Selb, Wunsiedel im Fichtelgebirge, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germanyi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Selb | Town |
| Wunsiedel im Fichtelgebirge | District |
| Upper Franconia | Administrative District |
| Bavaria | State |
| Germany | Country |
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Largest Settlements:
| Place | Population |
|---|---|
| Selb | 17,132 (2013) |
Other Languages:
French:
Selb, Arrondissement de Wunsiedel im Fichtelgebirge, District de Haute-Franconie, Bavière, Allemagne
German:
Selb, Landkreis Wunsiedel im Fichtelgebirge, Oberfranken, Bayern, Deutschland
Italian:
Selb, Circondario di Wunsiedel i.Fichtelgebirge, Distretto dell'Alta Franconia, Baviera, Germania
Russian:
Зельб, Вунзидель-им-Фихтельгебирге, Верхняя Франкония, Бавария, Германия
Simplified Chinese:
塞尔布, 文西德尔县, 上弗兰肯行政区, 巴伐利亚, 德国
Spanish:
Selb, Distrito de Wunsiedel, Alta Franconia, Baviera, Alemania
Arabic:
زيلب, منطقة فونزيدل, فرانكونيا العليا, بافاريا, ألمانيا
Armenian:
Զելբ, Վունզիդել Ֆիխտել, Վերին Ֆրանկոնիա, Բավարիա, Գերմանիա
Cebuano:
Selb, Landkreis Wunsiedel im Fichtelgebirge, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Alemanya
Czech:
Selb, Zemský okres Wunsiedel im Fichtelgebirge, Horní Franky, Bavorsko, Německo
Dutch:
Selb, Landkreis Wunsiedel im Fichtelgebirge, Regierungsbezirk Oberfranken, Beieren, Duitsland
Esperanto:
Selb, Distrikto Wunsiedel, Supra Frankonio, Bavario, Germanio
Farsi/Persian:
زلب, وونسیدل, فرانکن علیا, بایرن, آلمان
Hebrew:
זלב, מחוז וונזידל, פרנקוניה עילית, בוואריה, גרמניה
Hungarian:
Selb, Wunsiedel im Fichtelgebirge járás, Felső-Frankföld, Bajorország, Németország
Japanese:
ゼルプ, ヴンジーデル・イム・フィヒテルゲビルゲ郡, オーバーフランケン, バイエルン州, ドイツ
Kazakh (Cyrillic Script):
Зельб, Вунзидель-Фихтель, Бавария, Германия
Kyrgyz:
Зельб, Бавария, Германия
Lombard:
Selb, Wunsiedel, Alta Francònia, Baviera, Germania
Malay:
Selb, Wunsiedel, Bavaria, Jerman
Polish:
Selb, Powiat Wunsiedel im Fichtelgebirge, Górna Frankonia, Bawaria, Niemcy
Portuguese:
Selb, Wunsiedel, Alta Francónia, Baviera, Alemanha
Romanian:
Selb, Wunsiedel im Fichtelgebirge, Franconia Superioară, Bavaria, Germania
Serbian:
Зелб, Горња Франконија, Баварска, Њемачка
Serbo-Croatian:
Selb, Gornja Frankonija, Bavarska, Njemačka
South Azerbaijani:
زلب, بایرن, آلمان
Swedish:
Selb, Landkreis Wunsiedel im Fichtelgebirge, Oberfranken, Bayern, Tyskland
Ukrainian:
Зельб, Вунзідель-ім-Фіхтельгебірге, Верхня Франконія, Баварія, Німеччина
Uzbek (Latin Script):
Selb, Bavariya, Germaniya
Vietnamese:
Selb, Wunsiedel, Oberfranken, Bayern, Đức
Volapük:
Selb, Bayän, Deutän
Waray:
Selb, Wunsiedel, Bayern, Alemanya
Selb is called the town of porcelain in Germany. There are a lot of pegmatite veins around the town. In former times you could find some granite and basalt quarries around the town, but all are closed for more than 40 years and so it's difficult to find good minerals. The only chance to find something is to look in agricultural fields after working or if somebody builds a new house or a new road.
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | var. Rose Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | var. Smoky Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | Anatase | 4.DD.05 | TiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| ⓘ | Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Bertrandite | 9.BD.05 | Be4(Si2O7)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Beryl | 9.CJ.05 | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| ⓘ | Schorl | 9.CK.05 | NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| ⓘ | Hydroxyapophyllite-(K) | 9.EA.15 | KCa4(Si8O20)(OH,F) · 8H2O |
| ⓘ | Muscovite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Orthoclase | 9.FA.30 | K(AlSi3O8) |
| ⓘ | Albite | 9.FA.35 | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| ⓘ | Gonnardite | 9.GA.05 | (Na,Ca)2(Si,Al)5O10 · 3H2O |
| ⓘ | Natrolite | 9.GA.05 | Na2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O |
| ⓘ | Paranatrolite | 9.GA.05 | Na2Al2Si3O10 · 3H2O |
| ⓘ | Phillipsite-K | 9.GC.10 | K6(Si10Al6)O32 · 12H2O |
| ⓘ | Chabazite-Ca | 9.GD.10 | (Ca,K2,Na2)2[Al2Si4O12]2 · 12H2O |
| Group 10 - Organic Compounds | |||
| ⓘ | Fichtelite (TL) | 10.BA.05 | C19H34 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Feldspar Group' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Tourmaline' | - | AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
| ⓘ | 'Smectite Group' | - | A0.3D2-3[T4O10]Z2 · nH2O |
| ⓘ | 'Apatite' | - | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Bertrandite | Be4(Si2O7)(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Fichtelite | C19H34 |
| H | ⓘ Gonnardite | (Na,Ca)2(Si,Al)5O10 · 3H2O |
| H | ⓘ Hydroxyapophyllite-(K) | KCa4(Si8O20)(OH,F) · 8H2O |
| H | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Natrolite | Na2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O |
| H | ⓘ Paranatrolite | Na2Al2Si3O10 · 3H2O |
| H | ⓘ Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| H | ⓘ Chabazite-Ca | (Ca,K2,Na2)2[Al2Si4O12]2 · 12H2O |
| H | ⓘ Phillipsite-K | K6(Si10Al6)O32 · 12H2O |
| H | ⓘ Smectite Group | A0.3D2-3[T4O10]Z2 · nH2O |
| H | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| Be | Beryllium | |
| Be | ⓘ Bertrandite | Be4(Si2O7)(OH)2 |
| Be | ⓘ Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| B | Boron | |
| B | ⓘ Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| B | ⓘ Tourmaline | AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| C | ⓘ Fichtelite | C19H34 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| O | ⓘ Anatase | TiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Bertrandite | Be4(Si2O7)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| O | ⓘ Gonnardite | (Na,Ca)2(Si,Al)5O10 · 3H2O |
| O | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| O | ⓘ Hydroxyapophyllite-(K) | KCa4(Si8O20)(OH,F) · 8H2O |
| O | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Natrolite | Na2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O |
| O | ⓘ Orthoclase | K(AlSi3O8) |
| O | ⓘ Paranatrolite | Na2Al2Si3O10 · 3H2O |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz var. Rose Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| O | ⓘ Quartz var. Smoky Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Tourmaline | AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
| O | ⓘ Chabazite-Ca | (Ca,K2,Na2)2[Al2Si4O12]2 · 12H2O |
| O | ⓘ Phillipsite-K | K6(Si10Al6)O32 · 12H2O |
| O | ⓘ Smectite Group | A0.3D2-3[T4O10]Z2 · nH2O |
| O | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | ⓘ Hydroxyapophyllite-(K) | KCa4(Si8O20)(OH,F) · 8H2O |
| F | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Na | ⓘ Gonnardite | (Na,Ca)2(Si,Al)5O10 · 3H2O |
| Na | ⓘ Natrolite | Na2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O |
| Na | ⓘ Paranatrolite | Na2Al2Si3O10 · 3H2O |
| Na | ⓘ Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| Na | ⓘ Chabazite-Ca | (Ca,K2,Na2)2[Al2Si4O12]2 · 12H2O |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Al | ⓘ Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| Al | ⓘ Gonnardite | (Na,Ca)2(Si,Al)5O10 · 3H2O |
| Al | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Al | ⓘ Natrolite | Na2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O |
| Al | ⓘ Orthoclase | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Al | ⓘ Paranatrolite | Na2Al2Si3O10 · 3H2O |
| Al | ⓘ Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| Al | ⓘ Chabazite-Ca | (Ca,K2,Na2)2[Al2Si4O12]2 · 12H2O |
| Al | ⓘ Phillipsite-K | K6(Si10Al6)O32 · 12H2O |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Si | ⓘ Bertrandite | Be4(Si2O7)(OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| Si | ⓘ Gonnardite | (Na,Ca)2(Si,Al)5O10 · 3H2O |
| Si | ⓘ Hydroxyapophyllite-(K) | KCa4(Si8O20)(OH,F) · 8H2O |
| Si | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Natrolite | Na2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O |
| Si | ⓘ Orthoclase | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Si | ⓘ Paranatrolite | Na2Al2Si3O10 · 3H2O |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz var. Rose Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz var. Smoky Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Chabazite-Ca | (Ca,K2,Na2)2[Al2Si4O12]2 · 12H2O |
| Si | ⓘ Phillipsite-K | K6(Si10Al6)O32 · 12H2O |
| P | Phosphorus | |
| P | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| Cl | Chlorine | |
| Cl | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | ⓘ Hydroxyapophyllite-(K) | KCa4(Si8O20)(OH,F) · 8H2O |
| K | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| K | ⓘ Orthoclase | K(AlSi3O8) |
| K | ⓘ Chabazite-Ca | (Ca,K2,Na2)2[Al2Si4O12]2 · 12H2O |
| K | ⓘ Phillipsite-K | K6(Si10Al6)O32 · 12H2O |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Ca | ⓘ Gonnardite | (Na,Ca)2(Si,Al)5O10 · 3H2O |
| Ca | ⓘ Hydroxyapophyllite-(K) | KCa4(Si8O20)(OH,F) · 8H2O |
| Ca | ⓘ Chabazite-Ca | (Ca,K2,Na2)2[Al2Si4O12]2 · 12H2O |
| Ca | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| Ti | Titanium | |
| Ti | ⓘ Anatase | TiO2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| Fe | ⓘ Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
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