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Cerknica, Sloveniai
Regional Level Types
CerknicaMunicipality
SloveniaCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Cerknica3,928 (2014)
Rakek2,152 (2014)
Begunje pri Cerknici658 (2014)
Unec524 (2014)
Grahovo482 (2014)
Dolenja Vas473 (2014)
Mindat Locality ID:
240482
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:240482:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Cerknica, Slovénie
German:
Zirknitz, Slowenien
Italian:
Circonio, Slovenia
Russian:
Церкница, Словения
Simplified Chinese:
采爾克尼察鎮, 斯洛文尼亚
Slovenian:
Cerknica, Slovenija
Spanish:
Cerknica , Eslovenia
Arabic:
بلدية تسركنيتسا, سلوفينيا
Bengali:
সের্কনিকা পৌরসভা
Cebuano:
Cerknica
Croatian:
Općina Cerknica, Slovenija
Czech:
Občina Cerknica, Slovinsko
Danish:
Cerknica, Slovenien
Dutch:
Cerknica, Slovenië
Esperanto:
Občina Cerknica
Finnish:
Cerknican kunta, Slovenia
Greek:
Κερκνίκα, Σλοβενία
Gujarati:
સેર્નિકા મ્યુનિસિપાલિટી
Hindi:
चेर्कनिका नगरपालिका, स्लोवेनिया
Indonesian:
Kotamadya Cerknica, Slovenia
Japanese:
ツェルクニツァ, スロベニア
Kannada:
ಸೆರ್ಕ್ನಿಕ ಪುರಸಭೆ
Korean:
체르크니차 지방 자치제, 슬로베니아
Latvian:
Cerknicas pašvaldība, Slovēnija
Lithuanian:
Cerknicos savivaldybė, Slovėnija
Malay:
Cerknica Municipality
Marathi:
सेरेक्नाका म्युन्सिपाल्टी
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Cerknica Kong-siā
Norwegian:
Cerknica kommune, Slovenia
Polish:
Gmina Cerknica, Słowenia
Portuguese:
Município de Cerknica, Eslovénia
Romanian:
Comuna Cerknica, Slovenia
Scots:
Municipality o Cerknica
Serbian:
Општина Церкница, Словенија
Serbo-Croatian:
Cerknica
Sinhalese:
සර්නිකා නගර සභාව
Swedish:
Cerknica kommun, Eslobenya
Tamil:
சேர்க்கினிக்கா நகராட்சி
Telugu:
సెర్క్‌నికా మున్సిపాలిటీ
Thai:
เทศบาลเจอร์คนิกา, ประเทศสโลเวเนีย
Turkish:
Cerknica Belediyesi, Slovenya
Ukrainian:
Церкниця , Словенія
Urdu:
بلدیہ تسیرکنیتسا
Venetian:
Circonio, Slovenia
Vietnamese:
Đô thị tự trị Cerknica, Slovenia
Welsh:
Bwrdeistref Cerknica, Slofenia


A municipality and a town in the southwestern Slovenia.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List

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

1 valid mineral.

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Unclassified
'Petroleum
var. Bitumen'
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List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
O QuartzSiO2
SiSilicon
Si QuartzSiO2

Fossils

There are 2 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.

Occurrences19
Youngest Fossil Listed152 Ma (Late Jurassic)
Oldest Fossil Listed191 Ma (Early Jurassic)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Parastromatopora
genus
Animalia : Porifera : Demospongiae : Axinellida : Milleporellidae : Parastromatopora161.2 - 152.1 Ma
Jurassic
Enallhelia
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Stylinidae : Enallhelia161.2 - 152.1 Ma
Jurassic
Cochlearites
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cochlearites190.8 - 182.7 Ma
Early Jurassic
Heliocoenia variabilis
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Stylinidae : Heliocoenia : Heliocoenia variabilis161.2 - 152.1 Ma
Jurassic
Chaetetidae
family
Animalia : Porifera : Chaetetidae161.2 - 152.1 Ma
Jurassic
Microsolena agariciformis
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Microsolenidae : Microsolena : Microsolena agariciformis161.2 - 152.1 Ma
Jurassic
Stylosmilia corallina
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Stylinidae : Stylosmilia : Stylosmilia corallina161.2 - 152.1 Ma
Jurassic
Pseudocoenia limbata
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Stylinidae : Pseudocoenia : Pseudocoenia limbata161.2 - 152.1 Ma
Jurassic
Stylina decipiens
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Stylinidae : Stylina : Stylina decipiens161.2 - 152.1 Ma
Jurassic
Thamnasteria concinna
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Thamnasteriidae : Thamnasteria : Thamnasteria concinna161.2 - 152.1 Ma
Jurassic
Pseudocoeniopsis longiseptata
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Stylinidae : Pseudocoeniopsis : Pseudocoeniopsis longiseptata161.2 - 152.1 Ma
Jurassic
Diplaraea croatica
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Acrosmiliidae : Diplaraea : Diplaraea croatica161.2 - 152.1 Ma
Jurassic
Adelocoenia radisensis
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Stylinidae : Adelocoenia : Adelocoenia radisensis161.2 - 152.1 Ma
Jurassic
Microsolena thurmanni
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Microsolenidae : Microsolena : Microsolena thurmanni161.2 - 152.1 Ma
Jurassic
Comoseris baltovensis
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Microsolenidae : Comoseris : Comoseris baltovensis161.2 - 152.1 Ma
Jurassic
Allocoenia trochiformis
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Actinastreidae : Allocoenia : Allocoenia trochiformis161.2 - 152.1 Ma
Jurassic
Andemantastraea dreyfussi
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Andemantastraeidae : Andemantastraea : Andemantastraea dreyfussi161.2 - 152.1 Ma
Jurassic
Clausastrea pseudoconfluens
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Montlivaltiidae : Clausastrea : Clausastrea pseudoconfluens161.2 - 152.1 Ma
Jurassic
Plesiosmilia compressa
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Smilotrochiidae : Plesiosmilia : Plesiosmilia compressa161.2 - 152.1 Ma
Jurassic
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 2 fossil localities

Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Municipality_of_Cerknica
Wikidata ID:Q13107298
GeoNames ID:3202707

Localities in this Region

Other Regions, Features and Areas that Intersect

Croatia
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate

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