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Braňany, Most District, Ústí nad Labem Region, Czech Republici
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BraňanyMunicipality
Most DistrictDistrict
Ústí nad Labem RegionRegion
Czech RepublicCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Braňany1,172 (2018)
Mindat Locality ID:
255405
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:255405:4
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
Czech:
Braňany, okres Most, Ústecký kraj, Česko
French:
Braňany, Most, Région d'Ústí nad Labem, République tchèque
German:
Prohn, Okres Most, Ústecký kraj, Tschechien
Italian:
Braňany, Distretto di Most, Regione di Ústí nad Labem, Repubblica Ceca
Spanish:
Braňany, Distrito de Most, Región de Ústí nad Labem, República Checa
Aromanian:
Braňany
Basque:
Braňany, Ústí nad Labem eskualdea, Txekia
Cebuano:
Braňany, Okres Most, Ústecký kraj, Nasod nga Czech
Croatian:
Obec Braňany, Ústečki kraj, Češka
Dutch:
Braňany, Okres Most, Ústí nad Labem, Tsjechië
Estonian:
Obec Braňany, Ústí maakond, Tšehhi
Farsi/Persian:
برانانی, شهرستان موست, منطقه اوستی ناد لابم, جمهوری چک
Hungarian:
Braňany, Mosti járás, Ústí nad Labem-i kerület, Csehország
Malay:
Braňany, Daerah Most, Wilayah Ústí nad Labem, Republik Czech
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Braňany, Most Koān
Polish:
Obec Braňany, Powiat Most, Kraj ustecki, Czechy
Portuguese:
Braňany, Most, Ústí nad Labem, República Checa
Serbian:
Брањани, Округ Мост, Устечки крај, Чешка
Slovak:
Braňany, okres Most, Úsťanský kraj, Česko
Slovenian:
Obec Braňany, Češka
South Azerbaijani:
برانانی, موست بؤلگه‌سی‌, اوستی ناد لابم اوستانی, چک جومهوریتی
Swedish:
Braňany, Most , Ústí nad Labem, Tjeckien
Vietnamese:
Braňany, Most, Ústí nad Labem, Cộng hòa Séc


Braňany (German: Prohn) is a municipality and village in Most District in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic.

Braňany lies approximately 7 kilometres (4 mi) north-east of Most, 28 km (17 mi) south-west of Ústí nad Labem, and 72 km (45 mi) north-west of Prague.

The hamlet of Kaňkov is an administrative part of Braňany.

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9 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Ankerite
Formula: Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Aragonite
Formula: CaCO3
Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
Melanophlogite
Formula: 46SiO2 · 6(N2,CO2) · 2(CH4,N2)
Opal
Formula: SiO2 · nH2O
'Phillipsite Subgroup'
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Quartz var. Chalcedony
Formula: SiO2
'Sulfurite'
Formula: S
'Sulfurite var. Arsensulfurite'
Formula: (S,As)8

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Goethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
Quartz
var. Chalcedony
4.DA.05SiO2
4.DA.05SiO2
Opal4.DA.10SiO2 · nH2O
Melanophlogite4.DA.2546SiO2 · 6(N2,CO2) · 2(CH4,N2)
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Ankerite5.AB.10Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Dolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Aragonite5.AB.15CaCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Unclassified
'Sulfurite
var. Arsensulfurite'
-(S,As)8
'Phillipsite Subgroup'-
'Sulfurite'-S

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
H Melanophlogite46SiO2 · 6(N2,CO2) · 2(CH4,N2)
H OpalSiO2 · nH2O
CCarbon
C AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
C AragoniteCaCO3
C CalciteCaCO3
C DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
C Melanophlogite46SiO2 · 6(N2,CO2) · 2(CH4,N2)
NNitrogen
N Melanophlogite46SiO2 · 6(N2,CO2) · 2(CH4,N2)
OOxygen
O AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
O AragoniteCaCO3
O BaryteBaSO4
O CalciteCaCO3
O Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
O DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
O GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
O Melanophlogite46SiO2 · 6(N2,CO2) · 2(CH4,N2)
O OpalSiO2 · nH2O
O QuartzSiO2
MgMagnesium
Mg AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Mg DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
SiSilicon
Si Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Si Melanophlogite46SiO2 · 6(N2,CO2) · 2(CH4,N2)
Si OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Si QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
S Sulfurite var. Arsensulfurite(S,As)8
S BaryteBaSO4
S SulfuriteS
CaCalcium
Ca AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Ca AragoniteCaCO3
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
FeIron
Fe AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Fe GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
AsArsenic
As Sulfurite var. Arsensulfurite(S,As)8
BaBarium
Ba BaryteBaSO4

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bra%C5%88any
Wikidata ID:Q903396
GeoNames ID:3078845

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