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Beckum, Warendorf, Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germanyi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Beckum | Town |
| Warendorf | District |
| Münster | Administrative District |
| North Rhine-Westphalia | State |
| Germany | Country |
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Largest Settlements:
| Place | Population |
|---|---|
| Beckum | 37,814 (2015) |
Name(s) in local language(s):
Beckum, Münsterland, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Deutschland
According to Eiternick (2004), there are 5 mineral specimen producing limestone quarries in Beckum.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsMineral List
Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities5 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| ⓘ | Marcasite | 2.EB.10a | FeS2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| ⓘ | Strontianite | 5.AB.15 | SrCO3 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| C | Carbon | |
|---|---|---|
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Strontianite | SrCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Strontianite | SrCO3 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| S | ⓘ Marcasite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Marcasite | FeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Sr | Strontium | |
| Sr | ⓘ Strontianite | SrCO3 |
| Ba | Barium | |
| Ba | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
Fossils
There are 8 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.
| Occurrences | 164 | ||||||||||||
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| Youngest Fossil Listed | 70.6 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous) | ||||||||||||
| Oldest Fossil Listed | 83.5 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous) | ||||||||||||
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| Fossils from Region | Click here to show the list. | ||||||||||||
| Fossil Localities | Click to show 8 fossil localities |
- North Rhine-Westphalia
- Münster
- Warendorf
- Beckum
- Late/Upper Cretaceous🐚 Brickyard Muehlenbruch
- Late/Upper Cretaceous🐚 Hoher Hagen
- Late/Upper Cretaceous🐚 Quarry "Anna"
- Late/Upper Cretaceous🐚 Quarry Beese
- Late/Upper Cretaceous🐚 Quarry Feldmann near Neubeckum
- Late/Upper Cretaceous🐚 Quarry Friedrichshorst near Neubeckum
- Late/Upper Cretaceous🐚 Quarry Kreuzberg
- Late/Upper Cretaceous🐚 Ruhr & Co.
- Beckum
- Warendorf
- Münster
Localities in this Region
- North Rhine-Westphalia
- Münster
Other Regions, Features and Areas that Intersect
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
- AvaloniaVolcanic Arc
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References
Phoenix quarry, Beckum, Warendorf, Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany