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Kuhschnappel, Sankt Egidien, Zwickau District, Saxony, Germanyi
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KuhschnappelVillage
Sankt EgidienMunicipality
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View of the Hohenstein-Ernstthal serpentinite quarrying area, in 1910.

Kuhschnappel, Sankt Egidien, Zwickau District, Saxony, Germany
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View of the Hohenstein-Ernstthal serpentinite quarrying area, in 1932.

Kuhschnappel, Sankt Egidien, Zwickau District, Saxony, Germany
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View of the Hohenstein-Ernstthal serpentinite quarrying area, in 1910.

Kuhschnappel, Sankt Egidien, Zwickau District, Saxony, Germany
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View of the Hohenstein-Ernstthal serpentinite quarrying area, in 1932.

Kuhschnappel, Sankt Egidien, Zwickau District, Saxony, Germany
08234150017272033249586.jpg
View of the Hohenstein-Ernstthal serpentinite quarrying area, in 1910.

Kuhschnappel, Sankt Egidien, Zwickau District, Saxony, Germany
04989330017272033266210.jpg
View of the Hohenstein-Ernstthal serpentinite quarrying area, in 1932.

Kuhschnappel, Sankt Egidien, Zwickau District, Saxony, Germany
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
50° 48' 25'' North , 12° 38' 42'' East
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Mindat Locality ID:
60580
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:60580:8
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
German:
Kuhschnappel, St. Egidien, Landkreis Zwickau, Sachsen, Deutschland


Kuhschnappel is a village and a former municipality in the district of Zwickau, in Saxony, Germany. The municipality of Kuhschnappel with its district of Tirschheim was incorporated into St. Egidien on 1 April 1996.

Kuhschnappel is located in the foothills of the Ore Mountains. The Kuhschnappelbach, which flows through the village, drains via the Lungwitzbach into the Zwickauer Mulde. Kuhschnappel can be reached via the Hohenstein-Ernstthal motorway exit of the A 4 and via the Hartenstein motorway exit of the A 72 from Lichtenstein. The village can also be reached via the B 180 and the S 255.

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4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘvar. Chalcedony4.DA.05SiO2
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Oⓘ Quartz var. AgateSiO2
Oⓘ Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
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Siⓘ Quartz var. AgateSiO2
Siⓘ Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2

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Wikidata ID:Q1507699

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