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Rhön-Grabfeld District, Lower Franconia, Bavaria, Germanyi
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Rhön-Grabfeld DistrictDistrict
Lower FranconiaRegion
BavariaState
GermanyCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Bad Neustadt an der Saale16,064 (2017)
Bad Königshofen im Grabfeld7,066 (2013)
Mellrichstadt6,254 (2013)
Bischofsheim an der Rhön5,181 (2013)
Ostheim vor der Rhön3,729 (2013)
Oberelsbach2,970 (2013)
Mindat Locality ID:
307303
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:307303:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
Bavarian:
Landkroas Rhön-Grabfeld, Untafrankn, Bayern, Deitschland
French:
Arrondissement de Rhön-Grabfeld, District de Basse-Franconie, Bavière, Allemagne
German:
Landkreis Rhön-Grabfeld, Unterfranken, Bayern, Deutschland
Italian:
Circondario del Rhön-Grabfeld, Distretto della Bassa Franconia, Baviera, Germania
Russian:
Рён-Грабфельд, Нижняя Франкония, Бавария, Германия
Simplified Chinese:
荣-格拉伯菲尔德县, 下弗兰肯行政区, 巴伐利亚, 德国
Spanish:
Distrito de Rhön-Grabfeld, Baja Franconia, Baviera, Alemania
Aragonese:
Districto de Rhön-Grabfeld, Baixa Franconia, Bavera, Alemanya
Armenian:
Ռյոն Գրաբֆելդ, Ստորին Ֆրանկոնիա, Բավարիա, Գերմանիա
Basque:
Rhön-Grabfeld, Frankonia Beherea, Bavaria, Alemania
Belarusian (Tarashkevitsa):
Рэн-Грабфэльд, Ніжняя Франконія, Баварыя, Нямеччына
Cebuano:
Landkreis Rhön-Grabfeld, Regierungsbezirk Unterfranken, Bavaria, Alemanya
Czech:
Zemský okres Rhön-Grabfeld, Dolní Franky, Bavorsko, Německo
Danish:
Landkreis Rhön-Grabfeld, Unterfranken, Bayern, Tyskland
Dutch:
Landkreis Rhön-Grabfeld, Regierungsbezirk Unterfranken, Beieren, Duitsland
Esperanto:
Distrikto Rhön-Grabfeld, Malsupra Frankonio, Bavario, Germanio
Farsi/Persian:
رن-گرابفلد, فرانکن سفلی, بایرن, آلمان
Georgian:
რენ-გრაბფელდის რაიონი, ბავარია, გერმანია
Hebrew:
מחוז רן-גראבפלד, בוואריה, גרמניה
Hungarian:
Rhön-Grabfeld járás, Alsó-Frankföld, Bajorország, Németország
Indonesian:
Rhön-Grabfeld, Bayern, Jerman
Interlingue:
Subdistrict Rhön-Grabfeld, Infra Franconia, Bavaria, Germania
Japanese:
レーン=グラープフェルト郡, ウンターフランケン, バイエルン州, ドイツ
Kazakh (Cyrillic Script):
Рён-Грабфельд, Бавария, Германия
Lombard:
Rhön-Grabfeld, Basa Francònia, Baviera, Germania
Low Saxon/Low German:
Landkreis Rhön-Grabfeld, Ünnerfranken, Bayern, Düütschland
Malay:
Rhön-Grabfeld, Bavaria, Jerman
Norwegian:
Landkreis Rhön-Grabfeld, Unterfranken, Bayern, Tyskland
Polish:
Powiat Rhön-Grabfeld, Dolna Frankonia, Bawaria, Niemcy
Portuguese:
Rhön-Grabfeld, Baixa Francónia, Baviera, Alemanha
Romanian:
Districtul Rhön-Grabfeld, Franconia Inferioară, Bavaria, Germania
Saterland Frisian:
Rhön-Grabfeld, Bayern, Düütsklound
Scots:
Rhön-Grabfeld, Bavarie, Germany
Swedish:
Landkreis Rhön-Grabfeld, Unterfranken, Bayern, Tyskland
Ukrainian:
Рен-Грабфельд, Нижня Франконія, Баварія, Німеччина
Uzbek (Latin Script):
Rhön-Grabfeld, Bavariya, Germaniya
Vietnamese:
Rhön-Grabfeld, Unterfranken, Bayern, Đức
Waray:
Rhön-Grabfeld, Bayern, Alemanya
West Frisian:
Rhön-Grabfeld, Beieren, Dútslân
Western Punjabi:
رون-گریبفیلڈ, باویریا, جرمنی


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3 valid minerals. 1 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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Detailed Mineral List:

Anapaite
Formula: Ca2Fe2+(PO4)2 · 4H2O
'Clinocrocite'
'Clinophaeite'
'Plagiocitrite'
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Description: Occurs in lignite with "wattevilleite."
References:
Wattevilleite (TL)
Formula: Na2Ca(SO4)2 · 4H2O (?)
Type Locality:
Habit: Acicular
Colour: White

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Wattevilleite (TL)7.CC.85Na2Ca(SO4)2 · 4H2O (?)
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Anapaite8.CH.10Ca2Fe2+(PO4)2 · 4H2O
Unclassified
'Clinocrocite'-
'Clinophaeite'-
'Plagiocitrite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H AnapaiteCa2Fe2+(PO4)2 · 4H2O
H WattevilleiteNa2Ca(SO4)2 · 4H2O (?)
OOxygen
O AnapaiteCa2Fe2+(PO4)2 · 4H2O
O WattevilleiteNa2Ca(SO4)2 · 4H2O (?)
NaSodium
Na WattevilleiteNa2Ca(SO4)2 · 4H2O (?)
PPhosphorus
P AnapaiteCa2Fe2+(PO4)2 · 4H2O
SSulfur
S PyriteFeS2
S WattevilleiteNa2Ca(SO4)2 · 4H2O (?)
CaCalcium
Ca AnapaiteCa2Fe2+(PO4)2 · 4H2O
Ca WattevilleiteNa2Ca(SO4)2 · 4H2O (?)
FeIron
Fe AnapaiteCa2Fe2+(PO4)2 · 4H2O
Fe PyriteFeS2

Fossils

There are 2 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences4
Youngest Fossil Listed23.0 Ma (Miocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed237 Ma (Middle Triassic)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Keuper - Grabfeld - Myophorienschichten1237 - 228 Ma (Late/Upper Triassic)
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Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Cyzicus
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Branchiopoda : Diplostraca : Cyzicidae : Cyzicus237 - 228 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Perotis reditus
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Buprestidae : Perotis : Perotis reditus28.4 - 23.03 Ma
Cenozoic
Buprestis pristina
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Buprestidae : Buprestis : Buprestis pristina28.4 - 23.03 Ma
Cenozoic
Bibio tertiarius
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Diptera : Bibionidae : Bibio : Bibio tertiarius28.4 - 23.03 Ma
Cenozoic
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Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rh%C3%B6n-Grabfeld
Wikidata ID:Q10465
GeoNames ID:2847553

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