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Utrecht, Netherlandsi
Regional Level Types
UtrechtProvince
NetherlandsCountry

Coat of Arms of UtrechtFlag of Utrecht
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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Utrecht290,529 (2017)
Amersfoort139,914 (2017)
Nieuwegein61,489 (2017)
Veenendaal61,271 (2017)
Zeist60,949 (2017)
Woerden48,431 (2017)
Mindat Locality ID:
187675
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:187675:1
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
Dutch:
Utrecht, Nederland
French:
Utrecht, Pays-Bas
German:
Utrecht, Niederlande
Italian:
Utrecht, Paesi Bassi
Russian:
Утрехт, Нидерланды
Simplified Chinese:
乌得勒支省, 荷兰
Spanish:
Utrecht, Países Bajos
Afrikaans:
Utrecht, Nederland
Albanian:
Utrecht, Holanda
Arabic:
مقاطعة أوترخت, هولندا
Aragonese:
Provincia d'Utrecht, Países Baixos
Aramaic:
ܐܘܛܪܝܟܛ, ܗܘܠܢܕܐ
Armenian:
Ուտրեխտ , Նիդերլանդներ
Asturian:
Utrecht, Países Baxos
Azeri:
Utrext əyaləti, Niderland
Basque:
Utrecht probintzia, Herbehereak
Belarusian:
Утрэхт , Нідэрланды
Belarusian (Tarashkevitsa):
Утрэхт, Нідэрлянды
Bengali:
উট্রেখট, নেদারল্যান্ডস
Breton:
Proviñs Utrecht, Izelvroioù
Bulgarian:
Утрехт, Нидерландия
Catalan:
província d'Utrecht, Països Baixos
Cebuano:
Provincie Utrecht, Olanda
Czech:
Utrecht, Nizozemsko
Danish:
Utrecht, Holland
Dutch Low Saxon:
Utrecht, Nederlaand
Egyptian Arabic:
مقاطعة اوتريخت, نيديرلاند
Emilian-Romagnol:
Utrecht, Ulànda
Esperanto:
Utreĥto, Nederlando
Estonian:
Utrechti provints, Holland
Faroese:
Utrecht, Niðurlond
Farsi/Persian:
استان اوترخت, هلند
Finnish:
Utrecht, Alankomaat
Galician:
Provincia de Utrecht, Países Baixos
Georgian:
უტრეხტის პროვინცია, ნიდერლანდები
Greek:
Ουτρέχτη, Ολλανδία
Gujarati:
ઉટ્રેક્ટ, નેધરલેંડ
Hebrew:
אוטרכט, הולנד
Hindi:
यूट्रेक्ट , नीदरलैण्ड
Hungarian:
Utrecht, Hollandia
Icelandic:
Utrecht, Holland
Iloko:
Utrecht, Olanda
Indonesian:
Utrecht, Belanda
Interlingua:
Utrecht, Paises Basse
Irish Gaelic:
Utrecht, An Ísiltír
Japanese:
ユトレヒト州, オランダ
Javanese:
Provinsi Utrecht, Walanda
Kannada:
ಉಟ್ರೆಕ್ಟ್, ನೆದರ್‍ಲ್ಯಾಂಡ್ಸ್
Korean:
위트레흐트주, 네덜란드
Latin:
Traiectum ad Rhenum, Nederlandia
Latvian:
Utrehta, Nīderlande
Limburgian:
Utrei, Nederland
Lingua Franca Nova:
Utrecht, Nederland
Lithuanian:
Utrechto provincija, Nyderlandai
Luxembourgish:
Provënz Utrecht, Holland
Macedonian:
Утрехт, Холандија
Malay:
Utrecht, Belanda
Manx:
Utrecht, Yn Çheer Injil
Marathi:
उट्रेख्त, नेदरलँड्स
Minangkabau:
Utrecht, Balando
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Utrecht Séng, Hô-lân
Nepali:
उट्रेच्ट, नेदरल्यान्ड्स
Northern Frisian:
Prowins Utrecht, Nederlönje
Norwegian:
Utrecht, Nederland
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Provinsen Utrecht, Nederland
Occitan:
Utrecht, Païses Basses
Ossetian:
Утрехт , Нидерландтæ
Polish:
Utrecht, Holandia
Portuguese:
Utrecht, Países Baixos
Quechua:
Utrecht pruwinsya, Urasuyu
Romanian:
Utrecht, Țările de Jos
Saterland Frisian:
Utrecht, Niederlounde
Scots:
Utrecht, Netherlands
Scottish Gaelic:
Utrecht, Na Tìrean Ìsle
Serbian:
Утрехт, Холандија
Serbo-Croatian:
Utrecht, Nizozemska
Sinhalese:
උට්‍රෙච්ට්, නෙදර්ලන්තය
Slovak:
Utrecht, Holandsko
Slovenian:
Utrecht, Nizozemska
Somali:
Utrecht, Holland
Swahili:
Mkoa wa Utrecht, Uholanzi
Swedish:
Utrecht, Nederländerna
Tajik (Cyrillic Script):
Вилояти Утрехт, Нидерланд
Tamil:
உத்ரத், நெதர்லாந்து
Tatar:
Утрехт, Нидерланд
Telugu:
యూట్రెక్ట్, నెదర్లాండ్స్
Thai:
จังหวัดยูเทรกต์, ประเทศเนเธอร์แลนด์
Traditional Chinese:
宇德歷, 荷蘭
Turkish:
Utrecht, Hollanda
Ukrainian:
Утрехт, Нідерланди
Urdu:
اوتریخت, نیدرلینڈز
Vietnamese:
Utrecht, Hà Lan
Volapük:
Utrecht, Nedän
Waray:
Utrecht, Nederlandes
Welsh:
Utrecht, Yr Iseldiroedd
West Flemish:
Utrecht, Holland
West Frisian:
Utert, Nederlân
Wu Chinese:
于脱莱赫脱省, 尼德兰
Zeelandic:
Utrecht, Nederland


Utrecht (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈytrɛxt]), officially the Province of Utrecht (Dutch: Provincie Utrecht), is a province of the Netherlands. It is located in the centre of the country, bordering the Eemmeer (lake) in the northeast, the province of Gelderland in the east and southeast, the province of South Holland in the west and southwest, and the province of North Holland in the northwest and north. It has a land area of approximately 1,485 square kilometres (573 sq mi). Apart from its eponymous capital, major cities in the province are Amersfoort, Houten, Nieuwegein, Veenendaal, IJsselstein, and Zeist. The busiest railway station in the Netherlands, Utrecht Centraal, is located in the province of Utrecht.

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3 valid minerals.

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ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Chromite
Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2O4
ⓘ 'Clinopyroxene Subgroup'
ⓘ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'
Description: Olivine composition -Fa24 (Mason, 1963).
ⓘ 'Meteoritic Iron'
ⓘ 'Plagioclase'
Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Description: Low-Ca (Wo 2) pyroxene noted by Brearley & Jones (1998)[Usually orthopyroxene w. L6 chondrites]
ⓘ 'Pyroxene Group'
Formula: ADSi2O6
ⓘ Troilite
Formula: FeS

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘTroilite2.CC.10FeS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘChromite4.BB.05Fe2+Cr3+2O4
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Unclassified
ⓘ'Clinopyroxene Subgroup'-
ⓘ'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'-
ⓘ'Plagioclase'-(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
ⓘ'Pyroxene Group'-ADSi2O6
ⓘ'Meteoritic Iron'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Oⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Oⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Oⓘ Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
NaSodium
Naⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
AlAluminium
Alⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Siⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Siⓘ Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
SSulfur
Sⓘ TroiliteFeS
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
CrChromium
Crⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
FeIron
Feⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Feⓘ TroiliteFeS
Feⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series

Fossils

There are 33 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

These data are provided on an experimental basis and are taken from external databases. Mindat.org has no control currently over the accuracy of these data.

Occurrences33
Youngest Fossil Listed0.01 Ma (Pleistocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed33.9 Ma (Oligocene)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Grebbeberg12.588 - 0.0117 Ma (Pleistocene)
Brinkheurne3233.9 - 28.1 Ma (Oligocene)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Dentalium
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Scaphopoda : Dentaliida : Dentaliidae : Dentalium33.9 - 28.1 Ma
Oligocene
Solariella
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Trochida : Solariellidae : Solariella33.9 - 28.1 Ma
Oligocene
Cymatiella
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Cymatiidae : Cymatiella33.9 - 28.1 Ma
Oligocene
Euspira
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Euspira33.9 - 28.1 Ma
Oligocene
Mathilda
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Allogastropoda : Mathildidae : Mathilda33.9 - 28.1 Ma
Oligocene
Semicassis
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Cassidae : Semicassis33.9 - 28.1 Ma
Oligocene
Aquilofusus
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Fasciolariidae : Aquilofusus33.9 - 28.1 Ma
Oligocene
Bathytoma
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Borsoniidae : Bathytoma33.9 - 28.1 Ma
Oligocene
Poirieria (Paziella)
subgenus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Muricidae : Poirieria : Poirieria (Paziella)33.9 - 28.1 Ma
Oligocene
Streptochetus
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Fasciolariidae : Streptochetus33.9 - 28.1 Ma
Oligocene
Turris
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Turridae : Turris33.9 - 28.1 Ma
Oligocene
Nucula
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Nuculanida : Nuculanidae : Nucula33.9 - 28.1 Ma
Oligocene
Nuculana
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Nuculanida : Nuculanidae : Nuculana33.9 - 28.1 Ma
Oligocene
Portlandia
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Portlandia33.9 - 28.1 Ma
Oligocene
Bathyarca
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Arcida : Arcidae : Bathyarca33.9 - 28.1 Ma
Oligocene
Astarte
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Carditida : Astartidae : Astarte33.9 - 28.1 Ma
Oligocene
Cyclocardia
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Carditida : Carditidae : Cyclocardia33.9 - 28.1 Ma
Oligocene
Thyasira
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Lucinida : Thyasiridae : Thyasira33.9 - 28.1 Ma
Oligocene
Ontocetus emmonsi
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Odobenidae : Ontocetus : Ontocetus emmonsi2.588 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Galeorhinus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Elasmobranchii : Carcharhiniformes : Triakidae : Galeorhinus33.9 - 28.1 Ma
Oligocene
Euspira helicina
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Naticidae : Euspira : Euspira helicina33.9 - 28.1 Ma
Oligocene
Orthosurcula regularis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Clavatulidae : Orthosurcula : Orthosurcula regularis33.9 - 28.1 Ma
Oligocene
Corbula (Varicorbula) gibba
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pholadida : Corbulidae : Corbula : Corbula (Varicorbula) gibba33.9 - 28.1 Ma
Oligocene
Ancistrosyrinx volgeri
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Cochlespiridae : Cochlespira : Ancistrosyrinx volgeri33.9 - 28.1 Ma
Oligocene
Aporrhais speciosa
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Aporrhaidae : Aporrhais : Aporrhais speciosa33.9 - 28.1 Ma
Oligocene
Typhis (Cyphonochilus) fistulosus
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Muricidae : Typhis : Typhis (Cyphonochilus) fistulosus33.9 - 28.1 Ma
Oligocene
Fusinus (Gracilipurpura) elatior
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Fasciolariidae : Fusinus : Fusinus (Gracilipurpura) elatior33.9 - 28.1 Ma
Oligocene
Spiratella
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Thecosomata : Spiratellidae : Spiratella33.9 - 28.1 Ma
Oligocene
Lamna rupeliensis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Lamniformes : Lamnidae : Lamna : Lamna rupeliensis33.9 - 28.1 Ma
Oligocene
Isurus leptodon
species
Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Lamniformes : Lamnidae : Isurus : Isurus leptodon33.9 - 28.1 Ma
Oligocene
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Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utrecht_(province)
Wikidata ID:Q776
GeoNames ID:2745909

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