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Chemnitz, Saxony, Germanyi
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„Frankenberger Strasse“, Chemnitz

Chemnitz, Saxony, Germany
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„Frankenberger Strasse“, Chemnitz, Saxony

Chemnitz, Saxony, Germany
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„Frankenberger Strasse“, Chemnitz, Saxony

Chemnitz, Saxony, Germany
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„Frankenberger Strasse“, Chemnitz

Chemnitz, Saxony, Germany
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„Frankenberger Strasse“, Chemnitz, Saxony

Chemnitz, Saxony, Germany
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„Frankenberger Strasse“, Chemnitz, Saxony

Chemnitz, Saxony, Germany
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„Frankenberger Strasse“, Chemnitz

Chemnitz, Saxony, Germany
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„Frankenberger Strasse“, Chemnitz, Saxony

Chemnitz, Saxony, Germany
Type:
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Chemnitz247,220 (2018)
Wittgensdorf4,440 (2015)
Hilbersdorf1,500 (2017)
Mindat Locality ID:
4471
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:4471:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Chemnitz, Saxe (Land), Allemagne
German:
Chemnitz, Sachsen, Deutschland
Italian:
Chemnitz, Sassonia, Germania
Russian:
Хемниц, Саксония (земля), Германия
Simplified Chinese:
开姆尼茨, 萨克森自由州, 德国
Spanish:
Chemnitz, Sajonia, Alemania
Upper Sorbian:
Kamjenica, Sakska, Němska
Afrikaans:
Chemnitz, Sakse, Duitsland
Albanian:
Chemnitz, Saksonia, Gjermania
Arabic:
كيمنتس, ساكسونيا, ألمانيا
Aragonese:
Chemnitz, Saxonia, Alemanya
Armenian:
Խեմնից, Սաքսոնիա, Գերմանիա
Asturian:
Chemnitz, Saxonia, Alemaña
Azeri:
Xemnits, Saksoniya, Almaniya
Bashkir:
Хемниц, Саксония, Германия
Basque:
Chemnitz, Saxonia, Alemania
Bavarian:
Chemnitz, Saggsn, Deitschland
Belarusian:
Хемніц, Саксонія (федэральная зямля), Германія
Belarusian (Tarashkevitsa):
Кемніц, Саксонія, Нямеччына
Bengali:
চেমনিতয, জাখসেন, জার্মানি
Breton:
Chemnitz, Saks, Alamagn
Bulgarian:
Кемниц, Саксония, Германия
Catalan:
Chemnitz, Saxònia, Alemanya
Cebuano:
Chemnitz , Saxony, Alemanya
Chechen:
Хемниц, Саксони (латта), Германи
Chuvash:
Хемниц, Саксони (федераллă çĕр), Германи
Corsican:
Chemnitz, Sassonia, Germania
Croatian:
Chemnitz, Saska (pokrajina), Njemačka
Czech:
Saská Kamenice, Sasko, Německo
Danish:
Chemnitz, Sachsen, Tyskland
Dutch:
Chemnitz, Saksen (deelstaat), Duitsland
Dutch Low Saxon:
Chemnitz, Saksen (dailstoat), Duutslaand
Esperanto:
Chemnitz, Saksio, Germanio
Estonian:
Chemnitz, Saksimaa, Saksamaa
Farsi/Persian:
کمنیتز, زاکسن, آلمان
Finnish:
Chemnitz, Saksi (osavaltio), Saksa
Franco-Provençal:
Chemnitz, Alemagne
Friulian:
Chemnitz, Gjermanie
Galician:
Chemnitz, Saxonia, Alemaña
Georgian:
კემნიცი, საქსონია, გერმანია
Greek:
Κέμνιτς, Σαξονία, Γερμανία
Gujarati:
કેમનિટ્ઝ, સેક્સોની, જર્મની
Hakka:
Chemnitz, Saxony, Tet-koet
Hebrew:
קמניץ, סקסוניה, גרמניה
Hindi:
केम्नित्ज़, सैक्सोनी, जर्मनी
Hungarian:
Chemnitz, Szászország, Németország
Icelandic:
Chemnitz, Saxland, Þýskaland
Ido:
Chemnitz, Saxonia, Germania
Indonesian:
Chemnitz, Sachsen, Jerman
Interlingua:
Chemnitz, Saxonia, Germania
Interlingue:
Chemnitz, Saxonia, Germania
Irish Gaelic:
Chemnitz, An tSacsain, An Ghearmáin
Japanese:
ケムニッツ, ザクセン州, ドイツ
Kannada:
ಚಿಮ್ನಿಟ್ಜ್, ಸ್ಯಾಕ್ಸೋನಿ, ಜರ್ಮನಿ
Kazakh (Cyrillic Script):
Хемниц, Саксония еркін мемлекеті, Германия
Kongo:
Chemnitz, Sachsen, Alemanyi
Korean:
켐니츠, 작센주, 독일
Kyrgyz:
Хемниц, Германия
Latin:
Chemnicium, Saxonia, Germania
Latvian:
Hemnica, Saksija, Vācija
Ligurian:
Chemnitz, Sassonia, Germania
Limburgian:
Chemnitz, Sakse (Bundesland), Duitsland
Lithuanian:
Chemnicas, Saksonija, Vokietija
Lombard:
Chemnitz, Sasonia, Germania
Low Saxon/Low German:
Chemnitz, Sassen (Bundsland), Düütschland
Luxembourgish:
Chemnitz, Sachsen, Däitschland
Macedonian:
Кемниц, Саксонија, Германија
Malagasy:
Chemnitz, Alemaina
Malay:
Chemnitz, Sachsen, Jerman
Marathi:
केम्निट्झ, जाक्सन, जर्मनी
Mazanderani:
کمنیتز, آلمان
Minangkabau:
Chemnitz, Jerman
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Chemnitz, Sachsen, Tek-kok
Narom:
Chemnitz, Allemangne
Neapolitan:
Chemnitz, Sassonia, Germania
Northern Frisian:
Chemnitz, Saksen (lönj), Tjüschlönj
Norwegian:
Chemnitz, Sachsen, Tyskland
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Chemnitz, Sachsen, Tyskland
Occitan:
Chemnitz, Saxònia (land), Alemanha
Picard:
Chemnitz, Alemanne
Piedmontese:
Chemnitz, Sassònia, Almagna
Polish:
Chemnitz, Saksonia, Niemcy
Portuguese:
Chemnitz, Saxônia, Alemanha
Romanian:
Chemnitz, Saxonia, Germania
Romansh:
Chemnitz, Saxonia, Germania
Sardinian:
Chemnitz, Germania
Saterland Frisian:
Chemnitz, Saksen (Buundeslound), Düütsklound
Scots:
Chemnitz, Saxony, Germany
Scottish Gaelic:
Chemnitz, Sagsainn, A' Ghearmailt
Serbian:
Кемниц, Саксонија, Њемачка
Serbo-Croatian:
Chemnitz, Saksonija, Njemačka
Sicilian:
Chemnitz, Girmania
Silesian:
Chemnitz, Saksůńijo, Mjymcy
Sinhalese:
කෙම්නිට්ස්, සැක්සොනි, ජර්මනිය
Slovak:
Kamenica, Sasko, Nemecko
Slovenian:
Chemnitz, Saška, Nemčija
South Azerbaijani:
کمنیتس, زاکسن, آلمان
Swahili:
Chemnitz, Saksonia, Ujerumani
Swedish:
Chemnitz, Sachsen, Tyskland
Tamil:
செம்னிட்ஸ், சாக்சனி, ஜெர்மனி
Tatar:
Хемниц, Ирекле дәүләт Саксония, Алмания
Telugu:
కెమింట్స్, సాక్సోనీ, జర్మనీ
Thai:
เค็มนิทซ์, รัฐซัคเซิน, ประเทศเยอรมนี
Traditional Chinese:
真尼沙, 薩克遜, 德國
Turkish:
Chemnitz, Saksonya, Almanya
Ukrainian:
Хемніц, Саксонія, Німеччина
Urdu:
چیمنٹز, زاکسن, جرمنی
Uzbek (Latin Script):
Chemnitz, Saksoniya, Germaniya
Venetian:
Chemnitz, Sassonia, Germania
Vietnamese:
Chemnitz, Sachsen, Đức
Volapük:
Chemnitz, Saxän, Deutän
Walloon:
Chemnitz, Almagne
Waray:
Chemnitz, Sachsen, Alemanya
Welsh:
Chemnitz, Sachsen, Yr Almaen
West Flemish:
Chemnitz, Duutsland
West Frisian:
Chemnitz, Saksen (dielsteat), Dútslân
Western Punjabi:
چیمنتز, سیکسنی, جرمنی
Wolof:
Chemnitz, Almaañ
Yiddish:
קעמניץ, זאקסן, דייטשלאנד
Zulu:
Chemnitz, IJalimani


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6 valid minerals.

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Detailed Mineral List:

Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
'Feldspar Group'
Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Orthoclase
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
Orthoclase var. Paradoxite
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
'Petrified Wood'
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Quartz var. Agate
Formula: SiO2
Quartz var. Chalcedony
Formula: SiO2

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Group 3 - Halides
Fluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz
var. Agate
4.DA.05SiO2
var. Chalcedony4.DA.05SiO2
4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Malachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Group 9 - Silicates
Orthoclase9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
var. Paradoxite9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
Unclassified
'Feldspar Group'-
'Petrified Wood'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
CCarbon
C CalciteCaCO3
C MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
OOxygen
O Quartz var. AgateSiO2
O CalciteCaCO3
O Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
O MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
O OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
O QuartzSiO2
O Orthoclase var. ParadoxiteK(AlSi3O8)
FFluorine
F FluoriteCaF2
AlAluminium
Al OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Al Orthoclase var. ParadoxiteK(AlSi3O8)
SiSilicon
Si Quartz var. AgateSiO2
Si Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Si OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Si QuartzSiO2
Si Orthoclase var. ParadoxiteK(AlSi3O8)
SSulfur
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
KPotassium
K OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
K Orthoclase var. ParadoxiteK(AlSi3O8)
CaCalcium
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca FluoriteCaF2
FeIron
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
CuCopper
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cu MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2

Fossils

There are 4 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.

Occurrences4
Youngest Fossil Listed272 Ma (Permian)
Oldest Fossil Listed299 Ma (Carboniferous)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Leukersdorf - Zeisigwald Tuff3295.5 - 279.3 Ma (Permian)
Luekersdorf1298.9 - 272.3 Ma (Paleozoic)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Onchiodon
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Temnospondyli : Eryopidae : Onchiodon298.9 - 272.3 Ma
Paleozoic
Permotarbus schuberti
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Arachnida : Permotarbus : Permotarbus schuberti295.5 - 279.3 Ma
Permian
Opsieobuthus tungeri
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Arachnida : Scorpiones : Vaejovidae : Opsieobuthus : Opsieobuthus tungeri295.5 - 279.3 Ma
Permian
Ascendonanus nestleri
species
Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Cotylosauria : Varanopidae : Ascendonanus : Ascendonanus nestleri295.5 - 279.3 Ma
Permian
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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chemnitz
Wikidata ID:Q2795
GeoNames ID:2892916

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