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Oberkotzau, Hof District, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germanyi
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Oberkotzau, Hof District, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
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Oberkotzau, Hof District, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
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Oberkotzau, Hof District, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
Neighbouring regions:
Rehau, Hof District, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
Döhlau, Hof District, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
Schwarzenbach an der Saale, Hof District, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
Konradsreuth, Hof District, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
Type:
Municipality
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Oberkotzau5,920 (2013)
Mindat Locality ID:
72791
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:72791:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
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French:
Oberkotzau, Arrondissement de Hof, District de Haute-Franconie, Bavière, Allemagne
German:
Oberkotzau, Landkreis Hof, Oberfranken, Bayern, Deutschland
Italian:
Oberkotzau, Circondario di Hof, Distretto dell'Alta Franconia, Baviera, Germania
Russian:
Оберкотцау, Хоф, Верхняя Франкония, Бавария, Германия
Simplified Chinese:
上科曹, 霍夫县, 上弗兰肯行政区, 巴伐利亚, 德国
Spanish:
Oberkotzau, Distrito de Hof, Alta Franconia, Baviera, Alemania
Afrikaans:
Oberkotzau, Beiere, Duitsland
Arabic:
أوبركوتزآو, منطقة هوف, فرانكونيا العليا, بافاريا, ألمانيا
Aragonese:
Oberkotzau, Districto de Hof, Alta Franconia, Bavera, Alemanya
Armenian:
Օբերքոթցաու, Հոֆ, Վերին Ֆրանկոնիա, Բավարիա, Գերմանիա
Asturian:
Oberkotzau, Alta Franconia, Baviera, Alemaña
Basque:
Oberkotzau, Frankonia Garaia, Bavaria, Alemania
Bavarian:
Oberkotzau, Landkroas Hof, Obafrankn, Bayern, Deitschland
Breton:
Oberkotzau, Bavaria, Alamagn
Catalan:
Oberkotzau, Oberfranken, Baviera, Alemanya
Cebuano:
Oberkotzau, Landkreis Hof, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Alemanya
Corsican:
Oberkotzau, Germania
Croatian:
Oberkotzau, Bavarska, Njemačka
Czech:
Oberkotzau, Zemský okres Hof, Horní Franky, Bavorsko, Německo
Danish:
Oberkotzau, Landkreis Hof, Oberfranken, Bayern, Tyskland
Dutch:
Oberkotzau, Landkreis Hof, Regierungsbezirk Oberfranken, Beieren, Duitsland
Dutch Low Saxon:
Oberkotzau, Opperfranken, Baiern, Duutslaand
Esperanto:
Oberkotzau, Distrikto Hof, Supra Frankonio, Bavario, Germanio
Estonian:
Oberkotzau, Ülem-Frangimaa, Baieri, Saksamaa
Farsi/Persian:
اوبرکوتساو, هوف, فرانکن علیا, بایرن, آلمان
Finnish:
Oberkotzau, Oberfranken, Baijeri, Saksa
Franco-Provençal:
Oberkotzau, Baviére, Alemagne
Friulian:
Oberkotzau, Gjermanie
Galician:
Oberkotzau, Baviera, Alemaña
Hungarian:
Oberkotzau, Hof járás, Felső-Frankföld, Bajorország, Németország
Icelandic:
Oberkotzau, Bæjaraland, Þýskaland
Ido:
Oberkotzau, Bavaria, Germania
Indonesian:
Oberkotzau, Hof, Oberfranken, Bayern, Jerman
Interlingua:
Oberkotzau, Bavaria, Germania
Interlingue:
Oberkotzau, Subdistrict Hof, Supra Franconia, Bavaria, Germania
Irish Gaelic:
Oberkotzau, An Bhaváir, An Ghearmáin
Japanese:
オーバーコッツァウ, ホーフ郡, オーバーフランケン, バイエルン州, ドイツ
Kazakh (Cyrillic Script):
Оберкотцау, Хоф, Бавария, Германия
Kongo:
Oberkotzau, Bavaria, Alemanyi
Kyrgyz:
Оберкотцау, Бавария, Германия
Ligurian:
Oberkotzau, Bavea, Germania
Limburgian:
Oberkotzau, Beiere, Duitsland
Lombard:
Oberkotzau, Hof, Alta Francònia, Baviera, Germania
Low Saxon/Low German:
Oberkotzau, Böverfranken, Bayern, Düütschland
Luxembourgish:
Oberkotzau, Regierungsbezierk Uewerfranken, Bayern, Däitschland
Malagasy:
Oberkotzau, Alemaina
Malay:
Oberkotzau, Hof, Bavaria, Jerman
Minangkabau:
Oberkotzau, Jerman
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Oberkotzau, Bayern, Tek-kok
Narom:
Oberkotzau, Allemangne
Neapolitan:
Oberkotzau, Germania
Norwegian:
Oberkotzau, Oberfranken, Bayern, Tyskland
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Oberkotzau, Bayern, Tyskland
Occitan:
Oberkotzau, Bavièra, Alemanha
Picard:
Oberkotzau, Bavière, Alemanne
Piedmontese:
Oberkotzau, Baviera, Almagna
Polish:
Oberkotzau, Powiat Hof, Górna Frankonia, Bawaria, Niemcy
Portuguese:
Oberkotzau, Hof, Alta Francónia, Baviera, Alemanha
Romanian:
Oberkotzau, Hof, Franconia Superioară, Bavaria, Germania
Romansh:
Oberkotzau, Baviera, Germania
Sardinian:
Oberkotzau, Baviera, Germania
Scots:
Oberkotzau, Bavarie, Germany
Scottish Gaelic:
Oberkotzau, Bayern, A' Ghearmailt
Serbian:
Оберкоцау, Горња Франконија, Баварска, Њемачка
Serbo-Croatian:
Oberkotzau, Gornja Frankonija, Bavarska, Njemačka
Sicilian:
Oberkotzau, Baviera, Girmania
Slovak:
Oberkotzau, Bavorsko, Nemecko
Slovenian:
Oberkotzau, Zgornja Frankonija, Bavarska, Nemčija
Swahili:
Oberkotzau, Bavaria, Ujerumani
Swedish:
Oberkotzau, Landkreis Hof, Oberfranken, Bayern, Tyskland
Traditional Chinese:
上科曹, 拜仁, 德國
Ukrainian:
Оберкотцау, Гоф, Верхня Франконія, Баварія, Німеччина
Uzbek (Latin Script):
Oberkotzau, Hof, Bavariya, Germaniya
Venetian:
Oberkotzau, Baviera, Germania
Vietnamese:
Oberkotzau, Hof, Oberfranken, Bayern, Đức
Volapük:
Oberkotzau, Bayän, Deutän
Walloon:
Oberkotzau, Almagne
Waray:
Oberkotzau, Hof, Bayern, Alemanya
Welsh:
Oberkotzau, Bafaria, Yr Almaen
West Flemish:
Oberkotzau, Beyern, Duutsland
Wolof:
Oberkotzau, Almaañ
Zulu:
Oberkotzau, IJalimani


Located at the northeastern rim of the Münchberg complex, about 8 km SSE of Hof.

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ⓘ Actinolite
Formula: ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
ⓘ Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
ⓘ Albite var. Oligoclase
Formula: (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
ⓘ Almandine
Formula: Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3
Habit: dodecahedrons to about 1 mm
Colour: light brownish red, transparent to translucent
Description: inclusions in omphacite
ⓘ Epidote
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
ⓘ 'Hornblende Root Name Group'
Formula: ◻Ca2(Z2+4Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
ⓘ Kyanite
Formula: Al2(SiO4)O
Description: crystals to 5 cm
ⓘ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘ Muscovite var. Phengite
Formula: KAl1.5(Mg,Fe)0.5(Al0.5Si3.5O10)(OH)2
ⓘ Omphacite
Formula: (NaaCabFe2+cMgd)(AleFe3+fFe2+gMgh)Si2O6
ⓘ Pargasite
Formula: NaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
Habit: columnar aggregates
Colour: dark brown, black
ⓘ Pargasite var. Carinthine
Formula: {Na}{Ca2}{Mg4Al}(Al2Si6O22)(OH)2
Habit: columnar aggregates
Colour: dark brown, black
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘAlmandine9.AD.25Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3
ⓘZircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
ⓘKyanite9.AF.15Al2(SiO4)O
ⓘEpidote9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
ⓘOmphacite9.DA.20(NaaCabFe2+cMgd)(AleFe3+fFe2+gMgh)Si2O6
ⓘActinolite9.DE.10◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
ⓘPargasite9.DE.15NaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
ⓘvar. Carinthine9.DE.15{Na}{Ca2}{Mg4Al}(Al2Si6O22)(OH)2
ⓘMuscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘvar. Phengite9.EC.15KAl1.5(Mg,Fe)0.5(Al0.5Si3.5O10)(OH)2
ⓘAlbite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
ⓘvar. Oligoclase9.FA.35(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Unclassified
ⓘ'Hornblende Root Name Group'-◻Ca2(Z2+4Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Hⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Hⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hⓘ PargasiteNaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
Hⓘ Muscovite var. PhengiteKAl1.5(Mg,Fe)0.5(Al0.5Si3.5O10)(OH)2
Hⓘ Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
Hⓘ Pargasite var. Carinthine{Na}{Ca2}{Mg4Al}(Al2Si6O22)(OH)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Oⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Oⓘ AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Oⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Oⓘ KyaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Oⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ Albite var. Oligoclase(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Oⓘ Omphacite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(AleFef3+Feg2+Mgh)Si2O6
Oⓘ PargasiteNaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
Oⓘ Muscovite var. PhengiteKAl1.5(Mg,Fe)0.5(Al0.5Si3.5O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Oⓘ Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
Oⓘ Pargasite var. Carinthine{Na}{Ca2}{Mg4Al}(Al2Si6O22)(OH)2
FFluorine
Fⓘ Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
NaSodium
Naⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Naⓘ Albite var. Oligoclase(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Naⓘ Omphacite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(AleFef3+Feg2+Mgh)Si2O6
Naⓘ PargasiteNaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
Naⓘ Pargasite var. Carinthine{Na}{Ca2}{Mg4Al}(Al2Si6O22)(OH)2
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Mgⓘ Omphacite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(AleFef3+Feg2+Mgh)Si2O6
Mgⓘ PargasiteNaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
Mgⓘ Muscovite var. PhengiteKAl1.5(Mg,Fe)0.5(Al0.5Si3.5O10)(OH)2
Mgⓘ Pargasite var. Carinthine{Na}{Ca2}{Mg4Al}(Al2Si6O22)(OH)2
AlAluminium
Alⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Alⓘ AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Alⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Alⓘ KyaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Alⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alⓘ Albite var. Oligoclase(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Alⓘ Omphacite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(AleFef3+Feg2+Mgh)Si2O6
Alⓘ PargasiteNaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
Alⓘ Muscovite var. PhengiteKAl1.5(Mg,Fe)0.5(Al0.5Si3.5O10)(OH)2
Alⓘ Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
Alⓘ Pargasite var. Carinthine{Na}{Ca2}{Mg4Al}(Al2Si6O22)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Siⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Siⓘ AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Siⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Siⓘ KyaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Siⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ Albite var. Oligoclase(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Siⓘ Omphacite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(AleFef3+Feg2+Mgh)Si2O6
Siⓘ PargasiteNaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
Siⓘ Muscovite var. PhengiteKAl1.5(Mg,Fe)0.5(Al0.5Si3.5O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Siⓘ Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
Siⓘ Pargasite var. Carinthine{Na}{Ca2}{Mg4Al}(Al2Si6O22)(OH)2
ClChlorine
Clⓘ Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
KPotassium
Kⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Kⓘ Muscovite var. PhengiteKAl1.5(Mg,Fe)0.5(Al0.5Si3.5O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Caⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Caⓘ Albite var. Oligoclase(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Caⓘ Omphacite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(AleFef3+Feg2+Mgh)Si2O6
Caⓘ PargasiteNaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
Caⓘ Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
Caⓘ Pargasite var. Carinthine{Na}{Ca2}{Mg4Al}(Al2Si6O22)(OH)2
FeIron
Feⓘ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Feⓘ AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Feⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Feⓘ Omphacite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(AleFef3+Feg2+Mgh)Si2O6
Feⓘ Muscovite var. PhengiteKAl1.5(Mg,Fe)0.5(Al0.5Si3.5O10)(OH)2
ZrZirconium
Zrⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)

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GeoNames ID:2860021

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