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Kalek, Chomutov District, Ústí nad Labem Region, Czech Republici
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KalekMunicipality
Chomutov DistrictDistrict
Ústí nad Labem RegionRegion
Czech RepublicCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Kalek170 (2018)
Mindat Locality ID:
418074
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:418074:9
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Kallich
Other Languages:
French:
Kalek, District de Chomutov, Région d'Ústí nad Labem, République tchèque
German:
Kalek, Okres Chomutov, Ústecký kraj, Tschechien
Italian:
Kalek, Distretto di Chomutov, Regione di Ústí nad Labem, Repubblica Ceca
Spanish:
Kalek, Distrito de Chomutov, Región de Ústí nad Labem, República Checa
Basque:
Kalek, Ústí nad Labem eskualdea, Txekia
Bulgarian:
Калек, Хомутов, Устецки край, Чехия
Catalan:
Kalek, Districte de Chomutov, Regió d'Ústí nad Labem, República Txeca
Cebuano:
Kalek, Okres Chomutov, Ústecký kraj, Nasod nga Czech
Chechen:
Калек, Чехи
Czech:
Kalek, Okres Chomutov, Ústecký kraj, Česko
Dutch:
Kalek, Okres Chomutov, Ústí nad Labem, Tsjechië
Esperanto:
Kalek, Distrikto Chomutov, Regiono Ústí nad Labem, Ĉeĥio
Farsi/Persian:
کالک, شهرستان خوموتوف, منطقه اوستی ناد لابم, جمهوری چک
Hungarian:
Kalek, Chomutovi járás, Ústí nad Labem-i kerület, Csehország
Irish Gaelic:
Kalek, Poblacht na Seice
Lombard:
Kalek, Cechia
Malay:
Kalek, Daerah Chomutov, Wilayah Ústí nad Labem, Republik Czech
Polish:
Kalek, Powiat Chomutov, Kraj ustecki, Czechy
Portuguese:
Kalek, Chomutov, Ústí nad Labem, República Checa
Serbian:
Калек, Округ Хомутов, Устечки крај, Чешка
Slovak:
Kalek, Okres Chomutov, Úsťanský kraj, Česko
South Azerbaijani:
کالک, خوموتوف بؤلگه‌سی‌, اوستی ناد لابم اوستانی, چک جومهوریتی
Swedish:
Kalek, Chomutov, Ústí nad Labem, Tjeckien
Tatar:
Калек, Чехия
Vietnamese:
Kalek, Chomutov, Ústí nad Labem, Cộng hòa Séc


Some small quarries, shafts, adits and dumps in forest, south of village (ca. 50.5729, 13.3174), where a marble was mined and processed for a lime. All mines are very desolate.

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3 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

'Amphibole Supergroup'
Formula: AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Diopside
Formula: CaMgSi2O6
Grossular
Formula: Ca3Al2(SiO4)3

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 9 - Silicates
Grossular9.AD.25Ca3Al2(SiO4)3
Diopside9.DA.15CaMgSi2O6
Unclassified
'Amphibole Supergroup'-AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
CCarbon
C CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
O Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
O CalciteCaCO3
O DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
O GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
FFluorine
F Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
MgMagnesium
Mg DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
AlAluminium
Al Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Al GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
SiSilicon
Si Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Si DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Si GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
ClChlorine
Cl Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
CaCalcium
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Ca GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
TiTitanium
Ti Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalek
Wikidata ID:Q1522961
GeoNames ID:3073994

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