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Frankenberg, Mittelsachsen, Saxony, Germanyi
Regional Level Types
FrankenbergCity
MittelsachsenDistrict
SaxonyState
GermanyCountry

Coat of Arms of Frankenberg
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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Frankenberg16,850 (2015)
Mindat Locality ID:
57909
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:57909:9
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Frankenberg/Sa.
Other Languages:
French:
Frankenberg, Saxe centrale, Saxe (Land), Allemagne
German:
Frankenberg/Sa., Mittelsachsen, Sachsen, Deutschland
Italian:
Frankenberg/Sa., circondario della Sassonia Centrale, Sassonia, Germania
Russian:
Франкенберг, Средняя Саксония, Саксония (земля), Германия
Simplified Chinese:
弗蘭肯貝格, 萨克森自由州, 德国
Spanish:
Frankenberg, Mittelsachsen, Sajonia, Alemania
Upper Sorbian:
Frankenberg/Sa., Wokrjes Srjedźna Sakska, Sakska, Němska
Arabic:
فرانكنبرغ , ساكسونيا, ألمانيا
Bashkir:
Франкенберг, Саксония, Германия
Catalan:
Frankenberg, Mittelsachsen, Saxònia, Alemanya
Cebuano:
Frankenberg/Sa., Landkreis Mittelsachsen, Saxony, Alemanya
Dutch:
Frankenberg, Landkreis Mittelsachsen, Saksen (deelstaat), Duitsland
Esperanto:
Frankenberg, Distrikto Centra Saksio, Saksio, Germanio
Estonian:
Frankenberg, Kesk-Saksimaa kreis, Saksimaa, Saksamaa
Farsi/Persian:
فرانکنبرگ، زاکسن, ميتل‌زاكسن, زاکسن, آلمان
Hungarian:
Frankenberg , Szászország, Németország
Irish Gaelic:
Frankenberg, An tSacsain, An Ghearmáin
Japanese:
フランケンベルク, ミッテルザクセン郡, ザクセン州, ドイツ
Kazakh (Cyrillic Script):
Франкенберг, Орталық Саксония, Саксония еркін мемлекеті, Германия
Kyrgyz:
Франкенберг, Германия
Latvian:
Frankenberga, Vidussaksijas apriņķis, Saksija, Vācija
Macedonian:
Франкенберг, Мителзаксен, Саксонија, Германија
Malay:
Frankenberg, Mittelsachsen, Sachsen, Jerman
Occitan:
Frankenberg, Saxònia (land), Alemanha
Polish:
Frankenberg/Sa., Powiat Mittelsachsen, Saksonia, Niemcy
Romanian:
Frankenberg/Sa., Saxonia, Germania
Serbian:
Франкенбург, Саксонија, Њемачка
Serbo-Croatian:
Frankenberg/Sa., Saksonija, Njemačka
South Azerbaijani:
فرانکنبرق، زاکسن, زاکسن, آلمان
Swedish:
Frankenberg, Landkreis Mittelsachsen, Sachsen, Tyskland
Turkish:
Frankenberg/Sa., Mittelsachsen, Saksonya, Almanya
Ukrainian:
Франкенберг, Середня Саксонія, Саксонія, Німеччина
Uzbek (Latin Script):
Frankenberg/Sa., Mittelsachsen, Saksoniya, Germaniya
Vietnamese:
Frankenberg, Mittelsachsen, Sachsen, Đức
Volapük:
Frankenberg/Sa., Saxän, Deutän
Waray:
Frankenberg, Mittelsachsen, Sachsen, Alemanya
Welsh:
Frankenberg, Sachsen, Yr Almaen


Frankenberg (also: Frankenberg/Sa.) is a town in the district of Mittelsachsen, in Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the river Zschopau, 12 km (7.46 mi) northeast of Chemnitz, and some 40 km (24.85 mi) north of the border to the Czech Republic.

It was the site of the Nazi concentration camp Sachsenburg.

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

11 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Anglesite
Formula: PbSO4
Azurite
Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
Cerussite
Formula: PbCO3
Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
Galena
Formula: PbS
'Limonite'
Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
'Psilomelane'
Pyromorphite
Formula: Pb5(PO4)3Cl
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Variscite
Formula: AlPO4 · 2H2O
Wavellite
Formula: Al3(PO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Cerussite5.AB.15PbCO3
Azurite5.BA.05Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Malachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Anglesite7.AD.35PbSO4
Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Pyromorphite8.BN.05Pb5(PO4)3Cl
Variscite8.CD.10AlPO4 · 2H2O
Wavellite8.DC.50Al3(PO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O
Unclassified
'Limonite'-
'Psilomelane'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
H MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
H VarisciteAlPO4 · 2H2O
H WavelliteAl3(PO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O
CCarbon
C AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
C CerussitePbCO3
C MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
OOxygen
O AnglesitePbSO4
O AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
O BaryteBaSO4
O CerussitePbCO3
O MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
O PyromorphitePb5(PO4)3Cl
O QuartzSiO2
O VarisciteAlPO4 · 2H2O
O WavelliteAl3(PO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O
AlAluminium
Al VarisciteAlPO4 · 2H2O
Al WavelliteAl3(PO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O
SiSilicon
Si QuartzSiO2
PPhosphorus
P PyromorphitePb5(PO4)3Cl
P VarisciteAlPO4 · 2H2O
P WavelliteAl3(PO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O
SSulfur
S AnglesitePbSO4
S BaryteBaSO4
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S GalenaPbS
ClChlorine
Cl PyromorphitePb5(PO4)3Cl
FeIron
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
CuCopper
Cu AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cu MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
BaBarium
Ba BaryteBaSO4
PbLead
Pb AnglesitePbSO4
Pb CerussitePbCO3
Pb GalenaPbS
Pb PyromorphitePb5(PO4)3Cl

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankenberg,_Saxony
Wikidata ID:Q71104
GeoNames ID:7602420

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