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Köditz, Hof District, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germanyi
Regional Level Types
KöditzMunicipality
Hof DistrictDistrict
Upper FranconiaAdministrative District
BavariaState
GermanyCountry

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Type:
Municipality - last checked 2023
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Köditz2,721 (2011)
Mindat Locality ID:
72979
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:72979:1
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Diabassteinbruch Hartsteinwerke Hof
Other Languages:
French:
Köditz, Arrondissement de Hof, District de Haute-Franconie, Bavière, Allemagne
German:
Köditz, Landkreis Hof, Oberfranken, Bayern, Deutschland
Italian:
Köditz, Circondario di Hof, Distretto dell'Alta Franconia, Baviera, Germania
Russian:
Кёдиц, Хоф, Верхняя Франкония, Бавария, Германия
Simplified Chinese:
克迪茨, 霍夫县, 上弗兰肯行政区, 巴伐利亚, 德国
Spanish:
Köditz, Distrito de Hof, Alta Franconia, Baviera, Alemania
Arabic:
كوديتز, منطقة هوف, فرانكونيا العليا, بافاريا, ألمانيا
Armenian:
Քյոդից, Հոֆ, Վերին Ֆրանկոնիա, Բավարիա, Գերմանիա
Basque:
Köditz, Frankonia Garaia, Bavaria, Alemania
Catalan:
Köditz, Oberfranken, Baviera, Alemanya
Cebuano:
Köditz, Landkreis Hof, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Alemanya
Chechen:
Кёдиц, Бавари, Германи
Czech:
Köditz, Zemský okres Hof, Horní Franky, Bavorsko, Německo
Danish:
Köditz, Landkreis Hof, Oberfranken, Bayern, Tyskland
Dutch:
Köditz, Landkreis Hof, Regierungsbezirk Oberfranken, Beieren, Duitsland
Esperanto:
Köditz, Distrikto Hof, Supra Frankonio, Bavario, Germanio
Farsi/Persian:
کودیتس, هوف, فرانکن علیا, بایرن, آلمان
Hungarian:
Köditz, Hof járás, Felső-Frankföld, Bajorország, Németország
Japanese:
ケディッツ, ホーフ郡, オーバーフランケン, バイエルン州, ドイツ
Lombard:
Köditz, Hof, Alta Francònia, Baviera, Germania
Malay:
Köditz, Hof, Bavaria, Jerman
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Köditz, Bayern, Tek-kok
Norwegian:
Köditz, Oberfranken, Bayern, Tyskland
Polish:
Köditz, Powiat Hof, Górna Frankonia, Bawaria, Niemcy
Portuguese:
Köditz, Hof, Alta Francónia, Baviera, Alemanha
Romanian:
Köditz, Hof, Franconia Superioară, Bavaria, Germania
Serbian:
Кедиц, Горња Франконија, Баварска, Њемачка
Serbo-Croatian:
Köditz, Gornja Frankonija, Bavarska, Njemačka
Swedish:
Köditz, Landkreis Hof, Oberfranken, Bayern, Tyskland
Tatar:
Кёдиц, Югары Франкония, Бавария, Алмания
Traditional Chinese:
克迪茨, 拜仁, 德國
Ukrainian:
Кедіц, Гоф, Верхня Франконія, Баварія, Німеччина
Uzbek (Latin Script):
Köditz, Hof, Bavariya, Germaniya
Vietnamese:
Köditz, Hof, Oberfranken, Bayern, Đức
Volapük:
Köditz, Bayän, Deutän
Waray:
Köditz, Hof, Bayern, Alemanya


Köditz is a municipality in Upper Franconia in the district of Hof in Bavaria in Germany. A big and active diabase quarry is located 1 km from the center of town.

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Commodity List

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Mineral List

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

28 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Anatase
Formula: TiO2
'Axinite Group'
Azurite
Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
Bismutite
Formula: (BiO)2CO3
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Chalcocite
Formula: Cu2S
Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
'Chlorite Group'
Cobaltite
Formula: CoAsS
Cryptomelane
Formula: K(Mn4+7Mn3+)O16
Cuprite
Formula: Cu2O
Erythrite
Formula: Co3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
Galena
Formula: PbS
Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
Lepidocrocite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
'Limonite'
Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Nacrite
Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Native Copper
Formula: Cu
Opal
Formula: SiO2 · nH2O
Opal var. Opal-AN
Formula: SiO2 · nH2O
Pseudomalachite
Formula: Cu5(PO4)2(OH)4
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Pyrolusite
Formula: Mn4+O2
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Quartz var. Amethyst
Formula: SiO2
Quartz var. Chalcedony
Formula: SiO2
Romanèchite
Formula: (Ba,H2O)2(Mn4+,Mn3+)5O10
Siderite
Formula: FeCO3
Skutterudite
Formula: CoAs3
Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
'Tetrahedrite Group'
Formula: M2(A6)M1(B4 C2)X3(D4)S1(Y12)S2(Z)

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Native Copper1.AA.05Cu
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Chalcocite2.BA.05Cu2S
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Cobaltite2.EB.25CoAsS
Skutterudite2.EC.05CoAs3
Group 3 - Halides
Fluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Cuprite4.AA.10Cu2O
Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
Quartz
var. Amethyst
4.DA.05SiO2
var. Chalcedony4.DA.05SiO2
4.DA.05SiO2
Opal
var. Opal-AN
4.DA.10SiO2 · nH2O
4.DA.10SiO2 · nH2O
Pyrolusite4.DB.05Mn4+O2
Anatase4.DD.05TiO2
Cryptomelane4.DK.05aK(Mn4+7Mn3+)O16
Romanèchite4.DK.10(Ba,H2O)2(Mn4+,Mn3+)5O10
Goethite4.FD.10Fe3+O(OH)
Lepidocrocite4.FE.15Fe3+O(OH)
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Siderite5.AB.05FeCO3
Azurite5.BA.05Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Malachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Bismutite5.BE.25(BiO)2CO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Pseudomalachite8.BD.05Cu5(PO4)2(OH)4
Erythrite8.CE.40Co3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
Nacrite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Unclassified
'Chlorite Group'-
'Limonite'-
'Axinite Group'-
'Tetrahedrite Group'-M2(A6)M1(B4 C2)X3(D4)S1(Y12)S2(Z)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
H ErythriteCo3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
H GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
H Opal var. Opal-ANSiO2 · nH2O
H LepidocrociteFe3+O(OH)
H MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
H NacriteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
H OpalSiO2 · nH2O
H PseudomalachiteCu5(PO4)2(OH)4
H Romanèchite(Ba,H2O)2(Mn4+,Mn3+)5O10
CCarbon
C AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
C Bismutite(BiO)2CO3
C CalciteCaCO3
C MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
C SideriteFeCO3
OOxygen
O Quartz var. AmethystSiO2
O AnataseTiO2
O AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
O BaryteBaSO4
O Bismutite(BiO)2CO3
O CalciteCaCO3
O Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
O CryptomelaneK(Mn74+Mn3+)O16
O CupriteCu2O
O ErythriteCo3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
O GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
O HematiteFe2O3
O Opal var. Opal-ANSiO2 · nH2O
O LepidocrociteFe3+O(OH)
O MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
O NacriteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
O OpalSiO2 · nH2O
O PseudomalachiteCu5(PO4)2(OH)4
O PyrolusiteMn4+O2
O QuartzSiO2
O Romanèchite(Ba,H2O)2(Mn4+,Mn3+)5O10
O SideriteFeCO3
FFluorine
F FluoriteCaF2
AlAluminium
Al NacriteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
SiSilicon
Si Quartz var. AmethystSiO2
Si Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Si Opal var. Opal-ANSiO2 · nH2O
Si NacriteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Si OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Si QuartzSiO2
PPhosphorus
P PseudomalachiteCu5(PO4)2(OH)4
SSulfur
S BaryteBaSO4
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S ChalcociteCu2S
S CobaltiteCoAsS
S GalenaPbS
S PyriteFeS2
S SphaleriteZnS
S Tetrahedrite GroupM2(A6)M1(B4 C2)X3(D4)S1(Y12)S2(Z)
KPotassium
K CryptomelaneK(Mn74+Mn3+)O16
CaCalcium
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca FluoriteCaF2
TiTitanium
Ti AnataseTiO2
MnManganese
Mn CryptomelaneK(Mn74+Mn3+)O16
Mn PyrolusiteMn4+O2
Mn Romanèchite(Ba,H2O)2(Mn4+,Mn3+)5O10
FeIron
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Fe HematiteFe2O3
Fe LepidocrociteFe3+O(OH)
Fe PyriteFeS2
Fe SideriteFeCO3
CoCobalt
Co CobaltiteCoAsS
Co ErythriteCo3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
Co SkutteruditeCoAs3
CuCopper
Cu AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cu ChalcociteCu2S
Cu CupriteCu2O
Cu Native CopperCu
Cu MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cu PseudomalachiteCu5(PO4)2(OH)4
ZnZinc
Zn SphaleriteZnS
AsArsenic
As CobaltiteCoAsS
As ErythriteCo3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
As SkutteruditeCoAs3
BaBarium
Ba BaryteBaSO4
Ba Romanèchite(Ba,H2O)2(Mn4+,Mn3+)5O10
PbLead
Pb GalenaPbS
BiBismuth
Bi Bismutite(BiO)2CO3

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K%C3%B6ditz
Wikidata ID:Q505700
GeoNames ID:6556803

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