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Revúca, Revúca District, Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakiai
Regional Level Types
RevúcaMunicipality
Revúca DistrictDistrict
Banská Bystrica RegionRegion
SlovakiaCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Revúca13,466 (2016)
Mindat Locality ID:
126408
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:126408:4
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Veľká Revúca
Other Languages:
French:
Revúca, Revúca, Région de Banská Bystrica, Slovaquie
German:
Revúca, Okres Revúca, Banskobystrický kraj, Slowakei
Italian:
Revúca, distretto di Revúca, Regione di Banská Bystrica, Slovacchia
Russian:
Ревуца, Ревуца, Банска-Бистрицкий край, Словакия
Simplified Chinese:
雷武察, 雷武察區, 班斯卡·比斯特理察州, 斯洛伐克
Slovak:
Revúca, Revúca , Banskobystrický kraj, Slovensko
Spanish:
Revúca, Distrito de Revúca, Región de Banská Bystrica, Eslovaquia
Arabic:
روفيتسا, إقليم بانسكا بيستريتسا, سلوفاكيا
Basque:
Revúca, Revúcako barrutia, Banská Bystrica eskualdea, Eslovakia
Catalan:
Revúca, districte de Revúca, Regió de Banská Bystrica, Eslovàquia
Cebuano:
Revúca, Okres Revúca, Banskobystrický kraj, Eslobakya
Chuvash:
Ревуца, Ревуца районĕ, Банскобистрица енĕ, Словаки
Croatian:
Revúca, Okrug Revúca, Banskobystrický kraj, Slovačka
Czech:
Revúca, okres Revúca, Banskobystrický kraj, Slovensko
Danish:
Revúca, Banská Bystrica, Slovakiet
Dutch:
Revúca, Okres Revúca, Banská Bystrica, Slowakije
Esperanto:
Revúca, Distrikto Revúca, Regiono Banská Bystrica, Slovakio
Farsi/Persian:
رووتسا, منطقه بانسکا بیستریتسا, اسلواکی
Hungarian:
Nagyrőce, Nagyrőcei járás, Besztercebányai kerület, Szlovákia
Korean:
레부차, 반스카비스트리차주, 슬로바키아
Latvian:
Revūca, Revūcas apriņķis, Banska Bistricas apgabals, Slovākija
Lithuanian:
Revūca, Banska Bistricos kraštas, Slovakija
Macedonian:
Ревуца, Словачка
Malay:
Revúca, Daerah Revúca, Wilayah Banská Bystrica, Slovakia
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Revúca, Revúca Koān
Polish:
Revúca, Powiat Revúca, Kraj bańskobystrzycki, Słowacja
Portuguese:
Revúca, Revúca, Banská Bystrica, Eslováquia
Romanian:
Revúca, Districtul Revúca, Regiunea Banská Bystrica, Slovacia
Serbian:
Ревуца, Округ Ревуца, Банскобистрички крај, Словачка
Serbo-Croatian:
Revuca, Okrug Revuca, Banskobistrički kraj, Slovačka
Tatar:
Ревутса, Словакия
Traditional Chinese:
雷武察, 斯洛伐克
Turkish:
Revúca, Banská Bystrica Bölgesi, Slovakya
Ukrainian:
Ревуца, Ревуца, Банськобистрицький край, Словаччина
Waray:
Revúca, Revúca, Banská Bystrica, Eslovakya


Revúca (Slovak pronunciation: [ˈreʋuːtsa]; formerly Veľká Revúca [ˈʋeʎkaː -] in Slovak; German: Groß-Rauschenbach; Hungarian: Nagyrőce) is a town in Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia. Revúca is the seat of Revúca District. The name is of Slovak origin and was initially the name of Revúca Creek (literally, 'roaring').

Klaproth (1795) discovered the element titanium in "Hungarian red schorl" (= rutile) from Revúca.

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Mineral List

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11 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
Anatase
Formula: TiO2
Ankerite
Formula: Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
'Chlorite Group'
Clinozoisite
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
'Garnet Group'
Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3
Marcasite
Formula: FeS2
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Quartz var. Amethyst
Formula: SiO2
Quartz var. Smoky Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Rutile
Formula: TiO2
Siderite
Formula: FeCO3
'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'
Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Pyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Marcasite2.EB.10aFeS2
'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz
var. Amethyst
4.DA.05SiO2
4.DA.05SiO2
var. Smoky Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Rutile4.DB.05TiO2
Anatase4.DD.05TiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Siderite5.AB.05FeCO3
Ankerite5.AB.10Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Group 9 - Silicates
Clinozoisite9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Albite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
Unclassified
'Chlorite Group'-
'Garnet Group'-X3Z2(SiO4)3

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H Clinozoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
CCarbon
C AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
C SideriteFeCO3
OOxygen
O AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
O Quartz var. AmethystSiO2
O AnataseTiO2
O AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
O Clinozoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
O QuartzSiO2
O RutileTiO2
O SideriteFeCO3
O Quartz var. Smoky QuartzSiO2
O Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
NaSodium
Na AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
MgMagnesium
Mg AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
AlAluminium
Al AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Al Clinozoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
SiSilicon
Si AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Si Quartz var. AmethystSiO2
Si Clinozoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Si QuartzSiO2
Si Quartz var. Smoky QuartzSiO2
Si Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
SSulfur
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S MarcasiteFeS2
S PyriteFeS2
S PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
S Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
CaCalcium
Ca AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Ca Clinozoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
TiTitanium
Ti AnataseTiO2
Ti RutileTiO2
FeIron
Fe AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe MarcasiteFeS2
Fe PyriteFeS2
Fe PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Fe SideriteFeCO3
CuCopper
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cu Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
SbAntimony
Sb Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S

Fossils

There are 1 fossil locality from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

These data are provided on an experimental basis and are taken from external databases. Mindat.org has no control currently over the accuracy of these data.

Occurrences1
Youngest Fossil Listed0.01 Ma (Pleistocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed2.59 Ma (Pleistocene)
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Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Aeshna grandis
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Odonata : Aeshnidae : Aeshna : Aeshna grandis2.588 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
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Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rev%C3%BAca
Wikidata ID:Q847213
GeoNames ID:723747

Localities in this Region

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