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Krk Island, Primorje-Gorski Kotar County, Croatiai
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Böhmite

Baška, Krk Island, Primorje-Gorski Kotar County, Croatia
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Böhmite

Baška, Krk Island, Primorje-Gorski Kotar County, Croatia
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Böhmite

Baška, Krk Island, Primorje-Gorski Kotar County, Croatia
Type:
Island
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Krk3,730 (2016)
Omišalj1,868 (2016)
Punat1,793 (2016)
Njivice1,115 (2016)
Malinska965 (2016)
Vrbnik949 (2016)
Mindat Locality ID:
286332
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:286332:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
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Croatian:
Krk, Primorsko-goranska županija, Hrvatska
French:
Krk, Primorje-Gorski Kotar, Croatie
German:
Krk, Küstenland-Bergland, Kroatien
Italian:
Veglia, regione litoraneo-montana, Croazia
Russian:
Крк, Приморско-Горанска, Хорватия
Simplified Chinese:
克尔克岛, 滨海和山区县, 克罗地亚
Spanish:
Krk, condado de Primorje-Gorski Kotar, Croacia
Albanian:
Krk, Zhupania bregdetaro-malore, Kroacia
Arabic:
جزيرة كرك, مقاطعة بريموريه-غورسكي كوتار, كرواتيا
Armenian:
Կըրկ, Պրիմորսկո Գորանսկա, Խորվաթիա
Asturian:
Krk, Condáu de Primorje-Gorski Kotar, Croacia
Basque:
Krk, Primorje-Gorski Kotar eskualdea, Kroazia
Belarusian:
Крк , Прыморска-Горанская жупанія, Харватыя
Belarusian (Tarashkevitsa):
Крк, Прыморска-Горанская жупанія, Харватыя
Bosnian:
Krk, Primorsko-goranska županija, Hrvatska
Breton:
Krk, Kroatia
Bulgarian:
Крък, Приморско-горанска жупания, Хърватия
Catalan:
Krk, Comtat de Primorje – Gorski Kotar, Croàcia
Cebuano:
Otok Krk, Primorsko-Goranska Županija, Krowasya
Czech:
Krk, Přímořsko-gorskokotarská župa, Chorvatsko
Dutch:
Krk, Primorje-Gorski Kotar, Kroatië
Esperanto:
Krk, Primorje-Gorski kotar, Kroatio
Estonian:
Krki saar, Primorje-Gora maakond, Horvaatia
Farsi/Persian:
کرک, استان پریموری-گورسکی, کرواسی
Finnish:
Krk, Primorje-Gorski Kotar, Kroatia
Galician:
Krk, Croacia
Georgian:
კრკი, ხორვატია
Greek:
Κρκ, Κομητεία Πριμόριε-Γκόρσκι Κοτάρ, Κροατία
Hebrew:
קרק, פרימוריה-גורה, קרואטיה
Hungarian:
Krk, Tengermellék-Hegyvidék megye, Horvátország
Icelandic:
Krk, Króatía
Indonesian:
Krk, Kabupaten Primorje-Gorski Kotar, Kroasia
Interlingue:
Krk, Croatia
Japanese:
クルク島, プリモリェ＝ゴルスキ・コタル郡, クロアチア
Javanese:
Krk, Kroasia
Korean:
크르크섬, 프리모레고르스키코타르주, 크로아티아
Latin:
Vegla , Litoralis-Montana , Croatia
Latvian:
Krka, Piejūras-Kalnu župānija, Horvātija
Lithuanian:
Krkas, Primorjės–Kalnų Kotaro apskritis, Kroatija
Macedonian:
Крк, Приморско-горска жупанија, Хрватска
Norwegian:
Krk, Primorje-Gorski Kotar, Kroatia
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Krk, Kroatia
Occitan:
Krk, Comitat de Primorje-Gorski Kotar, Croàcia
Polish:
Krk, Żupania primorsko-gorska, Chorwacja
Portuguese:
Krk, Condado Litoral-Serrano, Croácia
Romanian:
Krk, Primorje-Gorski Kotar, Croația
Scots:
Krk, Primorje-Gorski Kotar Coonty, Croatie
Serbian:
Крк, Приморско-горанска жупанија, Хрватска
Serbo-Croatian:
Krk, Primorsko-goranska županija, Hrvatska
Slovak:
Krk, Prímorsko-gorskokotarská župa, Chorvátsko
Slovenian:
Krk, Primorsko-goranska županija, Hrvaška
Swedish:
Krk, Primorje-Gorski kotars län, Kroatien
Thai:
เกิร์ก, เทศมณฑลปรีมอริเย-กอร์สกีกอตาร์, ประเทศโครเอเชีย
Traditional Chinese:
克爾克島, 濱海和山區縣, 克羅地亞
Turkish:
Krk, Primorje-Gorski Kotar, Hırvatistan
Ukrainian:
Крк, Приморсько-Ґоранська жупанія, Хорватія
Upper Sorbian:
Krk, Chorwatska
Venetian:
Vegia, Rejon łitoraneo-montana, Croàsia
Vietnamese:
Krk, Hạt Primorje-Gorski Kotar, Croatia


Krk (pronounced [kr̩̂k]; Italian: Veglia; Istro Romanian: Krk; Vegliot Dalmatian: Vikla; archaic German: Vegl, Latin: Curicta; Greek: Κύρικον, translit. Kyrikon) is a Croatian island in the northern Adriatic Sea, located near Rijeka in the Bay of Kvarner and part of Primorje-Gorski Kotar county. Krk is tied with Cres as the largest Adriatic island, depending on the methodology used to measure the coastline. Krk is the most populous island in the Adriatic, with multiple towns and villages.

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5 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Böhmite
Formula: AlO(OH)
ⓘ Gibbsite
Formula: Al(OH)3
ⓘ Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
ⓘ Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
ⓘ Kaolinite
Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘHematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
ⓘGoethite4.FD.10Fe3+O(OH)
ⓘGibbsite4.FE.10Al(OH)3
ⓘBöhmite4.FE.15AlO(OH)
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘKaolinite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ BöhmiteAlO(OH)
Hⓘ GibbsiteAl(OH)3
Hⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Hⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
OOxygen
Oⓘ BöhmiteAlO(OH)
Oⓘ GibbsiteAl(OH)3
Oⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Oⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Oⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
AlAluminium
Alⓘ BöhmiteAlO(OH)
Alⓘ GibbsiteAl(OH)3
Alⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
SiSilicon
Siⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
FeIron
Feⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Feⓘ HematiteFe2O3

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krk
Wikidata ID:Q6059
GeoNames ID:3197206

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