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Kamnik, Sloveniai
Regional Level Types
KamnikMunicipality
SloveniaCountry

Coat of Arms of Kamnik
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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Kamnik13,644 (2014)
Mekinje1,582 (2014)
Šmarca1,441 (2014)
Podgorje993 (2014)
Vrhpolje pri Kamniku737 (2014)
Godič689 (2014)
Mindat Locality ID:
402520
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:402520:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Commune de Kamnik, Slovénie
German:
Gemeinde Kamnik, Slowenien
Italian:
Comune di Kamnik, Slovenia
Russian:
Община Камник, Словения
Simplified Chinese:
卡姆尼克鎮, 斯洛文尼亚
Slovenian:
Občina Kamnik, Slovenija
Spanish:
Municipio de Kamnik, Eslovenia
Arabic:
بلدية كامنيك, سلوفينيا
Bengali:
কাম্নিক পৌরসভা
Cebuano:
Kamnik
Croatian:
Općina Kamnik, Slovenija
Czech:
Občina Kamnik, Slovinsko
Danish:
Kamnik Municipality, Slovenien
Dutch:
Kamnik, Slovenië
Esperanto:
Občina Kamnik
Finnish:
Kamnikin kunta, Slovenia
Greek:
Καμνίκ, Σλοβενία
Gujarati:
કમ્નીક મ્યુનિસિપાલિટી
Hindi:
कम्निक नगरपालिका, स्लोवेनिया
Indonesian:
Kotamadya Kamnik, Slovenia
Japanese:
カムニーク, スロベニア
Kannada:
ಕಮ್ನಿಕ್ ಪುರಸಭೆ
Korean:
캄니크 지방 자치제, 슬로베니아
Latvian:
Kamnikas pašvaldība, Slovēnija
Lithuanian:
Kamnikas, Slovėnija
Malay:
Kamnik Municipality
Marathi:
कारणिक म्युन्सिपाल्टी
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Kamnik Kong-siā
Norwegian:
Kamnik kommune, Slovenia
Polish:
Gmina Kamnik, Słowenia
Portuguese:
Município de Kamnik, Eslovénia
Romanian:
Comuna Kamnik, Slovenia
Scots:
Municipality o Kamnik
Serbian:
Општина Камник, Словенија
Serbo-Croatian:
Kamnik
Sinhalese:
කම්නික් නගර සභාව
Swedish:
Kamnik kommun, Eslobenya
Tamil:
காமினிக் நகராட்சி
Telugu:
కామ్నిక్ మున్సిపాలిటీ
Thai:
เทศบาลเมืองคามนิค, ประเทศสโลเวเนีย
Turkish:
Kamnik Belediyesi, Slovenya
Ukrainian:
Камник , Словенія
Urdu:
کامنیک میونسپلٹی
Venetian:
Kamnik, Slovenia
Vietnamese:
Đô thị tự trị Kamnik, Slovenia
Welsh:
Bwrdeistref Kamnik, Slofenia


Kamnik is is the name of a municipality and town in northern Slovenia. It encompasses a large part of the Kamnik–Savinja Alps and the surrounding area.

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Commodity List

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Mineral List

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

14 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded


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Alphabetical List Tree Diagram

Detailed Mineral List:

Anatase
Formula: TiO2
Böhmite
Formula: AlO(OH)
'Calcioancylite'
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
'Carbonate'
Cerianite-(Ce)
Formula: Ce4+O2
Clinochlore
Formula: Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Diaspore
Formula: AlO(OH)
Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
'Florencite'
Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
Ilmenite
Formula: Fe2+TiO3
Kaolinite
Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
'Monazite Group'
Formula: REE(PO4)
Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Quartz var. Chalcedony
Formula: SiO2
Rutile
Formula: TiO2
'Xenotime'

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz
var. Chalcedony
4.00.05SiO2
4.00.05SiO2
Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
Ilmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
Rutile4.DB.05TiO2
Anatase4.DD.05TiO2
Cerianite-(Ce)4.DL.05Ce4+O2
Diaspore4.FD.10AlO(OH)
Böhmite4.FE.15AlO(OH)
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Dolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Group 9 - Silicates
Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Clinochlore9.EC.55Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Kaolinite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Unclassified
'Monazite Group'-REE(PO4)
'Xenotime'-
'Calcioancylite'-
'Florencite'-
'Carbonate'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H BöhmiteAlO(OH)
H ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
H DiasporeAlO(OH)
H KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
H MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CCarbon
C CalciteCaCO3
C DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
OOxygen
O AnataseTiO2
O BöhmiteAlO(OH)
O CalciteCaCO3
O Cerianite-(Ce)Ce4+O2
O Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
O ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
O DiasporeAlO(OH)
O DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
O HematiteFe2O3
O IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
O KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
O Monazite GroupREE(PO4)
O MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O QuartzSiO2
O RutileTiO2
MgMagnesium
Mg ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Mg DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
AlAluminium
Al BöhmiteAlO(OH)
Al ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Al DiasporeAlO(OH)
Al KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Al MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Si Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Si ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Si KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Si MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si QuartzSiO2
PPhosphorus
P Monazite GroupREE(PO4)
SSulfur
S PyriteFeS2
KPotassium
K MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
TiTitanium
Ti AnataseTiO2
Ti IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Ti RutileTiO2
FeIron
Fe HematiteFe2O3
Fe IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Fe PyriteFeS2
CeCerium
Ce Cerianite-(Ce)Ce4+O2

Fossils

There are 29 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

These data are provided on an experimental basis and are taken from external databases. Mindat.org has no control currently over the accuracy of these data.

Occurrences29
Youngest Fossil Listed11.6 Ma (Miocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed247 Ma (Early/Lower Triassic)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Coprolitic Horizon312.7 - 11.608 Ma (Miocene)
Korosica1242 - 235 Ma (Triassic)
Strelovec10247.2 - 242 Ma (Triassic)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Microcaris
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Thylacocephala : Concavicarida : Microcarididae : Microcaris247.2 - 242 Ma
Triassic
Schimperella
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Malacostraca : Lophogastrida : Eucopiidae : Schimperella247.2 - 242 Ma
Triassic
Aspiduriella
genus
Animalia : Echinodermata : Ophiuroidea : Ophiurida : Ophiuridae : Aspiduriella247.2 - 242 Ma
Triassic
Ctenognathichthys
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Perleidiformes : Perleididae : Ctenognathichthys247.2 - 242 Ma
Triassic
Habroichthys
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Perleidiformes : Habroichthyidae : Habroichthys247.2 - 242 Ma
Triassic
Placopleurus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Placopleurus247.2 - 242 Ma
Triassic
Eosemionotus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Semionotiformes : Macrosemiidae : Eosemionotus247.2 - 242 Ma
Triassic
Furo
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Ionoscopiformes : Furidae : Furo247.2 - 242 Ma
Triassic
Ichthyosauria
unranked clade
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Ichthyosauria247.2 - 242 Ma
Triassic
Saurichthys
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Actinopterygii : Saurichthyidae : Saurichthys247.2 - 235 Ma
Triassic
Xiphosura
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Xiphosura : Xiphosura247.2 - 242 Ma
Triassic
Palinuridae
family
Animalia : Arthropoda : Malacostraca : Decapoda : Palinuridae247.2 - 242 Ma
Triassic
Pachypleurosauroidea
superfamily
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Eosauropterygia : Pachypleurosauroidea247.2 - 242 Ma
Triassic
Margarophyllia capitata
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Margarophylliidae : Margarophyllia : Margarophyllia capitata237 - 228 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Margarosmilia septanectens
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Margarophylliidae : Margarosmilia : Margarosmilia septanectens237 - 228 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Tropidendron rhopalifer
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Tropiastreidae : Tropidendron : Tropidendron rhopalifer237 - 228 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Sloveniatrum robici
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Odonata : Libellulidae : Sloveniatrum : Sloveniatrum robici12.7 - 11.608 Ma
Miocene
Sangiorgioichthys
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Sangiorgioichthys247.2 - 242 Ma
Triassic
Alpinothalamia slovenica
species
Animalia : Porifera : Demospongea : Hadromerida : Celyphiidae : Alpinothalamia : Alpinothalamia slovenica237 - 228 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Solenolmia manon
species
Animalia : Porifera : Demospongea : Agelasida : Solenolmiidae : Solenolmia : Solenolmia manon237 - 228 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Ladinella porata
species
Animalia : Problematica : Ladinella : Ladinella porata237 - 228 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Hippocampus sarmaticus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Syngnathiformes : Syngnathidae : Hippocampus : Hippocampus sarmaticus12.7 - 11.608 Ma
Miocene
Hippocampus slovenicus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Syngnathiformes : Syngnathidae : Hippocampus : Hippocampus slovenicus12.7 - 11.608 Ma
Miocene
Dadocrinidae
family
Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea : Millericrinida : Dadocrinidae247.2 - 242 Ma
Triassic
Plexoramea cerebriformis
species
Animalia : Problematica : Plexoramea : Plexoramea cerebriformis237 - 228 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 4 fossil localities

Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Municipality_of_Kamnik
Wikidata ID:Q3503153
GeoNames ID:3198364

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