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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Oppenau4,973 (2013)
Mindat Locality ID:
33712
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:33712:9
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Oppenau, Arrondissement de l'Ortenau, Fribourg-en-Brisgau, Bade-Wurtemberg, Allemagne
German:
Oppenau, Gemeindeverwaltungsverband Oberes Renchtal, Ortenaukreis, Regierungsbezirk Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg, Deutschland
Italian:
Oppenau, Circondario dell'Ortenau, Distretto governativo di Friburgo, Baden-Württemberg, Germania
Russian:
Оппенау, Ортенау, Фрайбург, Баден-Вюртемберг, Германия
Simplified Chinese:
奥佩瑙, 奥特瑙县, 弗赖堡行政区, 巴登-符腾堡, 德国
Spanish:
Oppenau, Distrito de Ortenau, Región de Friburgo, Baden-Wurtemberg, Alemania
Alemannic:
Oppenau, Ortenaukreis, Regierungsbezirk Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg, Deutschland
Arabic:
أوبناو, مقاطعة فرايبورغ, بادن-فورتمبيرغ, ألمانيا
Cebuano:
Oppenau, Ortenaukreis, Baden-Württemberg Region, Alemanya
Dutch:
Oppenau, Ortenaukreis, Regierungsbezirk Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg, Duitsland
Esperanto:
Oppenau, Distrikto Ortenau, Distriktaro Freiburg, Baden-Virtembergo, Germanio
Farsi/Persian:
اپناو, ارتناوکرایس, فرایبورگ, بادن-وورتمبرگ, آلمان
Hungarian:
Oppenau, Ortenau járás, Baden-Württemberg, Németország
Japanese:
オッペナウ, オルテナウクライス, フライブルク県, バーデン=ヴュルテンベルク州, ドイツ
Latin:
Oppenau, Provincia Friburgum, Badenia-Virtembergia, Germania
Lombard:
Oppenau, Ortenaukreis, Friburgh, Baden-Württemberg, Germania
Malay:
Oppenau, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg, Jerman
Polish:
Oppenau, Związek gmin Oberes Renchtal, Powiat Ortenau, Rejencja Fryburg, Badenia-Wirtembergia, Niemcy
Portuguese:
Oppenau, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg, Alemanha
Romanian:
Oppenau, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg , Baden-Württemberg, Germania
Serbian:
Опенау, Баден-Виртемберг, Њемачка
Serbo-Croatian:
Oppenau, Baden-Württemberg, Njemačka
South Azerbaijani:
اپناو, بادن-وورتمبرق, آلمان
Traditional Chinese:
奧佩瑙, 巴登-烏騰堡, 德國
Turkish:
Oppenau, Ortenaukreis, Regierungsbezirk Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg, Almanya
Ukrainian:
Оппенау, Ортенау, Фрайбург, Баден-Вюртемберг, Німеччина
Uzbek (Latin Script):
Oppenau, Ortenaukreis, Baden-Vyurtemberg, Germaniya
Vietnamese:
Oppenau, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg, Đức
Volapük:
Oppenau, Badän-Vürtän, Deutän
Waray:
Oppenau, Ortenaukreis, Baden-Württemberg, Alemanya


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11 valid minerals.

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ⓘ Ankerite
Formula: Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
ⓘ Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
ⓘ Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
ⓘ 'Hornblende Root Name Group'
Formula: ◻Ca2(C2+4C3+)(AlSi7O22)W2
ⓘ 'Jasper var. Riband Jasper'
ⓘ Lepidocrocite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
ⓘ Marcasite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Native Arsenic
Formula: As
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Quartz var. Agate
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Quartz var. Smoky Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Rutile
Formula: TiO2
ⓘ Spodumene
Formula: LiAlSi2O6
ⓘ Strontianite
Formula: SrCO3
ⓘ 'Thunder Egg'
References:
Franz Zoll collectionIdentified by Ralph S Bottrill: Visual Identification

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Arsenic1.CA.05As
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
ⓘMarcasite2.EB.10aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘGoethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
ⓘHematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
ⓘQuartz
var. Agate
4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘvar. Chalcedony4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘ4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘvar. Smoky Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘRutile4.DB.05TiO2
ⓘLepidocrocite4.FE.15Fe3+O(OH)
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘAnkerite5.AB.10Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
ⓘStrontianite5.AB.15SrCO3
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘSpodumene9.DA.30LiAlSi2O6
Unclassified
ⓘ'Hornblende Root Name Group'-◻Ca2(C2+4C3+)(AlSi7O22)W2
ⓘ'Jasper
var. Riband Jasper'
-
ⓘ'Thunder Egg'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Hⓘ LepidocrociteFe3+O(OH)
LiLithium
Liⓘ SpodumeneLiAlSi2O6
CCarbon
Cⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Cⓘ StrontianiteSrCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ Quartz var. AgateSiO2
Oⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Oⓘ Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Oⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Oⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Oⓘ LepidocrociteFe3+O(OH)
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ RutileTiO2
Oⓘ Quartz var. Smoky QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ SpodumeneLiAlSi2O6
Oⓘ StrontianiteSrCO3
Oⓘ Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(C42+C3+)(AlSi7O22)W2
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
AlAluminium
Alⓘ SpodumeneLiAlSi2O6
Alⓘ Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(C42+C3+)(AlSi7O22)W2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Quartz var. AgateSiO2
Siⓘ Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ Quartz var. Smoky QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ SpodumeneLiAlSi2O6
Siⓘ Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(C42+C3+)(AlSi7O22)W2
SSulfur
Sⓘ MarcasiteFeS2
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Caⓘ Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(C42+C3+)(AlSi7O22)W2
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ RutileTiO2
FeIron
Feⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Feⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Feⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Feⓘ LepidocrociteFe3+O(OH)
Feⓘ MarcasiteFeS2
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
AsArsenic
Asⓘ Native ArsenicAs
SrStrontium
Srⓘ StrontianiteSrCO3

Fossils

There are 1 fossil locality from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences1
Youngest Fossil Listed299 Ma (Permian)
Oldest Fossil Listed304 Ma (Carboniferous)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Ohlsbach1303.7 - 298.9 Ma (Carboniferous)
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Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Sterzelia steinmanni
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Blattodea : Archimylacridae : Sterzelia : Sterzelia steinmanni303.7 - 298.9 Ma
Carboniferous
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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oppenau
Wikidata ID:Q515470
GeoNames ID:2857172

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