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Planitz, Zwickau, Zwickau District, Saxony, Germanyi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Planitz | Quarter |
| Zwickau | Town |
| Zwickau District | District |
| Saxony | State |
| Germany | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
50° 41' 14'' North , 12° 29' 25'' East
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German:
Planitz, Zwickau, Landkreis Zwickau, Sachsen, Deutschland
Planitz is a former town in Saxony, which today belongs to the city of Zwickau in the Zwickau district. On July 1, 1923, the communities of Oberplanitz and Niederplanitz united to form the community of Planitz, which was granted a town charter on May 8, 1924. On January 1, 1944, the town of Planitz was incorporated into Zwickau, giving Zwickau the status of a large city. Planitz became known throughout Germany through the von Arnimschen Steinkohlenwerke. Today the districts of Oberplanitz, Niederplanitz and Neuplanitz exist in the Zwickau-Süd district. The Planitz noble family von Arnim was also the owner of the Königin-Marien-Hütte in Cainsdorf.
Planitz is divided into the formerly independent communities of Niederplanitz and Oberplanitz. The Zwickau district of Neuplanitz, founded in 1973 on a greenfield site, borders directly on Planitz and is located on the Niederplanitzer Flur.
The highest elevation in the Planitz area and at the same time in Zwickau as a whole is the 403 m high Kreuzberg. Other notable mountains are the Schloßberg and the Alexanderhöhe.
The Planitzer Erdbrand ("Planitz earth fire"), which occurred in 1476 due to the spontaneous combustion of coal seams, became famous and was only extinguished in 1860. In 1837, Ernst August Geitner started a greenhouse with tropical plants above the known Planitz fire zone — collecting the vapours rising to over 70 °C — and was possibly the first in using energy from coal fires commercially. After the fire went out, the nursery was shut down. In the 19th and early 20th centuries, Niederplanitz was dominated by hard coal mining in the Zwickau coal mining area.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsMineral List
5 valid minerals. 1 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Antlerite Formula: Cu3(SO4)(OH)4 Description: Described as "Arnimite." |
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
| ⓘ Celadonite (TL) Formula: K(MgFe3+◻)(Si4O10)(OH)2 Type Locality: |
| ⓘ Nacrite Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Quartz var. Agate Formula: SiO2 References: |
| ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony Formula: SiO2 |
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Quartz var. Agate | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | var. Chalcedony | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 | |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Antlerite | 7.BB.15 | Cu3(SO4)(OH)4 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Celadonite (TL) | 9.EC.15 | K(MgFe3+◻)(Si4O10)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Nacrite | 9.ED.05 | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Antlerite | Cu3(SO4)(OH)4 |
| H | ⓘ Celadonite | K(MgFe3+◻)(Si4O10)(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Nacrite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Quartz var. Agate | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Antlerite | Cu3(SO4)(OH)4 |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Celadonite | K(MgFe3+◻)(Si4O10)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Nacrite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Celadonite | K(MgFe3+◻)(Si4O10)(OH)2 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Nacrite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz var. Agate | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Celadonite | K(MgFe3+◻)(Si4O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Nacrite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Antlerite | Cu3(SO4)(OH)4 |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | ⓘ Celadonite | K(MgFe3+◻)(Si4O10)(OH)2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Celadonite | K(MgFe3+◻)(Si4O10)(OH)2 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Antlerite | Cu3(SO4)(OH)4 |
Other Databases
| Wikipedia: | https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planitz |
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| Wikidata ID: | Q2098230 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
- Saxo-Thuringian BeltOrogenic Belt
EuropeContinent
- Bohemian MassifMassif
- Ore MountainsMountain Range
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Planitz, Zwickau, Zwickau District, Saxony, Germany