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Primorje-Gorski Kotar County, Croatiai
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Primorje-Gorski Kotar CountyCounty
CroatiaCountry

Coat of Arms of Primorje-Gorski Kotar CountyFlag of Primorje-Gorski Kotar County
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Type:
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Rijeka141,172 (2017)
Opatija7,888 (2017)
Drenova7,638 (2013)
Crikvenica7,156 (2016)
Novi Vinodolski5,282 (2016)
Delnice4,473 (2016)
Mindat Locality ID:
203276
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:203276:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
Croatian:
Primorsko-goranska županija, Hrvatska
French:
Primorje-Gorski Kotar, Croatie
German:
Küstenland-Bergland, Kroatien
Italian:
regione litoraneo-montana, Croazia
Russian:
Приморско-Горанска, Хорватия
Simplified Chinese:
滨海和山区县, 克罗地亚
Spanish:
condado de Primorje-Gorski Kotar, Croacia
Albanian:
Zhupania bregdetaro-malore, Kroacia
Arabic:
مقاطعة بريموريه-غورسكي كوتار, كرواتيا
Aragonese:
Condau de Primorje-Gorski Kotar, Croacia
Armenian:
Պրիմորսկո Գորանսկա, Խորվաթիա
Asturian:
Condáu de Primorje-Gorski Kotar, Croacia
Azeri:
Primorye-Qorski jupaniyası, Xorvatiya
Basque:
Primorje-Gorski Kotar eskualdea, Kroazia
Belarusian:
Прыморска-Горанская жупанія, Харватыя
Belarusian (Tarashkevitsa):
Прыморска-Горанская жупанія, Харватыя
Bengali:
প্রিমোজে-গোরস্কি কোটার কাউন্টি, ক্রোয়েশিয়া
Bosnian:
Primorsko-goranska županija, Hrvatska
Bulgarian:
Приморско-горанска жупания, Хърватия
Catalan:
Comtat de Primorje – Gorski Kotar, Croàcia
Cebuano:
Primorsko-Goranska Županija, Krowasya
Cornish:
Konteth Primorje-Gorski Kotar, Kroati
Czech:
Přímořsko-gorskokotarská župa, Chorvatsko
Danish:
Primorje-Gorski Kotar County, Kroatien
Dutch:
Primorje-Gorski Kotar, Kroatië
Esperanto:
Primorje-Gorski kotar, Kroatio
Estonian:
Primorje-Gora maakond, Horvaatia
Farsi/Persian:
استان پریموری-گورسکی, کرواسی
Finnish:
Primorje-Gorski Kotar, Kroatia
Greek:
Κομητεία Πριμόριε-Γκόρσκι Κοτάρ, Κροατία
Gujarati:
પ્રિમોર્જે-ગોર્સ્કી કોટાર કાઉન્ટી, ક્રોએશિયા
Hebrew:
פרימוריה-גורה, קרואטיה
Hindi:
प्रिमोर्ये-गर्स्की कोटार काउंटी, क्रोएशिया
Hungarian:
Tengermellék-Hegyvidék megye, Horvátország
Indonesian:
Kabupaten Primorje-Gorski Kotar, Kroasia
Irish Gaelic:
Contae Primorje-Gorski Kotar, An Chróit
Japanese:
プリモリェ=ゴルスキ・コタル郡, クロアチア
Kannada:
ಪ್ರಿಮೊರ್ಜೆ-ಗೋರ್ಸ್ಕಿ ಕೊಟಾರ್ ಕೌಂಟಿ, ಕ್ರೊಯೆಶಿಯ
Korean:
프리모레고르스키코타르주, 크로아티아
Latin:
Litoralis-Montana , Croatia
Latvian:
Piejūras-Kalnu župānija, Horvātija
Lithuanian:
Primorjės–Kalnų Kotaro apskritis, Kroatija
Macedonian:
Приморско-горска жупанија, Хрватска
Malay:
Primorje-Gorski Kotar County, Croatia
Marathi:
प्रमोरेस-गर्स्की कोटार काउंटी, क्रोएशिया
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Primorje-Gorski Kotar Kūn, Croatia
Northern Frisian:
Primorje-Gorski Kotar , Kroatien
Northern Sami:
Primorje-Gorski Kotar guovlu, Kroatia
Norwegian:
Primorje-Gorski Kotar, Kroatia
Occitan:
Comitat de Primorje-Gorski Kotar, Croàcia
Polish:
Żupania primorsko-gorska, Chorwacja
Portuguese:
Condado Litoral-Serrano, Croácia
Romanian:
Primorje-Gorski Kotar, Croația
Scots:
Primorje-Gorski Kotar Coonty, Croatie
Serbian:
Приморско-горанска жупанија, Хрватска
Serbo-Croatian:
Primorsko-goranska županija, Hrvatska
Sinhalese:
ප්‍රිමොර්ජේ-ගොර්ස්කි කොටාර් ප්‍රාන්තය, ක්‍රොඒෂියා
Slovak:
Prímorsko-gorskokotarská župa, Chorvátsko
Slovenian:
Primorsko-goranska županija, Hrvaška
Swedish:
Primorje-Gorski kotars län, Kroatien
Tamil:
பிரிமொர்ஜே -கோர்ஸ்கி கோட்டர் கவுண்டி, குரோவாசியா
Telugu:
ప్రైమోర్జె-గోర్స్కీ కోటార్ కౌంటీ, క్రొయేషియా
Thai:
เทศมณฑลปรีมอริเย-กอร์สกีกอตาร์, ประเทศโครเอเชีย
Traditional Chinese:
濱海和山區縣, 克羅地亞
Turkish:
Primorje-Gorski Kotar, Hırvatistan
Ukrainian:
Приморсько-Ґоранська жупанія, Хорватія
Urdu:
پریموریے-گورسکی کوتار کاؤنٹی, کرویئشا
Venetian:
Rejon łitoraneo-montana, Croàsia
Vietnamese:
Hạt Primorje-Gorski Kotar, Croatia
Waray:
Primorje-Gorski Kotar, Kroasya
Welsh:
Sir Primorje-Gorski Kotar, Croatia
Western Punjabi:
ضلع پریموریئے گورسکی کوتار, کروشیا
Wu Chinese:
滨海搭山区县, 克罗地亚


It includes the Bay of Kvarner (Kvarnerski zaljev; Golfo del Quarnaro or Carnaro) with the main islands of Krk (Veglia; Vegl), Cres (Cherso; Kersch), Lošinj (Lussino; Lötzing) and Rab (Arbe; Arbey), the surrounding part of the Northern Croatian Littoral, part of the mountainous region of Gorski Kotar.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Commodity List

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Mineral List

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

11 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded


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Alphabetical List Tree Diagram

Detailed Mineral List:

Anatase
Formula: TiO2
Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
Böhmite
Formula: AlO(OH)
Celestine
Formula: SrSO4
Cinnabar
Formula: HgS
'Gajiite'
Gibbsite
Formula: Al(OH)3
Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
Kaolinite
Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Strontianite
Formula: SrCO3
Strontianite var. Emmonite
Formula: (Sr,Ca)CO3

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Cinnabar2.CD.15aHgS
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
Anatase4.DD.05TiO2
Goethite4.FD.10Fe3+O(OH)
Gibbsite4.FE.10Al(OH)3
Böhmite4.FE.15AlO(OH)
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Strontianite5.AB.15SrCO3
var. Emmonite5.AB.15(Sr,Ca)CO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Celestine7.AD.35SrSO4
Group 9 - Silicates
Kaolinite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Unclassified
'Gajiite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H BöhmiteAlO(OH)
H GibbsiteAl(OH)3
H GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
H KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
CCarbon
C StrontianiteSrCO3
C Strontianite var. Emmonite(Sr,Ca)CO3
OOxygen
O AnataseTiO2
O BaryteBaSO4
O BöhmiteAlO(OH)
O CelestineSrSO4
O GibbsiteAl(OH)3
O GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
O HematiteFe2O3
O KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
O StrontianiteSrCO3
O Strontianite var. Emmonite(Sr,Ca)CO3
AlAluminium
Al BöhmiteAlO(OH)
Al GibbsiteAl(OH)3
Al KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
SiSilicon
Si KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
SSulfur
S BaryteBaSO4
S CelestineSrSO4
S CinnabarHgS
S PyriteFeS2
CaCalcium
Ca Strontianite var. Emmonite(Sr,Ca)CO3
TiTitanium
Ti AnataseTiO2
FeIron
Fe GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Fe HematiteFe2O3
Fe PyriteFeS2
SrStrontium
Sr CelestineSrSO4
Sr StrontianiteSrCO3
Sr Strontianite var. Emmonite(Sr,Ca)CO3
BaBarium
Ba BaryteBaSO4
HgMercury
Hg CinnabarHgS

Fossils

There are 32 fossil localities 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.

Occurrences32
Youngest Fossil Listed0.01 Ma (Pleistocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed157 Ma (Jurassic)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Astrostylopsis
genus
Animalia : Porifera : Demospongiae : Axinellida : Actinostromariidae : Astrostylopsis157.3 - 145 Ma
Jurassic
Sphaeractinia
genus
Animalia : Porifera : Demospongea : Axinellida : Sphaeractinia157.3 - 145 Ma
Jurassic
Neocaprina
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Hippuritida : Caprinulidae : Neocaprina100.5 - 93.9 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Orthoptychus
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Hippuritida : Caprinidae : Orthoptychus100.5 - 93.9 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Sauvagesia
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Hippuritida : Radiolitidae : Sauvagesia100.5 - 93.9 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Schiosia
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Hippuritida : Caprinidae : Schiosia100.5 - 93.9 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Hippopotamus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Hippopotamidae : Hippopotamus2.588 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Dinosauria
order
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Dinosauria99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Heliocoenia variabilis
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Stylinidae : Heliocoenia : Heliocoenia variabilis157.3 - 145 Ma
Jurassic
Stylosmilia corallina
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Stylinidae : Stylosmilia : Stylosmilia corallina157.3 - 145 Ma
Jurassic
Proaplophyllia sexradiata
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Stylinidae : Proaplophyllia : Proaplophyllia sexradiata157.3 - 145 Ma
Jurassic
Calamophylliopsis flabellum
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Dermosmiliidae : Calamophylliopsis : Calamophylliopsis flabellum157.3 - 145 Ma
Jurassic
Latiphyllia suevica
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Diplocteniopsidae : Latiphyllia : Latiphyllia suevica157.3 - 145 Ma
Jurassic
Placophyllia rugosa
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Caryophylliidae : Placophyllia : Placophyllia rugosa157.3 - 145 Ma
Jurassic
Goniocora socialis
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Stylinidae : Goniocora : Goniocora socialis157.3 - 145 Ma
Jurassic
Thecosmilia magna
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Montlivaltiidae : Thecosmilia : Thecosmilia magna157.3 - 145 Ma
Jurassic
Diplaraea croatica
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Acrosmiliidae : Diplaraea : Diplaraea croatica157.3 - 145 Ma
Jurassic
Dermosmilia labeata
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Dermosmiliidae : Dermosmilia : Dermosmilia labeata157.3 - 145 Ma
Jurassic
Stylosmilia suevica
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Stylinidae : Stylosmilia : Stylosmilia suevica157.3 - 145 Ma
Jurassic
Stylina thiessingi
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Stylinidae : Stylina : Stylina thiessingi157.3 - 145 Ma
Jurassic
Montlivaltia compressa
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Montlivaltiidae : Montlivaltia : Montlivaltia compressa157.3 - 145 Ma
Jurassic
Montlivaltia champlittensis
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Montlivaltiidae : Montlivaltia : Montlivaltia champlittensis157.3 - 145 Ma
Jurassic
Dermoseris nodosa
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Microsolenidae : Dermoseris : Dermoseris nodosa157.3 - 145 Ma
Jurassic
Dermosmilia etalloni
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Dermosmiliidae : Dermosmilia : Dermosmilia etalloni157.3 - 145 Ma
Jurassic
Aplosmilia coalescens
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Meandrinidae : Aplosmilia : Aplosmilia coalescens157.3 - 145 Ma
Jurassic
Axosmilia corallina
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Axosmiliidae : Axosmilia : Axosmilia corallina157.3 - 145 Ma
Jurassic
Kobyastraea lomontiana
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Kobyastraeidae : Kobyastraea : Kobyastraea lomontiana157.3 - 145 Ma
Jurassic
Ichthyosarcolites tricarinatus
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Hippuritida : Ichthyosarcolitidae : Icthyosarcolites : Ichthyosarcolites tricarinatus100.5 - 93.9 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Caprina baylei
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Hippuritida : Caprinidae : Caprina : Caprina baylei100.5 - 93.9 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 5 fossil localities

Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primorje-Gorski_Kotar_County
Wikidata ID:Q58071
GeoNames ID:3337524

Localities in this Region

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