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Zittau, Görlitz District, Saxony, Germanyi
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ZittauCity
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Views of the Hirschfelde lignite mining area, in 1910.

Herkules lignite works, Hirschfelde, Zittau, Görlitz District, Saxony, Germany
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View of the Hirschfelde lignite mining area, in 1912.

Herkules lignite works, Hirschfelde, Zittau, Görlitz District, Saxony, Germany
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View of the Hirschfelde lignite mining area, in 1924.

Herkules lignite works, Hirschfelde, Zittau, Görlitz District, Saxony, Germany
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Views of the Hirschfelde lignite mining area, in 1910.

Herkules lignite works, Hirschfelde, Zittau, Görlitz District, Saxony, Germany
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View of the Hirschfelde lignite mining area, in 1912.

Herkules lignite works, Hirschfelde, Zittau, Görlitz District, Saxony, Germany
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View of the Hirschfelde lignite mining area, in 1924.

Herkules lignite works, Hirschfelde, Zittau, Görlitz District, Saxony, Germany
04671350017272421195310.jpg
Views of the Hirschfelde lignite mining area, in 1910.

Herkules lignite works, Hirschfelde, Zittau, Görlitz District, Saxony, Germany
02584170017272421249258.jpg
View of the Hirschfelde lignite mining area, in 1912.

Herkules lignite works, Hirschfelde, Zittau, Görlitz District, Saxony, Germany
Neighbouring regions:
Ostritz, Görlitz District, Saxony, Germany
Gmina Bogatynia, Zgorzelec County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
Bertsdorf-Hörnitz, Görlitz District, Saxony, Germany
Oybin, Görlitz District, Saxony, Germany
Bogatynia, Zgorzelec County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
Bernstadt auf dem Eigen, Görlitz District, Saxony, Germany
Mittelherwigsdorf, Görlitz District, Saxony, Germany
Herrnhut, Görlitz District, Saxony, Germany
Hrádek nad Nisou, Liberec District, Liberec Region, Czech Republic
Type:
City
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Zittau25,785 (2015)
Hirschfelde3,994 (2015)
Schlegel1,115 (2015)
Mindat Locality ID:
424753
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:424753:4
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
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French:
Zittau, Görlitz, Saxe (Land), Allemagne
German:
Zittau, Görlitz, Sachsen, Deutschland
Italian:
Zittau, circondario di Görlitz, Sassonia, Germania
Russian:
Циттау, Гёрлиц, Саксония (земля), Германия
Simplified Chinese:
齐陶, 萨克森自由州, 德国
Spanish:
Zittau, Görlitz, Sajonia, Alemania
Afrikaans:
Zittau, Sakse, Duitsland
Arabic:
تسيتاو, دائرة غورلتس, ساكسونيا, ألمانيا
Aragonese:
Zittau, Saxonia, Alemanya
Armenian:
Ցիտաու, Սաքսոնիա, Գերմանիա
Asturian:
Zittau, Saxonia, Alemaña
Basque:
Zittau, Saxonia, Alemania
Bavarian:
Zittau, Saggsn, Deitschland
Belarusian:
Цытау, раён Гёрліц, Саксонія (федэральная зямля), Германія
Breton:
Zittau, Saks, Alamagn
Bulgarian:
Цитау, Гьорлиц, Саксония, Германия
Catalan:
Zittau, Districte de Görlitz, Saxònia, Alemanya
Cebuano:
Zittau, Landkreis Görlitz, Saxony, Alemanya
Chechen:
Циттау, Саксони (латта), Германи
Corsican:
Zittau, Sassonia, Germania
Croatian:
Zittau, Saska (pokrajina), Njemačka
Czech:
Žitava, Zemský okres Zhořelec, Sasko, Německo
Danish:
Zittau, Landkreis Görlitz, Sachsen, Tyskland
Dutch:
Zittau, Landkreis Görlitz, Saksen (deelstaat), Duitsland
Dutch Low Saxon:
Zittau, Saksen (dailstoat), Duutslaand
Esperanto:
Zittau, Distrikto Görlitz, Saksio, Germanio
Estonian:
Zittau, Görlitzi kreis, Saksimaa, Saksamaa
Farsi/Persian:
تسیتا, گورلیتس , زاکسن, آلمان
Finnish:
Zittau, Saksi (osavaltio), Saksa
Franco-Provençal:
Zittau, Alemagne
Friulian:
Zittau, Gjermanie
Galician:
Zittau, Saxonia, Alemaña
Greek:
Τσίταου, Σαξονία, Γερμανία
Hebrew:
וזיטאו, חבל גרליץ, סקסוניה, גרמניה
Hungarian:
Zittau, Szászország, Németország
Icelandic:
Zittau, Saxland, Þýskaland
Ido:
Zittau, Saxonia, Germania
Indonesian:
Zittau, Sachsen, Jerman
Interlingua:
Zittau, Saxonia, Germania
Interlingue:
Zittau, Subdistrict Görlitz, Saxonia, Germania
Irish Gaelic:
Zittau, An tSacsain, An Ghearmáin
Japanese:
ツィッタウ, ゲルリッツ郡, ザクセン州, ドイツ
Kongo:
Zittau, Sachsen, Alemanyi
Kurdish (Latin Script):
Zittau, Saksonya, Almanya
Ladin:
Zittau
Latin:
Sitavia, Saxonia, Germania
Latvian:
Citava, Gerlicas apriņķis, Saksija, Vācija
Ligurian:
Zittau, Sassonia, Germania
Limburgian:
Zittau, Sakse (Bundesland), Duitsland
Lithuanian:
Citau, Saksonija, Vokietija
Low Saxon/Low German:
Zittau, Sassen (Bundsland), Düütschland
Lower Sorbian:
Žytawa, Sakska, Nimska
Luxembourgish:
Zittau, Sachsen, Däitschland
Macedonian:
Цитау, Герлиц, Саксонија, Германија
Malagasy:
Zittau, Alemaina
Malay:
Zittau, Görlitz, Sachsen, Jerman
Minangkabau:
Zittau, Jerman
Narom:
Zittau, Allemangne
Neapolitan:
Zittau, Sassonia, Germania
Norwegian:
Zittau, Landkreis Görlitz, Sachsen, Tyskland
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Zittau, Sachsen, Tyskland
Occitan:
Zittau, Saxònia (land), Alemanha
Picard:
Zittau, Alemanne
Piedmontese:
Zittau, Sassònia, Almagna
Polish:
Żytawa, Powiat Görlitz, Saksonia, Niemcy
Portuguese:
Zittau, Görlitz, Saxônia, Alemanha
Romanian:
Zittau, Görlitz, Saxonia, Germania
Romansh:
Zittau, Saxonia, Germania
Sardinian:
Zittau, Germania
Scots:
Zittau, Görlitz, Saxony, Germany
Scottish Gaelic:
Zittau, Sagsainn, A' Ghearmailt
Serbian:
Цитау, Саксонија, Њемачка
Serbo-Croatian:
Zittau, Saksonija, Njemačka
Sicilian:
Zittau, Girmania
Slovak:
Zittau, Sasko, Nemecko
Slovenian:
Zittau, Saška, Nemčija
Swahili:
Zittau, Saksonia, Ujerumani
Swedish:
Zittau, Landkreis Görlitz, Sachsen, Tyskland
Tatar:
Циттау, Ирекле дәүләт Саксония, Алмания
Traditional Chinese:
齊陶, 薩克遜, 德國
Turkish:
Zittau, Saksonya, Almanya
Ukrainian:
Циттау, Герліц, Саксонія, Німеччина
Upper Sorbian:
Žitawa, Wokrjes Zhorjelc, Sakska, Němska
Venetian:
Zittau, Sassonia, Germania
Vietnamese:
Zittau, Görlitz, Sachsen, Đức
Volapük:
Zittau, Saxän, Deutän
Walloon:
Zittau, Almagne
Waray:
Zittau, Görlitz, Sachsen, Alemanya
Welsh:
Zittau, Sachsen, Yr Almaen
West Flemish:
Zittau, Duutsland
Wolof:
Zittau, Almaañ
Zulu:
Zittau, IJalimani


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7 valid minerals.

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ⓘ Bariopharmacosiderite
Formula: Ba0.5Fe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 5H2O
ⓘ Churchite-(Y)
Formula: Y(PO4) · 2H2O
ⓘ 'Feldspar Group'
ⓘ Fluorapatite
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3F
ⓘ Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
ⓘ Nepheline
Formula: Na3K(Al4Si4O16)
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Topaz
Formula: Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 3 - Halides
ⓘFluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘFluorapatite8.BN.05Ca5(PO4)3F
ⓘChurchite-(Y)8.CJ.50Y(PO4) · 2H2O
ⓘBariopharmacosiderite8.DK.10Ba0.5Fe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 5H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘTopaz9.AF.35Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
ⓘNepheline9.FA.05Na3K(Al4Si4O16)
Unclassified
ⓘ'Feldspar Group'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ BariopharmacosideriteBa0.5Fe43+(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 5H2O
Hⓘ Churchite-(Y)Y(PO4) · 2H2O
Hⓘ TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ BariopharmacosideriteBa0.5Fe43+(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 5H2O
Oⓘ Churchite-(Y)Y(PO4) · 2H2O
Oⓘ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Oⓘ NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
FFluorine
Fⓘ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Fⓘ FluoriteCaF2
Fⓘ TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
NaSodium
Naⓘ NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
AlAluminium
Alⓘ NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
Alⓘ TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ Churchite-(Y)Y(PO4) · 2H2O
Pⓘ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
KPotassium
Kⓘ NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
CaCalcium
Caⓘ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Caⓘ FluoriteCaF2
FeIron
Feⓘ BariopharmacosideriteBa0.5Fe43+(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 5H2O
AsArsenic
Asⓘ BariopharmacosideriteBa0.5Fe43+(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 5H2O
YYttrium
Yⓘ Churchite-(Y)Y(PO4) · 2H2O
BaBarium
Baⓘ BariopharmacosideriteBa0.5Fe43+(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 5H2O

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zittau
Wikidata ID:Q157200
GeoNames ID:6551130

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References

Grahmann R., Ebert H. (1937) - Erläuterungen zu Geologische Karte von Sachsen, Blatt 89 Hirschfelde mit Teilen der Blätter Nr. 90 (Weigsdorf) und Nr. 108 (Oberullersodrf); II Auflage, Leitung K.Pietzsch, Leipzig.
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