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Stein, Limburg, Netherlandsi
Regional Level Types
SteinMunicipality
LimburgProvince
NetherlandsCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Stein11,290 (2017)
Elsloo7,220 (2017)
Urmond3,560 (2017)
Kerensheide2,740 (2017)
Nieuwdorp2,445 (2017)
Berg1,985 (2017)
Mindat Locality ID:
193698
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:193698:1
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
Dutch:
Stein, Limburg, Nederland
French:
Stein, Limbourg, Pays-Bas
German:
Stein, Limburg, Niederlande
Italian:
Stein, Limburgo, Paesi Bassi
Russian:
Стейн, Лимбург, Нидерланды
Simplified Chinese:
斯泰因, 林堡省, 荷兰
Spanish:
Stein, Limburgo, Países Bajos
Afrikaans:
Stein, Limburg, Nederland
Albanian:
Stein, Limburgu, Holanda
Arabic:
ستاين, ليمبورخ, هولندا
Armenian:
Ստեյն, Լիմբուրխ, Նիդերլանդներ
Asturian:
Stein, Limburg, Países Baxos
Basque:
Stein, Limburg, Herbehereak
Catalan:
Stein, Limburg, Països Baixos
Cebuano:
Gemeente Stein, Olanda
Danish:
Stein, Limburg, Holland
Dutch Low Saxon:
Stein, Limburg, Nederlaand
Esperanto:
Stein, Limburgo, Nederlando
Farsi/Persian:
استین، لیمبورخ, لیمبورخ, هلند
Hungarian:
Stein, Limburg, Hollandia
Indonesian:
Stein, Limburg, Belanda
Japanese:
ステイン, リンブルフ州, オランダ
Limburgian:
Stein, Nederlands Limburg, Nederland
Lithuanian:
Steinas, Limburgo provincija, Nyderlandai
Luxembourgish:
Stein, Provënz Limburg, Holland
Malay:
Stein, Limburg, Belanda
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Stein, Limburg Séng, Hô-lân
Norwegian:
Stein, Limburg, Nederland
Occitan:
Stein, Limborg, Païses Basses
Polish:
Stein, Limburgia, Holandia
Romanian:
Stein, Limburg, Țările de Jos
Saterland Frisian:
Stein, Limbuurich, Niederlounde
Swedish:
Stein, Limburg, Nederländerna
Vietnamese:
Stein, Limburg, Hà Lan
Waray:
Stein, Limburg, Nederlandes


Stein (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈstɛin], Limburgish: [ˈstɛin]) is a municipality and a town in the southeastern Netherlands. The municipality covers an area of 22.80 km² (8.80 sq mi) of which 1.72 km² (0.66 sq mi) is water.

The municipality of Stein is part of the region of South Limburg and lies between the city of Geleen in the east and Beek in the southeast, west of interchange Kerensheide and the chemical industries of Chemelot. To the west lies the Belgian border, across the Meuse river. In comparison to other cities and villages in the area, Stein is fairly big. It is also the capital city of the municipality with the same name. It has i.a. three Roman Catholic churches, an abandoned mediaeval castle, and a port to the Juliana Canal which used to be the second-largest inland port in all of Europe.

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4 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘPyrolusite4.DB.05Mn4+O2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘHydroxylapatite
var. Carbonate-rich Hydroxylapatite
8.BN.05Ca5(PO4,CO3)3(OH,O)
ⓘ8.BN.05Ca5(PO4)3(OH)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Hydroxylapatite var. Carbonate-rich HydroxylapatiteCa5(PO4,CO3)3(OH,O)
Hⓘ HydroxylapatiteCa5(PO4)3(OH)
CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ Hydroxylapatite var. Carbonate-rich HydroxylapatiteCa5(PO4,CO3)3(OH,O)
OOxygen
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ Hydroxylapatite var. Carbonate-rich HydroxylapatiteCa5(PO4,CO3)3(OH,O)
Oⓘ HydroxylapatiteCa5(PO4)3(OH)
Oⓘ PyrolusiteMn4+O2
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ Hydroxylapatite var. Carbonate-rich HydroxylapatiteCa5(PO4,CO3)3(OH,O)
Pⓘ HydroxylapatiteCa5(PO4)3(OH)
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ Hydroxylapatite var. Carbonate-rich HydroxylapatiteCa5(PO4,CO3)3(OH,O)
Caⓘ HydroxylapatiteCa5(PO4)3(OH)
MnManganese
Mnⓘ PyrolusiteMn4+O2

Fossils

There are 1 fossil locality from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences5
Youngest Fossil Listed5.33 Ma (Miocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed23.0 Ma (Miocene)
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Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Squalodon
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Cetacea : Squalodontidae : Squalodon23.03 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Monachinae
subfamily
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Phocidae : Monachinae23.03 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Scaldicetus caretti
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Cetacea : Physeteridae : Scaldicetus : Scaldicetus caretti23.03 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Scaldicetus grandis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Cetacea : Scaldicetus : Scaldicetus grandis23.03 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Eurhinodelphis longirostris
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Cetacea : Eurhinodelphidae : Eurhinodelphis : Eurhinodelphis longirostris23.03 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
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Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stein,_Limburg
Wikidata ID:Q9780
GeoNames ID:2746746

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