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Chevenez, Porrentruy, Jura, Switzerlandi
Regional Level Types
ChevenezCommune
PorrentruyDistrict
JuraCanton
SwitzerlandCountry

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Chevenez583 (2017)
Mindat Locality ID:
238780
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:238780:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Name(s) in local language(s):
Chevenez, Porrentruy, Jura, Suisse (Schweiz; Svizzera)


limestone quarry, 5 km southwest of Porrentruy, 500 m east of Chevenez.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List

Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities

1 valid mineral.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3

Fossils

There are 81 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.

Occurrences81
Youngest Fossil Listed151 Ma (Late Jurassic)
Oldest Fossil Listed156 Ma (Jurassic)
Stratigraphic UnitsClick here to view 6 stratigraphic units.
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Harpagodes
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Aporrhaidae : Harpagodes155.7 - 150.8 Ma
Jurassic
Cossmannea
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Nerineidae : Cossmannea155.7 - 150.8 Ma
Jurassic
Cryptoplocus
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Cryptoplocus155.7 - 150.8 Ma
Jurassic
Ptygmatis
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Ptygmatis155.7 - 150.8 Ma
Jurassic
Paracenoceras
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Nautilida : Paracenoceratidae : Paracenoceras155.7 - 150.8 Ma
Jurassic
Aspidoceras
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Aspidoceratidae : Aspidoceras155.7 - 150.8 Ma
Jurassic
Aulacostephanus
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Perisphinctidae : Aulacostephanus155.7 - 150.8 Ma
Jurassic
Orthaspidoceras
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Orthaspidoceras155.7 - 150.8 Ma
Jurassic
Aulacostephanus (Pararasenia)
subgenus
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Aulacostephanidae : Aulacostephanus : Aulacostephanus (Pararasenia)155.7 - 150.8 Ma
Jurassic
Progeronia
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Progeronia155.7 - 150.8 Ma
Jurassic
Prorasenia
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Aulacostephanidae : Prorasenia155.7 - 150.8 Ma
Jurassic
Rasenia
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Perisphinctidae : Rasenia155.7 - 150.8 Ma
Jurassic
Rasenia (Rasenioides)
subgenus
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Perisphinctidae : Rasenia : Rasenia (Rasenioides)155.7 - 150.8 Ma
Jurassic
Barbatia
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Arcida : Arcidae : Barbatia155.7 - 150.8 Ma
Jurassic
Lithophaga
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Mytilida : Mytilidae : Lithophaga155.7 - 150.8 Ma
Jurassic
Stegoconcha
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Pinnidae : Stegoconcha155.7 - 150.8 Ma
Jurassic
Trichites
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Pinnidae : Trichites155.7 - 150.8 Ma
Jurassic
Actinostreon
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Ostreidae : Actinostreon155.7 - 150.8 Ma
Jurassic
Gryphaea (Bilobissa)
subgenus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Gryphaeidae : Gryphaea : Gryphaea (Bilobissa)155.7 - 150.8 Ma
Jurassic
Costigervillia
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Bakevelliidae : Costigervillia155.7 - 150.8 Ma
Jurassic
Eopecten
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Pectinidae : Eopecten155.7 - 150.8 Ma
Jurassic
Gervillella
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Bakevelliidae : Gervillella155.7 - 150.8 Ma
Jurassic
Isognomon
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Pteriidae : Isognomon155.7 - 150.8 Ma
Jurassic
Spondylopecten
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Pectinidae : Spondylopecten155.7 - 150.8 Ma
Jurassic
Myophorella
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Trigoniida : Myophorellidae : Myophorella155.7 - 150.8 Ma
Jurassic
Trigonia
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Trigoniida : Trigoniidae : Trigonia155.7 - 150.8 Ma
Jurassic
Ceratomyopsis
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Megalodontida : Ceratomyopsidae : Ceratomyopsis155.7 - 150.8 Ma
Jurassic
Integricardium
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardiida : Cardiidae : Integricardium155.7 - 150.8 Ma
Jurassic
Ceratomya
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Myida : Ceratomyidae : Ceratomya155.7 - 150.8 Ma
Jurassic
Myopholas
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Myopholadidae : Myopholas155.7 - 150.8 Ma
Jurassic
Pleuromya
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Myida : Pleuromyidae : Pleuromya155.7 - 150.8 Ma
Jurassic
Theropoda
unranked clade
Animalia : Chordata : Saurischia : Theropoda155.7 - 150.8 Ma
Jurassic
Sauropoda
unranked clade
Animalia : Chordata : Saurischia : Sauropoda155.7 - 150.8 Ma
Jurassic
Dinosauria
order
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Dinosauria155.7 - 150.8 Ma
Jurassic
Brontopodus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Saurischia : Brontopodus155.7 - 150.8 Ma
Jurassic
Parabrontopodus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Saurischia : Parabrontopodus155.7 - 150.8 Ma
Jurassic
Gastrochaenolites
genus
Gastrochaenolites155.7 - 150.8 Ma
Jurassic
Xestosina subsella
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Postepithyrididae : Xestosina : Xestosina subsella155.7 - 150.8 Ma
Jurassic
Praeexogyra dubiensis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Gryphaeidae : Praeexogyra : Praeexogyra dubiensis155.7 - 150.8 Ma
Jurassic
Actinostreon gregareum
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Palaeolophidae : Actinostreon : Actinostreon gregareum155.7 - 150.8 Ma
Jurassic
Nanogyra (Nanogyra) nana
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Gryphaeidae : Nanogyra : Nanogyra (Nanogyra) nana155.7 - 150.8 Ma
Jurassic
Eopecten velatus
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Pectinidae : Eopecten : Eopecten velatus155.7 - 150.8 Ma
Jurassic
Camptonectes (Camptonectes) auritus
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Pectinidae : Camptonectes : Camptonectes (Camptonectes) auritus155.7 - 150.8 Ma
Jurassic
Goniolina
genus
Plantae : Chlorophyta : Ulvophyceae : Dasycladales : Dasycladaceae : Goniolina155.7 - 150.8 Ma
Jurassic
Torquirhynchia speciosa
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Cyclothyrididae : Torquirhynchia : Torquirhynchia speciosa155.7 - 150.8 Ma
Jurassic
Aspidoceras (Physodoceras) circumspinosum
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Aspidoceratidae : Physodoceras : Aspidoceras (Physodoceras) circumspinosum155.7 - 150.8 Ma
Jurassic
Lithacosphinctes janus
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Ataxioceratidae : Lithacosphinctes : Lithacosphinctes janus155.7 - 150.8 Ma
Jurassic
Aulacostephanus eudoxus
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Aulacostephanidae : Aulacostephanus : Aulacostephanus eudoxus155.7 - 150.8 Ma
Jurassic
Circunula
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Gryphaeidae : Circunula155.7 - 150.8 Ma
Jurassic
Circunula cotyledon
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Gryphaeidae : Circunula : Circunula cotyledon155.7 - 150.8 Ma
Jurassic
Nanogyra (Palaeogyra) reniformis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Gryphaeidae : Nanogyra : Nanogyra (Palaeogyra) reniformis155.7 - 150.8 Ma
Jurassic
Nanogyra (Palaeogyra) virgula
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Gryphaeidae : Nanogyra : Nanogyra (Palaeogyra) virgula155.7 - 150.8 Ma
Jurassic
Helvetostrea sequana
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Ostreidae : Helvetostrea : Helvetostrea sequana155.7 - 150.8 Ma
Jurassic
Praeexogyra monsbeliardensis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Gryphaeidae : Praeexogyra : Praeexogyra monsbeliardensis155.7 - 150.8 Ma
Jurassic
Ctenolima
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ctenolima155.7 - 150.8 Ma
Jurassic
Protocupressinoxylon purbeckensis
species
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Pinopsida : Pinales : Cupressaceae : Protocupressinoxylon : Protocupressinoxylon purbeckensis155.7 - 150.8 Ma
Jurassic
Plesiochelys bigleri
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Plesiochelyidae : Plesiochelys : Plesiochelys bigleri155.7 - 150.8 Ma
Jurassic
Megalosauripus transjuranicus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Saurischia : Eubrontidae : Megalosauripus : Megalosauripus transjuranicus155.7 - 150.8 Ma
Jurassic
Gravesia gigas
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Aulacostephanidae : Gravesia : Gravesia gigas155.7 - 150.8 Ma
Jurassic
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