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Opava, Opava District, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republici
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OpavaMunicipality
Opava DistrictDistrict
Moravian-Silesian RegionRegion
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Gypsum

Kateřinky gypsum deposit, Kateřinky, Opava, Opava District, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic
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Gypsum

Kateřinky gypsum deposit, Kateřinky, Opava, Opava District, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic
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Gypsum

Kateřinky gypsum deposit, Kateřinky, Opava, Opava District, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic
Neighbouring regions:
Gmina Kietrz, Głubczyce County, Opole Voivodeship, Poland
Gmina Branice, Głubczyce County, Opole Voivodeship, Poland
Type:
Municipality
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Opava60,252 (2018)
Mindat Locality ID:
408285
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:408285:2
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
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Czech:
Opava, okres Opava, Moravskoslezský kraj, Česko
French:
Opava, Opava, Région de Moravie-Silésie, République tchèque
German:
Opava, Okres Opava, Moravskoslezský kraj, Tschechien
Italian:
Opava, Distretto di Opava, Regione di Moravia-Slesia, Repubblica Ceca
Russian:
Опава, Опава, Моравскосилезский край, Чехия
Simplified Chinese:
奥帕瓦, 奧帕瓦縣, 摩拉維亞-西里西亞州, 捷克
Spanish:
Opava, Distrito de Opava, Región de Moravia-Silesia, República Checa
Arabic:
أوبافا, مقاطعة أوبافا, إقليم مورافيا-سيليزيا, التشيك
Armenian:
Օպավա, Օպավայի շրջան, Չեխիա
Aromanian:
Opava
Azeri:
Opava, Moraviya-Sileziya diyarı, Çexiya
Bashkir:
Опава, Чехия
Basque:
Opava, Moravia-Silesia eskualdea, Txekia
Belarusian:
Опава, раён Опава, Мараўскасілезскі край, Чэхія
Belarusian (Tarashkevitsa):
Опава, Мараўска-сылескі край, Чэхія
Bulgarian:
Опава, Опава, Моравско-силезки край, Чехия
Catalan:
Opava, districte d'Opava, Regió de Moràvia i Silèsia, República Txeca
Cebuano:
Opava, Okres Opava, Moravskoslezský kraj, Nasod nga Czech
Croatian:
Opava, Moravsko-šleski kraj, Češka
Danish:
Opava, Mähren-Schlesien, Tjekkiet
Dutch:
Opava, Okres Opava, Moravië-Silezië, Tsjechië
Egyptian Arabic:
اوبافا, تشيكيا
Esperanto:
Opava, Distrikto Opava, Moraviasilezia regiono, Ĉeĥio
Estonian:
Opava, Morava-Sileesia maakond, Tšehhi
Farsi/Persian:
اوپاوا, شهرستان اوپاوا, استان موراوی-سیلزی, جمهوری چک
Finnish:
Opava, Määrin-Sleesian lääni, Tšekki
Georgian:
ოპავა, ოპავის რაიონი, მორავია-სილეზიის მხარე, ჩეხეთი
Greek:
Οπάβα, Τσεχία
Hebrew:
אופבה, מחוז משנה אופאבה, מורביה-שלזיה, צ'כיה
Hindi:
ओपावा, चेक गणराज्य
Hungarian:
Opava, Opavai járás, Morva-sziléziai kerület, Csehország
Ido:
Opava, Chekia
Indonesian:
Opava, Daerah Moravia-Silesia, Ceko
Japanese:
オパヴァ, モラヴィア・スレスコ州, チェコ
Kazakh (Cyrillic Script):
Опава, Чехия
Korean:
오파바, 모라바슬레스코 주, 체코
Latin:
Oppavia, Cechia
Latvian:
Opava, Opavas apriņķis, Morāvijas-Silēzijas apgabals, Čehija
Lithuanian:
Opava, Opavos rajonas, Moravijos-Silezijos kraštas, Čekija
Macedonian:
Опава, Моравскошлески крај, Чешка
Malay:
Opava, Daerah Opava, Wilayah Moravia-Silesia, Republik Czech
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Opava, Opava Koān
Mongolian:
Опава, Чех
Norwegian:
Opava, Mähren-Schlesien, Tsjekkia
Polish:
Opawa, Powiat Opawa, Kraj morawsko-śląski, Czechy
Portuguese:
Opava, Opava, Morávia-Silésia, República Checa
Romanian:
Opava, Opava, Regiunea Moravia-Silezia, Cehia
Scots:
Opava, Czech Republic
Serbian:
Опава, Округ Опава, Моравско-Шлески крај, Чешка
Serbo-Croatian:
Opava, Moravsko-šleski kraj, Češka
Silesian:
Uopawa, Czesko Republika
Slovak:
Opava, okres Opava, Moravsko-sliezsky kraj, Česko
Slovenian:
Opava, Češka
Swedish:
Opava, Opava, Mähren-Schlesien, Tjeckien
Tajik (Cyrillic Script):
Опава, Чехия
Tatar:
Опава, Чехия
Traditional Chinese:
奧帕瓦, 捷克
Turkish:
Opava, Opava ilçesi, Moravya-Silezya Bölgesi, Çek Cumhuriyeti
Ukrainian:
Опава, Опава, Мораво-Сілезький край, Чехія
Upper Sorbian:
Opava, Čěska
Urdu:
اوپاوا, اوپاوا ضلع, موراویائی سیلیسیائی علاقہ, چیک جمہوریہ
Vietnamese:
Opava, Opava, Morava-Slezsko, Cộng hòa Séc
Waray:
Opava, Okres Opava, Moravian-Silesian, Republika Czeka
Welsh:
Opava, Y Weriniaeth Tsiec
Western Punjabi:
اوپاوا, اوپاوا ضلع, موراویائی سیلیسیائی علاقہ, چیک لوکراج


Opava (German: Troppau, Lower Silesian: Tropp, Polish: Opawa, Latin: Oppavia, Silesian: Uopawa) is a city in the eastern Czech Republic on the river Opava, located to the north-west of Ostrava. Opava is one of the historical centres of Silesia. It was a historical capital of Czech Silesia. Opava is now in the Moravian-Silesian Region.

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ⓘ Daubréeite
Formula: BiO(OH)
ⓘ Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
ⓘ Native Iron
Formula: Fe
ⓘ Native Iron var. Kamacite
Formula: (Fe,Ni)
ⓘ Schreibersite
Formula: (Fe,Ni)3P
ⓘ Troilite
Formula: FeS

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Iron1.AE.05Fe
ⓘvar. Kamacite1.AE.05(Fe,Ni)
ⓘSchreibersite1.BD.05(Fe,Ni)3P
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘTroilite2.CC.10FeS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘDaubréeite4.F0.25BiO(OH)
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘGypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ DaubréeiteBiO(OH)
Hⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
OOxygen
Oⓘ DaubréeiteBiO(OH)
Oⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ Schreibersite(Fe,Ni)3P
SSulfur
Sⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Sⓘ TroiliteFeS
CaCalcium
Caⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
FeIron
Feⓘ Native IronFe
Feⓘ Native Iron var. Kamacite(Fe,Ni)
Feⓘ Schreibersite(Fe,Ni)3P
Feⓘ TroiliteFeS
NiNickel
Niⓘ Native Iron var. Kamacite(Fe,Ni)
Niⓘ Schreibersite(Fe,Ni)3P
BiBismuth
Biⓘ DaubréeiteBiO(OH)

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opava
Wikidata ID:Q156080
GeoNames ID:3068927

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