var. Kamacite1.AE.05(Fe,Ni)
Taenite1.AE.10(Fe,Ni)
Tetrataenite1.AE.10FeNi
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc.
'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'-
'Plagioclase'-(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
'Pyroxene Group'-ADSi2O6

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
O Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
O Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
NaSodium
Na Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
AlAluminium
Al Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
SiSilicon
Si Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Si Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
CaCalcium
Ca Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
FeIron
Fe Iron var. Kamacite(Fe,Ni)
Fe Taenite(Fe,Ni)
Fe TetrataeniteFeNi
Fe IronFe
NiNickel
Ni Iron var. Kamacite(Fe,Ni)
Ni Taenite(Fe,Ni)
Ni TetrataeniteFeNi
CuCopper
Cu CopperCu

Fossils

There are 2 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences19
Youngest Fossil Listed20.4 Ma (Miocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed23.0 Ma (Oligocene)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Broiliana
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Procyonidae : Broiliana23.03 - 22.4 Ma
Miocene
Palaeogale minuta
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Palaeogale : Palaeogale minuta23.03 - 22.4 Ma
Miocene
Bransateryx vireti
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Boidae : Bransateryx : Bransateryx vireti23.03 - 22.4 Ma
Miocene
Amphechinus edwardsi
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Erinaceomorpha : Erinaceidae : Amphechinus : Amphechinus edwardsi23.03 - 22.4 Ma
Miocene
Paratalpa brachychir
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Lipotyphla : Talpidae : Paratalpa : Paratalpa brachychir23.03 - 22.4 Ma
Miocene
Herpestides antiquus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Hyaenidae : Herpestides : Herpestides antiquus23.03 - 22.4 Ma
Miocene
Dimylus paradoxus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Dimylidae : Dimylus : Dimylus paradoxus23.03 - 22.4 Ma
Miocene
Amphictis borbonica
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Procyonidae : Amphictis : Amphictis borbonica23.03 - 22.4 Ma
Miocene
Amphictis schlosseri
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Procyonidae : Amphictis : Amphictis schlosseri23.03 - 22.4 Ma
Miocene
Amphictis prolongata
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Procyonidae : Amphictis : Amphictis prolongata23.03 - 22.4 Ma
Miocene
Angustictis mayri
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Procyonidae : Angustictis : Angustictis mayri23.03 - 22.4 Ma
Miocene
Franconictis
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Mustelidae : Franconictis23.03 - 22.4 Ma
Miocene
Franconictis vireti
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Mustelidae : Franconictis : Franconictis vireti23.03 - 22.4 Ma
Miocene
Potamotherium vallentoni
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Mustelidae : Potamotherium : Potamotherium vallentoni23.03 - 22.4 Ma
Miocene
Palaeoblanus tobieni
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Trogonophidae : Palaeoblanus : Palaeoblanus tobieni23.03 - 22.4 Ma
Miocene
Vipera antiqua
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Viperidae : Vipera : Vipera antiqua23.03 - 22.4 Ma
Miocene
Coluber cadurci
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Colubridae : Coluber : Coluber cadurci23.03 - 22.4 Ma
Miocene
Trionyx vindobonensis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Trionychidae : Trionyx : Trionyx vindobonensis23.03 - 20.44 Ma
Miocene
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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mainz
Wikidata ID:Q1720
GeoNames ID:2874225

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