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Kronach City, Kronach District, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germanyi
Regional Level Types
Kronach CityTown
Kronach DistrictDistrict
Upper FranconiaAdministrative District
BavariaState
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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Kronach18,248 (2013)
Mindat Locality ID:
342875
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:342875:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
German:
Kronach, Landkreis Kronach, Oberfranken, Bayern, Deutschland


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Mineral List

Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities

1 valid mineral.

Detailed Mineral List:

Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Quartz var. Agate
Formula: SiO2
Quartz var. Amethyst
Formula: SiO2
Quartz var. Carnelian
Formula: SiO2
Quartz var. Chalcedony
Formula: SiO2
Quartz var. Citrine
Formula: SiO2
Quartz var. Eisenkiesel
Formula: SiO2
Quartz var. Smoky Quartz
Formula: SiO2

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz
var. Agate
4.DA.05SiO2
var. Amethyst4.DA.05SiO2
var. Chalcedony4.DA.05SiO2
var. Citrine4.DA.05SiO2
4.DA.05SiO2
var. Smoky Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
var. Eisenkiesel4.DA.05SiO2
var. Carnelian4.DA.05SiO2

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
O Quartz var. AgateSiO2
O Quartz var. AmethystSiO2
O Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
O Quartz var. CitrineSiO2
O QuartzSiO2
O Quartz var. Smoky QuartzSiO2
O Quartz var. EisenkieselSiO2
O Quartz var. CarnelianSiO2
SiSilicon
Si Quartz var. AgateSiO2
Si Quartz var. AmethystSiO2
Si Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Si Quartz var. CitrineSiO2
Si QuartzSiO2
Si Quartz var. Smoky QuartzSiO2
Si Quartz var. EisenkieselSiO2
Si Quartz var. CarnelianSiO2

Fossils

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

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Occurrences2
Youngest Fossil Listed242 Ma (Middle Triassic)
Oldest Fossil Listed485 Ma (Cambrian)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Upper Buntsandstein - Röttone1247.2 - 242 Ma (Triassic)
Vogtendorf1485.4 - 477.7 Ma (Paleozoic)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Stenotosaurus gracilis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Amphibia : Mastodonsauridae : Stenotosaurus : Stenotosaurus gracilis247.2 - 242 Ma
Triassic
Kvania mergli
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Giraldiellidae : Kvania : Kvania mergli485.4 - 477.7 Ma
Paleozoic
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 2 fossil localities

Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kronach
Wikidata ID:Q494537
GeoNames ID:2883784

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