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Barrow-upon-Soar, Charnwood, Leicestershire, England, UKi
Regional Level Types
Barrow-upon-SoarCivil Parish
CharnwoodDistrict
LeicestershireCounty
EnglandConstituent Country
UKCountry

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PlacePopulation
Barrow upon Soar5,196 (2018)
Mindat Locality ID:
234577
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:234577:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0


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3 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
ⓘStrontianite5.AB.15SrCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘGypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ StrontianiteSrCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Oⓘ StrontianiteSrCO3
SSulfur
Sⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
SrStrontium
Srⓘ StrontianiteSrCO3

Fossils

There are 5 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences9
Youngest Fossil Listed174 Ma (Middle Jurassic)
Oldest Fossil Listed209 Ma (Late/Upper Triassic)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Lias2182.7 - 174.1 Ma (Jurassic)
Lias2199.3 - 174.1 Ma (Jurassic)
Lias - Blue Lias - Bottom Floor Limestone1201.3 - 196.5 Ma (Early Jurassic)
Penarth - Westbury1208.5 - 201.3 Ma (Mesozoic)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Coleia
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Malacostraca : Decapoda : Coleiidae : Coleia201.3 - 174.1 Ma
Jurassic
Ichthyosaurus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Ichthyosauridae : Ichthyosaurus201.3 - 182.7 Ma
Early Jurassic
Sarcosaurus woodi
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Dinosauria : Ceratosauridae : Sarcosaurus : Sarcosaurus woodi196.5 - 189.6 Ma
Early Jurassic
Rhomaleosaurus megacephalus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Sauropterygia : Rhomaleosauridae : Rhomaleosaurus : Rhomaleosaurus megacephalus201.3 - 196.5 Ma
Early Jurassic
Leptonectes tenuirostris
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Ichthyosauria : Leptonectes : Leptonectes tenuirostris201.3 - 182.7 Ma
Early Jurassic
Protoichthyosaurus prostaxalis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Ichthyosauridae : Ichthyosaurus : Protoichthyosaurus prostaxalis201.3 - 182.7 Ma
Early Jurassic
Pseudodalatias barnstonensis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Pseudodalatiidae : Pseudodalatias : Pseudodalatias barnstonensis208.5 - 201.3 Ma
Mesozoic
Praeatya scabrosa
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Malacostraca : Decapoda : Mecochiridae : Praeatya : Praeatya scabrosa201.3 - 174.1 Ma
Jurassic
Temnodontosaurus longirostris
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Leptopterygiidae : Temnodontosaurus : Temnodontosaurus longirostris196.5 - 189.6 Ma
Early Jurassic
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