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Chožov, Louny District, Ústí nad Labem Region, Czech Republici
Regional Level Types
ChožovMunicipality
Louny DistrictDistrict
Ústí nad Labem RegionRegion
Czech RepublicCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Chožov564 (2018)
Mindat Locality ID:
409544
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:409544:9
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Chožov, District de Louny, Région d'Ústí nad Labem, République tchèque
German:
Chožov, Okres Louny, Ústecký kraj, Tschechien
Italian:
Chožov, Distretto di Louny, Regione di Ústí nad Labem, Repubblica Ceca
Spanish:
Chožov, Distrito de Louny, Región de Ústí nad Labem, República Checa
Basque:
Chožov, Ústí nad Labem eskualdea, Txekia
Cebuano:
Chožov, Okres Louny, Ústecký kraj, Nasod nga Czech
Czech:
Chožov, Okres Louny, Ústecký kraj, Česko
Dutch:
Chožov, Okres Louny, Ústí nad Labem, Tsjechië
Farsi/Persian:
خوژوو, شهرستان لوونی, منطقه اوستی ناد لابم, جمهوری چک
Hungarian:
Chožov, Lounyi járás, Ústí nad Labem-i kerület, Csehország
Malay:
Chožov, Daerah Louny, Wilayah Ústí nad Labem, Republik Czech
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Chožov
Portuguese:
Chožov, Louny, Ústí nad Labem, República Checa
Serbian:
Хожов, Округ Лоуни, Устечки крај, Чешка
Slovak:
Chožov, Okres Louny, Úsťanský kraj, Česko
South Azerbaijani:
خوژوو, لوونی بؤلگه‌سی‌, اوستی ناد لابم اوستانی, چک جومهوریتی
Swedish:
Chožov, Louny, Ústí nad Labem, Tjeckien
Vietnamese:
Chožov, Louny, Ústí nad Labem, Cộng hòa Séc


Chožov (German: Koschow) is a village and municipality (obec) in Louny District in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic.

The municipality covers an area of 21.28 square kilometres (8.22 sq mi).

Chožov lies approximately 7 kilometres (4 mi) north-east of Louny, 32 km (20 mi) south-west of Ústí nad Labem, and 53 km (33 mi) north-west of Prague.

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Mineral List

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

1 valid mineral.

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Aragonite5.AB.15CaCO3
Unclassified
'Limonite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
C AragoniteCaCO3
OOxygen
O AragoniteCaCO3
CaCalcium
Ca AragoniteCaCO3

Fossils

There are 1 fossil locality 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.

Occurrences1
Youngest Fossil Listed89.3 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
Oldest Fossil Listed93.5 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
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Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Gyrosoria lata
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Cancellothyrididae : Gyrosoria : Gyrosoria lata93.5 - 89.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 1 fossil locality

Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cho%C5%BEov
Wikidata ID:Q1076854
GeoNames ID:3077612

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