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Bärnau, Tirschenreuth District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germanyi
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BärnauTown
Tirschenreuth DistrictDistrict
Upper PalatinateAdministrative District
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Neighbouring regions:
Tirschenreuth, Tirschenreuth District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
Mähring, Tirschenreuth District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
Flossenbürg, Neustadt an der Waldnaab District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
Plößberg, Tirschenreuth District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
Type:
Town
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Bärnau3,475 (2015)
Schwarzenbach1,129 (2013)
Mindat Locality ID:
286830
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:286830:4
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
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Bavarian:
Bärnau, Landkroas Dirschnrad, Obapfoiz, Bayern, Deitschland
French:
Bärnau, arrondissement de Tirschenreuth, District du Haut-Palatinat, Bavière, Allemagne
German:
Bärnau, Landkreis Tirschenreuth, Oberpfalz, Bayern, Deutschland
Italian:
Bärnau, circondario di Tirschenreuth, Distretto dell'Alto Palatinato, Baviera, Germania
Russian:
Бернау, Тиршенройт, Верхний Пфальц, Бавария, Германия
Simplified Chinese:
贝尔瑙, 蒂申罗伊特县, 上普法尔茨行政区, 巴伐利亚, 德国
Spanish:
Bärnau, Tirschenreuth, Alto Palatinado, Baviera, Alemania
Arabic:
بيرناو, بالاتينات العليا, بافاريا, ألمانيا
Armenian:
Բերնաու, Տիրշենրոյտ, Վերին Պֆալց, Բավարիա, Գերմանիա
Catalan:
Bärnau, Alt Palatinat, Baviera, Alemanya
Czech:
Bärnau, Zemský okres Tirschenreuth, Horní Falc, Bavorsko, Německo
Dutch:
Bärnau, Tirschenreuth, Regierungsbezirk Oberpfalz, Beieren, Duitsland
Esperanto:
Bärnau, distrikto Tirschenreuth, Supra Palatinato, Bavario, Germanio
Farsi/Persian:
برنوا, تیرشنرویت , فالتس علیا, بایرن, آلمان
Hebrew:
ברנאו, מחוז טירשנרוית, בוואריה, גרמניה
Hungarian:
Bärnau, Tirschenreuth járás, Felső-Pfalz, Bajorország, Németország
Japanese:
ベールナウ, ティルシェンロイト郡, オーバープファルツ行政管区, バイエルン州, ドイツ
Kazakh (Cyrillic Script):
Бернау, Тиршенройт, Бавария, Германия
Kyrgyz:
Бернау, Бавария, Германия
Latin:
Bärnau, Palatinatus Superior, Bavaria, Germania
Lombard:
Bärnau, Tirschenreuth, Alt Palatinato, Baviera, Germania
Malay:
Bärnau, Tirschenreuth, Bavaria, Jerman
Occitan:
Bärnau, Bavièra, Alemanha
Polish:
Bärnau, Powiat Tirschenreuth, Górny Palatynat, Bawaria, Niemcy
Portuguese:
Bärnau, Tirschenreuth, Alto Palatinado, Baviera, Alemanha
Romanian:
Bärnau, Tirschenreuth, Palatinatul Superior, Bavaria, Germania
Serbian:
Бернау, Горњи Палатинат, Баварска, Њемачка
Serbo-Croatian:
Bärnau, Gornji Palatinat, Bavarska, Njemačka
South Azerbaijani:
برنوا, بایرن, آلمان
Swedish:
Bärnau, Landkreis Tirschenreuth, Oberpfalz, Bayern, Tyskland
Turkish:
Bärnau, Yukarı Palatina, Bavyera, Almanya
Ukrainian:
Бернау, Тіршенройт, Верхній Пфальц, Баварія, Німеччина
Uzbek (Latin Script):
Bärnau, Tirschenreuth, Bavariya, Germaniya
Vietnamese:
Bärnau, Tirschenreuth, Thượng Pfalz, Bayern, Đức
Volapük:
Bärnau, Bayän, Deutän
Waray:
Bärnau, Tirschenreuth, Bayern, Alemanya


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24 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
ⓘ Anatase
Formula: TiO2
ⓘ 'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
ⓘ 'Biotite'
Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
ⓘ 'Chlorite Group'
ⓘ Dufrénite
Formula: Ca0.5Fe2+Fe3+5(PO4)4(OH)6 · 2H2O
ⓘ Dumortierite
Formula: Al(Al2O)(Al2O)2(SiO4)3(BO3)
ⓘ Graphite
Formula: C
ⓘ Ilmenite
Formula: Fe2+TiO3
ⓘ 'Leucoxene'
ⓘ Microcline
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
ⓘ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘ Orthoclase
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
ⓘ 'Pinite'
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Quartz var. Rose Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Rockbridgeite
Formula: (Fe2+0.5Fe3+0.5)2Fe3+3(PO4)3(OH)5
ⓘ Rutile
Formula: TiO2
ⓘ Schorl
Formula: NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
ⓘ Sillimanite
Formula: Al2(SiO4)O
ⓘ Spessartine
Formula: Mn2+3Al2(SiO4)3
ⓘ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
ⓘ Staurolite
Formula: Fe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH)
ⓘ Triplite
Formula: Mn2+2(PO4)F
ⓘ Vivianite
Formula: Fe2+Fe2+2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
ⓘ Wurtzite
Formula: (Zn,Fe)S
ⓘ Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)
ⓘ Zwieselite
Formula: Fe2+2(PO4)F

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘGraphite1.CB.05aC
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘSphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
ⓘWurtzite2.CB.45(Zn,Fe)S
ⓘPyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘIlmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘvar. Rose Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘRutile4.DB.05TiO2
ⓘAnatase4.DD.05TiO2
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘTriplite8.BB.10Mn2+2(PO4)F
ⓘZwieselite8.BB.10Fe2+2(PO4)F
ⓘRockbridgeite8.BC.10(Fe2+0.5Fe3+0.5)2Fe3+3(PO4)3(OH)5
ⓘVivianite8.CE.40Fe2+Fe2+2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
ⓘDufrénite8.DK.15Ca0.5Fe2+Fe3+5(PO4)4(OH)6 · 2H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘSpessartine9.AD.25Mn2+3Al2(SiO4)3
ⓘZircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
ⓘSillimanite9.AF.05Al2(SiO4)O
ⓘStaurolite9.AF.30Fe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH)
ⓘDumortierite9.AJ.10Al(Al2O)(Al2O)2(SiO4)3(BO3)
ⓘSchorl9.CK.05NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
ⓘMuscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘMicrocline9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
ⓘOrthoclase9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
ⓘAlbite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
Unclassified
ⓘ'Biotite'-K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
ⓘ'Chlorite Group'-
ⓘ'Leucoxene'-
ⓘ'Pinite'-
ⓘ'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Hⓘ DufréniteCa0.5Fe2+Fe53+(PO4)4(OH)6 · 2H2O
Hⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hⓘ Rockbridgeite(Fe2+0.5Fe3+0.5)2Fe33+(PO4)3(OH)5
Hⓘ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Hⓘ StauroliteFe22+Al9Si4O23(OH)
Hⓘ VivianiteFe2+Fe22+(PO4)2 · 8H2O
Hⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
BBoron
Bⓘ DumortieriteAl(Al2O)(Al2O)2(SiO4)3(BO3)
Bⓘ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
CCarbon
Cⓘ GraphiteC
OOxygen
Oⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Oⓘ AnataseTiO2
Oⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Oⓘ DufréniteCa0.5Fe2+Fe53+(PO4)4(OH)6 · 2H2O
Oⓘ DumortieriteAl(Al2O)(Al2O)2(SiO4)3(BO3)
Oⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Oⓘ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Oⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ Rockbridgeite(Fe2+0.5Fe3+0.5)2Fe33+(PO4)3(OH)5
Oⓘ Quartz var. Rose QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ RutileTiO2
Oⓘ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Oⓘ SillimaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Oⓘ SpessartineMn32+Al2(SiO4)3
Oⓘ StauroliteFe22+Al9Si4O23(OH)
Oⓘ TripliteMn22+(PO4)F
Oⓘ VivianiteFe2+Fe22+(PO4)2 · 8H2O
Oⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Oⓘ ZwieseliteFe22+(PO4)F
Oⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
FFluorine
Fⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Fⓘ TripliteMn22+(PO4)F
Fⓘ ZwieseliteFe22+(PO4)F
Fⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
NaSodium
Naⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Naⓘ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
AlAluminium
Alⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Alⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Alⓘ DumortieriteAl(Al2O)(Al2O)2(SiO4)3(BO3)
Alⓘ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Alⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alⓘ OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Alⓘ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Alⓘ SillimaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Alⓘ SpessartineMn32+Al2(SiO4)3
Alⓘ StauroliteFe22+Al9Si4O23(OH)
SiSilicon
Siⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Siⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Siⓘ DumortieriteAl(Al2O)(Al2O)2(SiO4)3(BO3)
Siⓘ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Siⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ Quartz var. Rose QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Siⓘ SillimaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Siⓘ SpessartineMn32+Al2(SiO4)3
Siⓘ StauroliteFe22+Al9Si4O23(OH)
Siⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ DufréniteCa0.5Fe2+Fe53+(PO4)4(OH)6 · 2H2O
Pⓘ Rockbridgeite(Fe2+0.5Fe3+0.5)2Fe33+(PO4)3(OH)5
Pⓘ TripliteMn22+(PO4)F
Pⓘ VivianiteFe2+Fe22+(PO4)2 · 8H2O
Pⓘ ZwieseliteFe22+(PO4)F
Pⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
SSulfur
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Sⓘ SphaleriteZnS
Sⓘ Wurtzite(Zn,Fe)S
ClChlorine
Clⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
KPotassium
Kⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Kⓘ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Kⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Kⓘ OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
CaCalcium
Caⓘ DufréniteCa0.5Fe2+Fe53+(PO4)4(OH)6 · 2H2O
Caⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ AnataseTiO2
Tiⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Tiⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Tiⓘ RutileTiO2
MnManganese
Mnⓘ SpessartineMn32+Al2(SiO4)3
Mnⓘ TripliteMn22+(PO4)F
FeIron
Feⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Feⓘ DufréniteCa0.5Fe2+Fe53+(PO4)4(OH)6 · 2H2O
Feⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
Feⓘ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Feⓘ Rockbridgeite(Fe2+0.5Fe3+0.5)2Fe33+(PO4)3(OH)5
Feⓘ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Feⓘ StauroliteFe22+Al9Si4O23(OH)
Feⓘ VivianiteFe2+Fe22+(PO4)2 · 8H2O
Feⓘ Wurtzite(Zn,Fe)S
Feⓘ ZwieseliteFe22+(PO4)F
ZnZinc
Znⓘ SphaleriteZnS
Znⓘ Wurtzite(Zn,Fe)S
ZrZirconium
Zrⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B%C3%A4rnau
Wikidata ID:Q112615
GeoNames ID:2952527

Localities in this Region

Germany
  • Bavaria
    • Upper Palatinate

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