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Karlovy Vary, Karlovy Vary District, Karlovy Vary Region, Czech Republici
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Karlovy VaryMunicipality
Karlovy Vary DistrictDistrict
Karlovy Vary RegionRegion
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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Karlovy Vary51,807 (2018)
Mindat Locality ID:
346361
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:346361:4
GUID (UUID V4):
e3472e28-fff4-4837-be89-665cc074668a
Other Languages:
French:
Carlsbad, District de Karlovy Vary, Région de Karlovy Vary, République tchèque
German:
Karlsbad, Okres Karlovy Vary, Karlovarský kraj (Karlsbader Region), Tschechien
Italian:
Karlovy Vary, Distretto di Karlovy Vary, Regione di Karlovy Vary, Repubblica Ceca
Russian:
Карловы Вары, Карловы Вары, Карловарский край, Чехия
Simplified Chinese:
卡罗维发利, 卡羅維發利縣, 卡羅維發利州, 捷克
Spanish:
Karlovy Vary, Distrito de Karlovy Vary, Región de Karlovy Vary, República Checa
Afrikaans:
Karlovy Vary, Tsjeggië
Arabic:
كارلوفي فاري, مقاطعة كارلوفي فاري, إقليم كارلوفي فاري, التشيك
Armenian:
Կարլովի Վարի, Ռիխնով-նադ-Կնեժնոուի շրջան, Չեխիա
Aromanian:
Carlovi Vari
Azeri:
Karlovı Varı, Karlovı Varı diyarı, Çexiya
Bashkir:
Карловы Вары, Чехия
Basque:
Karlovy Vary, Karlovy Vary eskualdea, Txekia
Belarusian:
Карлавы Вары, Карлавы Вары, Карлаварскі край, Чэхія
Belarusian (Tarashkevitsa):
Карлавы Вары, Карлаварскі край, Чэхія
Bengali:
কারলোভি ভেরি, চেক প্রজাতন্ত্র
Breton:
Karlovy Vary, Distrig Karlovy Vary, Rannvro Karlovy Vary, Republik Tchek
Bulgarian:
Карлови Вари, Карлови Вари, Карловарски край, Чехия
Catalan:
Karlovy Vary, Districte de Karlovy Vary, Regió de Karlovy Vary, República Txeca
Cebuano:
Karlovy Vary , Okres Karlovy Vary, Karlovarský kraj, Nasod nga Czech
Chechen:
Карловы Вары, Чехи
Croatian:
Karlovy Vary, Karlovarski kraj, Češka
Czech:
Karlovy Vary, Okres Karlovy Vary, Karlovarský kraj, Česko
Danish:
Karlovy Vary, Karlovy Vary, Tjekkiet
Dutch:
Karlsbad, Okres Karlsbad, Karlsbad, Tsjechië
Egyptian Arabic:
كارلوفى فارى, تشيكيا
Esperanto:
Karlovy Vary, Distrikto Karlovy Vary, Regiono Karlovy Vary, Ĉeĥio
Estonian:
Karlovy Vary, Karlovy Vary maakond, Tšehhi
Farsi/Persian:
کارلووی واری, ناحیه کارلووی واری, شهرستان کارلووی واری, جمهوری چک
Finnish:
Karlovy Vary, Karlovy Varyn lääni, Tšekki
Georgian:
კარლოვი-ვარი, კარლოვი-ვარის რაიონი, კარლოვი-ვარის მხარე, ჩეხეთი
Greek:
Κάρλοβι Βάρι, Τσεχία
Gujarati:
કાર્લોવી વેરી
Hebrew:
קרלובי וארי, קרלובי וארי, צ'כיה
Hindi:
कार्लवी वेरी, चेक गणराज्य
Hungarian:
Karlovy Vary, Karlovy Vary-i járás, Karlovy Vary-i kerület, Csehország
Indonesian:
Karlovy Vary, Daerah Karlovy Vary, Ceko
Interlingue:
Karlovy Vary
Japanese:
カルロヴィ・ヴァリ, カルロヴィ・ヴァリ州, チェコ
Kannada:
ಕಾರ್ಲೋವಿ ವೇರಿ, ಜೆಕ್ ಗಣರಾಜ್ಯ
Kapampangan:
Karlovy Vary, Karlovy Vary Labuad, Republika ning Tseka
Kashubian:
Karlowé Warë, Czeskô Repùblika
Kazakh (Cyrillic Script):
Карлови-Вари, Чехия
Korean:
카를로비바리, 카를로비바리 주, 체코
Latin:
Thermae Carolinae, Cechia
Latvian:
Karlovi Vari, Čehija
Lithuanian:
Karlovi Varai, Karlovi Varų rajonas, Karlovi Varų kraštas, Čekija
Luxembourgish:
Karlovy Vary, Tschechesch Republik
Macedonian:
Карлови Вари, Карловарски крај, Чешка
Malay:
Karlovy Vary, Daerah Karlovy Vary, Wilayah Karlovy Vary, Republik Czech
Marathi:
कार्लोव्ही वेरी, चेक प्रजासत्ताक
Northern Frisian:
Karlsbad, Karlovy Vary, Tschechien
Norwegian:
Karlovy Vary, Karlovy Vary, Tsjekkia
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Karlovy Vary, Tsjekkia
Pashto:
کارلوی واری, چېک جمهوريت
Picard:
Karlovy Vary, Républike tchèke
Polish:
Karlowe Wary, Powiat Karlowe Wary, Kraj karlowarski, Czechy
Portuguese:
Karlovy Vary, Karlovy Vary, Karlovy Vary, República Checa
Romanian:
Karlovy Vary, Regiunea Karlovy Vary, Cehia
Scots:
Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic
Serbian:
Карлове Вари, Округ Карлове Вари, Карловарски крај, Чешка
Serbo-Croatian:
Karlovy Vary, Karlovarski kraj, Češka
Sinhalese:
කැල්වරි වෙරි, චෙක් ජනරජය
Slovak:
Karlove Vary, Okres Karlove Vary, Karlovarský kraj, Česko
Slovenian:
Karlovi Vari, Češka
Swedish:
Karlovy Vary, Karlovy Vary, Karlovy Vary, Tjeckien
Tajik (Cyrillic Script):
Карлови Вари, Чехия
Tamil:
கார்லோவி வாரி, செக் குடியரசு
Tatar:
Карловы-Вары, Чехия
Telugu:
కార్లోవీ వేరి, చెక్ రిపబ్లిక్
Thai:
คาร์ลอวี วารี, ประเทศเช็กเกีย
Turkish:
Karlovy Vary, Karlovy Vary ilçesi, Karlovy Vary ili, Çek Cumhuriyeti
Ukrainian:
Карлові Вари, Карлові Вари, Карловарський край, Чехія
Upper Sorbian:
Karlowe Wary, Čěska
Urdu:
کارلووی واری, کارلووی واری ضلع, کارلووی واری علاقہ, چیک جمہوریہ
Uzbek (Latin Script):
Karlovy Vary, Chexiya
Vietnamese:
Karlovy Vary, Karlovy Vary, Karlovy Vary, Cộng hòa Séc
Waray:
Karlovy Vary, Okres Karlovy Vary, Karlovy Vary, Republika Czeka
Welsh:
Karlovy Vary, Y Weriniaeth Tsiec
Western Punjabi:
کارلووی واری, کارلووی واری ضلع, کارلووی واری علاقہ, چیک لوکراج
Wu Chinese:
卡罗维发利, 捷克
Yakut:
Карловы Вары, Чехия


Karlovy Vary (German: Karlsbad) is a spa city in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic. It lies on the confluence of the rivers Ohře and Teplá, approximately 130 km (81 mi) west of Prague. It is named after Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor and the King of Bohemia, who founded the city in 1370. It is the site of numerous hot springs (13 main springs, about 300 smaller springs, and the warm-water Teplá River), and is the most visited spa town in the Czech Republic. Until 1945, when the German-speaking inhabitants were expelled, the city was overwhelmingly German-speaking.

Note: This is NOT the "type locality" for Carlsbad-twinned orthoclase crystals. They were discovered by Josef Muller (1727-1817), gem cutter from Karlovy Vary. Muller kept the exact location a secret, but it is most likely somewhere in the vicinity of Loket or Hory (village Hunschgrun, which does not exist anymore).
See also the discussion on http://www.mindat.org/mesg-7-186620.html.

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14 valid minerals.

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Detailed Mineral List:

Aragonite
Formula: CaCO3
Burkeite
Formula: Na6(CO3)(SO4)2
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Goethite
Formula: α-Fe3+O(OH)
Halite
Formula: NaCl
Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
Kaolinite
Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Mirabilite
Formula: Na2SO4 · 10H2O
Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Muscovite var. Illite
Formula: K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Nahcolite
Formula: NaHCO3
Orthoclase
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
'Smectite Group'
Formula: A0.3D2-3[T4O10]Z2 · nH2O
Thénardite
Formula: Na2SO4
Trona
Formula: Na3H(CO3)2 · 2H2O

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 3 - Halides
Halite3.AA.20NaCl
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Goethite4.00.α-Fe3+O(OH)
Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Nahcolite5.AA.15NaHCO3
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Aragonite5.AB.15CaCO3
Trona5.CB.15Na3H(CO3)2 · 2H2O
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Thénardite7.AD.25Na2SO4
Burkeite7.BD.25Na6(CO3)(SO4)2
Mirabilite7.CD.10Na2SO4 · 10H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
Muscovite
var. Illite
9.EC.15K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Kaolinite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Orthoclase9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
Unclassified
'Smectite Group'-A0.3D2-3[T4O10]Z2 · nH2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H Goethiteα-Fe3+O(OH)
H Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
H KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
H MirabiliteNa2SO4 · 10H2O
H MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
H NahcoliteNaHCO3
H TronaNa3H(CO3)2 · 2H2O
H Smectite GroupA0.3D2-3[T4O10]Z2 · nH2O
CCarbon
C AragoniteCaCO3
C BurkeiteNa6(CO3)(SO4)2
C CalciteCaCO3
C NahcoliteNaHCO3
C TronaNa3H(CO3)2 · 2H2O
OOxygen
O AragoniteCaCO3
O BurkeiteNa6(CO3)(SO4)2
O CalciteCaCO3
O Goethiteα-Fe3+O(OH)
O HematiteFe2O3
O Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
O KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
O MirabiliteNa2SO4 · 10H2O
O MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O NahcoliteNaHCO3
O OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
O QuartzSiO2
O ThénarditeNa2SO4
O TronaNa3H(CO3)2 · 2H2O
O Smectite GroupA0.3D2-3[T4O10]Z2 · nH2O
NaSodium
Na BurkeiteNa6(CO3)(SO4)2
Na HaliteNaCl
Na MirabiliteNa2SO4 · 10H2O
Na NahcoliteNaHCO3
Na ThénarditeNa2SO4
Na TronaNa3H(CO3)2 · 2H2O
AlAluminium
Al Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Al KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Al MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Al OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
SiSilicon
Si Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Si KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Si MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Si QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
S BurkeiteNa6(CO3)(SO4)2
S MirabiliteNa2SO4 · 10H2O
S ThénarditeNa2SO4
ClChlorine
Cl HaliteNaCl
KPotassium
K Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
K MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
K OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
CaCalcium
Ca AragoniteCaCO3
Ca CalciteCaCO3
FeIron
Fe Goethiteα-Fe3+O(OH)
Fe HematiteFe2O3

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karlovy_Vary
Wikidata ID:Q384544
GeoNames ID:11923078

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