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Oloví, Sokolov District, Karlovy Vary Region, Czech Republici
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OlovíMunicipality
Sokolov DistrictDistrict
Karlovy Vary RegionRegion
Czech RepublicCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Oloví1,909 (2018)
Mindat Locality ID:
220041
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:220041:8
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Bleistadt
Other Languages:
Czech:
Oloví, Okres Sokolov, Karlovarský kraj, Česko
French:
Oloví, District de Sokolov, Région de Karlovy Vary, République tchèque
German:
Oloví, Okres Sokolov, Karlovarský kraj (Karlsbader Region), Tschechien
Italian:
Oloví, Distretto di Sokolov, Regione di Karlovy Vary, Repubblica Ceca
Russian:
Олови, Соколов, Карловарский край, Чехия
Simplified Chinese:
奧洛維, 索洛洛夫縣, 卡羅維發利州, 捷克
Spanish:
Oloví, Distrito de Sokolov, Región de Karlovy Vary, República Checa
Aromanian:
Oloví
Basque:
Oloví, Karlovy Vary eskualdea, Txekia
Cebuano:
Oloví, Okres Sokolov, Karlovarský kraj, Nasod nga Czech
Dutch:
Oloví, Okres Sokolov, Karlsbad, Tsjechië
Farsi/Persian:
اولووی, شهرستان سوکولوف, شهرستان کارلووی واری, جمهوری چک
Hungarian:
Oloví, Sokolovi járás, Karlovy Vary-i kerület, Csehország
Malay:
Oloví, Daerah Sokolov, Wilayah Karlovy Vary, Republik Czech
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Oloví
Polish:
Oloví, Powiat Sokolov, Kraj karlowarski, Czechy
Portuguese:
Oloví, Sokolov, Karlovy Vary, República Checa
Serbian:
Олови, Округ Соколов, Карловарски крај, Чешка
Slovak:
Oloví, Okres Sokolov, Karlovarský kraj, Česko
Swedish:
Oloví, Sokolov, Karlovy Vary, Tjeckien
Tatar:
Олови, Чехия
Traditional Chinese:
奧洛維, 捷克
Vietnamese:
Oloví, Sokolov, Karlovy Vary, Cộng hòa Séc


Oloví (German: Bleistadt) is a town and municipality in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic.

Pb-Zn mining district (quartz veins with galena and sphalerite penetrating mica-schist west of the Carlsbad granite massive).
The old German name Bleistadt literally means 'lead city'.

Pb mining documented from 1314. From the 13th to the 16th century, mining was done by the Hartenberg family, Later by the Šlik family (Jáchymov owners), and in 1561 the town of Oloví was given the statute of "royal mining town". Mines were active with variable profit until their closure in 1880. After closure, there were two unsuccessful reopenings (in 1916 and in the 1930s) and a geological survey in the 1950s.

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15 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Aragonite
Formula: CaCO3
Arsenopyrite
Formula: FeAsS
Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Cerussite
Formula: PbCO3
Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
Covellite
Formula: CuS
Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
Galena
Formula: PbS
Marcasite
Formula: FeS2
Opal
Formula: SiO2 · nH2O
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Pyromorphite
Formula: Pb5(PO4)3Cl
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Quartz var. Chalcedony
Formula: SiO2
Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'
Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Covellite2.CA.05aCuS
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Marcasite2.EB.10aFeS2
Arsenopyrite2.EB.20FeAsS
'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz
var. Chalcedony
4.DA.05SiO2
4.DA.05SiO2
Opal4.DA.10SiO2 · nH2O
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Dolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Aragonite5.AB.15CaCO3
Cerussite5.AB.15PbCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Pyromorphite8.BN.05Pb5(PO4)3Cl

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H OpalSiO2 · nH2O
CCarbon
C AragoniteCaCO3
C CalciteCaCO3
C CerussitePbCO3
C DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
OOxygen
O AragoniteCaCO3
O BaryteBaSO4
O CalciteCaCO3
O CerussitePbCO3
O Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
O DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
O OpalSiO2 · nH2O
O PyromorphitePb5(PO4)3Cl
O QuartzSiO2
MgMagnesium
Mg DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
SiSilicon
Si Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Si OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Si QuartzSiO2
PPhosphorus
P PyromorphitePb5(PO4)3Cl
SSulfur
S ArsenopyriteFeAsS
S BaryteBaSO4
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S CovelliteCuS
S GalenaPbS
S MarcasiteFeS2
S PyriteFeS2
S SphaleriteZnS
S Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
ClChlorine
Cl PyromorphitePb5(PO4)3Cl
CaCalcium
Ca AragoniteCaCO3
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
FeIron
Fe ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe MarcasiteFeS2
Fe PyriteFeS2
CuCopper
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cu CovelliteCuS
Cu Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
ZnZinc
Zn SphaleriteZnS
AsArsenic
As ArsenopyriteFeAsS
SbAntimony
Sb Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
BaBarium
Ba BaryteBaSO4
PbLead
Pb CerussitePbCO3
Pb GalenaPbS
Pb PyromorphitePb5(PO4)3Cl

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olov%C3%AD
Wikidata ID:Q1017054
GeoNames ID:3069007

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