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Schwangau, Ostallgäu District, Swabia, Bavaria, Germanyi
Regional Level Types
SchwangauMunicipality
Ostallgäu DistrictDistrict
SwabiaRegion
BavariaState
GermanyCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Schwangau3,505 (2014)
Hohenschwangau1,000 (2013)
Mindat Locality ID:
436258
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:436258:9
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Schwangau, arrondissement d'Ostallgäu, Souabe, Bavière, Allemagne
German:
Schwangau, Landkreis Ostallgäu, Schwaben, Bayern, Deutschland
Italian:
Schwangau, circondario dell'Algovia Orientale, Svevia, Baviera, Germania
Russian:
Швангау, Восточный Альгой, Швабия, Бавария, Германия
Simplified Chinese:
施万高, 东阿尔高县, 施瓦本行政区, 巴伐利亚, 德国
Spanish:
Schwangau, Algovia Oriental, Suabia, Baviera, Alemania
Alemannic:
Schwangau, Landkreis Ostallgäu, Schwaben , Bayern, Deutschland
Armenian:
Շվանգաու, Արևելյան Ալգոյ, Շվաբիա, Բավարիա, Գերմանիա
Basque:
Schwangau, Suabia, Bavaria, Alemania
Bavarian:
Schwangau, Landkroas Ostallgai, Schwobm, Bayern, Deitschland
Belarusian:
Швангау, Швабія, Баварыя, Германія
Catalan:
Schwangau, Suàbia, Baviera, Alemanya
Cebuano:
Schwangau, Landkreis Ostallgäu, Swabia, Bavaria, Alemanya
Central Kurdish/Sorani:
شڤانگاو, باڤاریا, ئەڵمانیا
Chechen:
Швангау, Бавари, Германи
Czech:
Schwangau, Zemský okres Ostallgäu, Švábsko, Bavorsko, Německo
Danish:
Schwangau, Landkreis Ostallgäu, Schwaben, Bayern, Tyskland
Dutch:
Schwangau, Ostallgäu, Schwaben, Beieren, Duitsland
Esperanto:
Schwangau, Distrikto Ostallgäu, Ŝvabio, Bavario, Germanio
Farsi/Persian:
شوانگاو, استالگوي, شوابن, بایرن, آلمان
Greek:
Σβανγκάου, Σουηβία, Βαυαρία, Γερμανία
Hebrew:
שואנגאו, מחוז אוסטאלגוי, שוואביה, בוואריה, גרמניה
Hungarian:
Schwangau, Ostallgäu járás, Svábföld, Bajorország, Németország
Indonesian:
Schwangau, Ostallgäu, Swabia, Bayern, Jerman
Japanese:
シュヴァンガウ, オストアルゴイ郡, シュヴァーベン県, バイエルン州, ドイツ
Kazakh (Cyrillic Script):
Швангау, Шығыс Альгой, Бавария, Германия
Kurdish (Latin Script):
Schwangau, Bayern, Almanya
Kyrgyz:
Швангау, Бавария, Германия
Ladin:
Schwangau
Lombard:
Schwangau, Ostallgäu, Svevia, Baviera, Germania
Malay:
Schwangau, Ostallgäu, Bavaria, Jerman
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Schwangau, Bayern, Tek-kok
Mongolian:
Швангау, Бавар, Герман
Norwegian:
Schwangau, Landkreis Ostallgäu, Schwaben, Bayern, Tyskland
Polish:
Schwangau, Powiat Ostallgäu, Szwabia, Bawaria, Niemcy
Portuguese:
Schwangau, Ostallgäu, Suábia, Baviera, Alemanha
Romanian:
Schwangau, Districtul Ostallgäu, Suabia, Bavaria, Germania
Serbian:
Швангау, Швабија, Баварска, Њемачка
Serbo-Croatian:
Schwangau, Švapska, Bavarska, Njemačka
Slovenian:
Schwangau, Švaben, Bavarska, Nemčija
Swedish:
Schwangau, Landkreis Ostallgäu, Schwaben, Bayern, Tyskland
Tatar:
Швангау, Бавария, Алмания
Thai:
ชวังเกา, ชวาเบิน, รัฐบาวาเรีย, ประเทศเยอรมนี
Turkish:
Schwangau, Svabya, Bavyera, Almanya
Ukrainian:
Швангау, Остальгой, Швабія, Баварія, Німеччина
Uzbek (Latin Script):
Schwangau, Ostallgäu, Bavariya, Germaniya
Vietnamese:
Schwangau, Ostallgäu, Schwaben, Bayern, Đức
Volapük:
Schwangau, Bayän, Deutän
Waray:
Schwangau, Ostallgäu, Bayern, Alemanya
Western Punjabi:
شوانگاؤ, اسٹلگاؤ, باویریا, جرمنی


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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List

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9 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded


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Alphabetical List Tree Diagram

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Alabandite
Formula: MnS
ⓘ Daubréelite
Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2S4
References:
ⓘ Enstatite
Formula: Mg2Si2O6
ⓘ Graphite
Formula: C
Description: Found as lath-like crystals and as small inclusions in metal
ⓘ Native Iron
Formula: Fe
ⓘ Native Iron var. Kamacite
Formula: (Fe,Ni)
ⓘ Oldhamite
Formula: CaS
ⓘ 'Plagioclase'
Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Description: Albitic (Ab82)- Normal for Enstatite chondrites
ⓘ Schreibersite
Formula: (Fe,Ni)3P
Description: rare
ⓘ 'Silica'
ⓘ Sinoite
Formula: Si2N2O
Description: Large crystals (up to 200 µm)
ⓘ Troilite
Formula: FeS
References:

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Iron1.AE.05Fe
ⓘvar. Kamacite1.AE.05(Fe,Ni)
ⓘSchreibersite1.BD.05(Fe,Ni)3P
ⓘGraphite1.CB.05aC
ⓘSinoite1.DB.10Si2N2O
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘTroilite2.CC.10FeS
ⓘAlabandite2.CD.10MnS
ⓘOldhamite2.CD.10CaS
ⓘDaubréelite2.DA.05Fe2+Cr3+2S4
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘEnstatite9.DA.05Mg2Si2O6
Unclassified
ⓘ'Plagioclase'-(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
ⓘ'Silica'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
Cⓘ GraphiteC
NNitrogen
Nⓘ SinoiteSi2N2O
OOxygen
Oⓘ EnstatiteMg2Si2O6
Oⓘ SinoiteSi2N2O
Oⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
NaSodium
Naⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ EnstatiteMg2Si2O6
AlAluminium
Alⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
SiSilicon
Siⓘ EnstatiteMg2Si2O6
Siⓘ SinoiteSi2N2O
Siⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ Schreibersite(Fe,Ni)3P
SSulfur
Sⓘ AlabanditeMnS
Sⓘ DaubréeliteFe2+Cr23+S4
Sⓘ OldhamiteCaS
Sⓘ TroiliteFeS
CaCalcium
Caⓘ OldhamiteCaS
Caⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
CrChromium
Crⓘ DaubréeliteFe2+Cr23+S4
MnManganese
Mnⓘ AlabanditeMnS
FeIron
Feⓘ DaubréeliteFe2+Cr23+S4
Feⓘ Native IronFe
Feⓘ Native Iron var. Kamacite(Fe,Ni)
Feⓘ Schreibersite(Fe,Ni)3P
Feⓘ TroiliteFeS
NiNickel
Niⓘ Native Iron var. Kamacite(Fe,Ni)
Niⓘ Schreibersite(Fe,Ni)3P

Fossils

There are 15 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences15
Youngest Fossil Listed197 Ma (Early Jurassic)
Oldest Fossil Listed201 Ma (Early Jurassic)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Acratia
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : Podocopida : Acratiidae : Acratia201.3 - 196.5 Ma
Early Jurassic
Ptychobairdia
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : Podocopida : Bairdiidae : Ptychobairdia201.3 - 196.5 Ma
Early Jurassic
Cytherella
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : Platycopina : Cytherellidae : Cytherella201.3 - 196.5 Ma
Early Jurassic
Cytherelloidea
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : Platycopina : Cytherellidae : Cytherelloidea201.3 - 196.5 Ma
Early Jurassic
Bairdiacypris
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : Podocopida : Bairdiidae : Bairdiacypris201.3 - 196.5 Ma
Early Jurassic
Ceratobairdia triassica
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : Podocopida : Bairdiidae : Ceratobairdia : Ceratobairdia triassica201.3 - 196.5 Ma
Early Jurassic
Ptychobairdia hettangica
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : Podocopida : Bairdiidae : Ptychobairdia : Ptychobairdia hettangica201.3 - 196.5 Ma
Early Jurassic
Pustulobairdia subparallela
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : Podocopida : Bairdiidae : Pustulobairdia : Pustulobairdia subparallela201.3 - 196.5 Ma
Early Jurassic
Paracypris redcarensis
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : Podocopida : Paracyprididae : Paracypris : Paracypris redcarensis201.3 - 196.5 Ma
Early Jurassic
Pontocyprella fabaeformis
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : Podocopida : Pontocyprididae : Pontocyprella : Pontocyprella fabaeformis201.3 - 196.5 Ma
Early Jurassic
Kinkelinella (Klinglerella) translucens
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : Podocopida : Protocytheridae : Kinkelinella : Kinkelinella (Klinglerella) translucens201.3 - 196.5 Ma
Early Jurassic
Ogmoconchella ellipsoidea
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : Podocopida : Healdiidae : Ogmoconchella : Ogmoconchella ellipsoidea201.3 - 196.5 Ma
Early Jurassic
Ogmoconchella gruendeli
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : Podocopida : Healdiidae : Ogmoconchella : Ogmoconchella gruendeli201.3 - 196.5 Ma
Early Jurassic
Cytherelloidea circumscripta
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : Platycopida : Cytherellidae : Cytherelloidea : Cytherelloidea circumscripta201.3 - 196.5 Ma
Early Jurassic
Cytherelloidea buisensis
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : Platycopina : Cytherellidae : Cytherelloidea : Cytherelloidea buisensis201.3 - 196.5 Ma
Early Jurassic
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Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schwangau
Wikidata ID:Q256547
GeoNames ID:6557229

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