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Ventnor, Isle of Wight, England, UKi
Regional Level Types
VentnorCivil Parish
Isle of WightCounty
EnglandConstituent Country
UKCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Ventnor5,976 (2017)
Mindat Locality ID:
241845
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:241845:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Ventnor, île de Wight, Angleterre, Royaume-Uni
German:
Ventnor, Isle of Wight, England, Vereinigtes Königreich
Italian:
Ventnor, isola di Wight, Inghilterra, Regno Unito
Russian:
Вентнор, Остров Уайт, Англия, Великобритания
Simplified Chinese:
文特諾, 怀特岛郡, 英格兰, 英国
Spanish:
Ventnor, Isla de Wight, Inglaterra, Reino Unido
Bengali:
ভেন্টনোর, আইল অফ ওয়াইট, ইংল্যান্ড, যুক্তরাজ্য
Cebuano:
Ventnor, Isle of Wight, Inglatera, Hiniusang Gingharian
Dutch:
Ventnor, Wight, Engeland, Verenigd Koninkrijk
Farsi/Persian:
ونتنور, جزیره وایت, انگلستان, بریتانیا
Gujarati:
વેન્ટનર, આઇલ ઓફ વાઈટ, ઈંગ્લેન્ડ, યુનાઇટેડ કિંગડમ
Hebrew:
ונטנור, האי וייט, אנגליה, הממלכה המאוחדת
Irish Gaelic:
Ventnor, Inis Iocht, Sasana, An Ríocht Aontaithe
Japanese:
ヴェントナー, ワイト島, イングランド, イギリス
Kannada:
ವೆಂಟ್ನರ್, ಐಲ್ ಆಫ್ ವಿಟ್, ಇಂಗ್ಲೆಂಡ್, ಯುನೈಟೆಡ್ ಕಿಂಗ್‌ಡಂ
Korean:
벤트너, 아일오브와이트주, 잉글랜드, 영국
Latin:
Ventnor, Vecta, Anglia, Britanniarum regnum
Lithuanian:
Ventnoras, Vaito sala, Anglija, Jungtinė Karalystė
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Ventnor, Isle of Wight, England, Storbritannia
Polish:
Ventnor, Wight, Anglia, Wielka Brytania
Portuguese:
Ventnor, Ilha de Wight, Inglaterra, Reino Unido
Romanian:
Ventnor, Insula Wight, Anglia, Regatul Unit al Marii Britanii și al Irlandei de Nord
South Azerbaijani:
ونتنور, اینگیلیس, بیرلشمیش شاهلیق
Swedish:
Ventnor, Isle of Wight, England, Storbritannien
Tamil:
வெண்டனோர், வைட்டுத் தீவு, இங்கிலாந்து, ஐக்கிய இராச்சியம்
Telugu:
వెంట్నర్, ఇస్లే అఫ్ వెయిట్, ఇంగ్లాండు, యునైటెడ్ కింగ్‌డమ్
Urdu:
وینتنور, آئل آف ویٹ, انگلستان, مملکت متحدہ
Volapük:
Ventnor, Isle of Wight, Linglän, Regän Pebalöl
Welsh:
Ventnor, Ynys Wyth, Lloegr, Y Deyrnas Unedig


Ventnor is a seaside resort and civil parish on the southeast coast of the Isle of Wight.

The geology of the Isle of Wight is dominated by sedimentary rocks of Cretaceous and Paleogene age.

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Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz
var. Chalcedony
4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘ4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘvar. Rock Crystal4.DA.05SiO2

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
Oⓘ Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ Quartz var. Rock CrystalSiO2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ Quartz var. Rock CrystalSiO2

Fossils

There are 5 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.

Occurrences80
Youngest Fossil Listed93.9 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
Oldest Fossil Listed113 Ma (Early/Lower Cretaceous)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Chalk Marl186.3 - 83.6 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
Chalk - West Melbury Marly Chalk - Glauconitic Marl41100.5 - 93.9 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
Upper Greensand22100.5 - 93.9 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
Upper Greensand - Upper Chert and Rag16113 - 93.9 Ma (Cretaceous)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Serpula
genus
Animalia : Annelida : Polychaeta : Sabellida : Serpulidae : Serpula113 - 93.9 Ma
Cretaceous
Emarginula
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Lepetellida : Fissurellidae : Emarginula100.5 - 93.9 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Gibbula
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Trochida : Trochidae : Gibbula100.5 - 93.9 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Pleurotomaria
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Trochida : Microdomatidae : Pleurotomaria100.5 - 93.9 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Natica
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Naticidae : Natica113 - 93.9 Ma
Cretaceous
Vermicularia
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Turritellidae : Vermicularia113 - 93.9 Ma
Cretaceous
Cinulia
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Cephalaspidea : Ringiculidae : Cinulia113 - 93.9 Ma
Cretaceous
Nautilus
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Nautilida : Nautilidae : Nautilus113 - 93.9 Ma
Cretaceous
Hamites
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Hamitidae : Hamites100.5 - 93.9 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Scaphites
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Scaphitidae : Scaphites100.5 - 93.9 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Arca
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Arcida : Arcidae : Arca113 - 93.9 Ma
Cretaceous
Cucullaea
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Arcida : Cucullaeidae : Cucullaea113 - 93.9 Ma
Cretaceous
Lima
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Limida : Limidae : Lima113 - 93.9 Ma
Cretaceous
Pecten
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Pectinidae : Pecten100.5 - 93.9 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Plicatula
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Plicatulidae : Plicatula113 - 93.9 Ma
Cretaceous
Trigonia
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Trigoniida : Trigoniidae : Trigonia113 - 93.9 Ma
Cretaceous
Cardium
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardium113 - 93.9 Ma
Cretaceous
Venus
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Venerida : Veneridae : Venus100.5 - 93.9 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Terebratulina
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Cancellothyrididae : Terebratulina100.5 - 93.9 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Cidaris
genus
Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Cidaroida : Cidaridae : Cidaris100.5 - 93.9 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Holaster
genus
Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Holasteroida : Holasteridae : Holaster113 - 93.9 Ma
Cretaceous
Panopea
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Hiatellida : Hiatellidae : Panopea113 - 93.9 Ma
Cretaceous
Modiolus
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Mytilida : Mytilidae : Modiolus113 - 93.9 Ma
Cretaceous
Ammonitida
order
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida113 - 93.9 Ma
Cretaceous
Dendostrea frons
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Ostreidae : Dendostrea : Dendostrea frons113 - 93.9 Ma
Cretaceous
Calycoceras (Calycoceras) naviculare
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Acanthoceratidae : Calycoceras : Calycoceras (Calycoceras) naviculare100.5 - 93.9 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Mortoniceras (Subschloenbachia) rostratum
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Brancoceratidae : Mortoniceras : Mortoniceras (Subschloenbachia) rostratum113 - 93.9 Ma
Cretaceous
Hyphoplites curvatus
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Hoplitidae : Hyphoplites : Hyphoplites curvatus100.5 - 93.9 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Schloenbachia varians
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Schloenbachiidae : Schloenbachia : Schloenbachia varians100.5 - 93.9 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Mantelliceras mantelli
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Acanthoceratidae : Mantelliceras : Mantelliceras mantelli100.5 - 93.9 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Turrilites (Turrilites) acutus
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Turrilitidae : Turrilites : Turrilites (Turrilites) acutus100.5 - 93.9 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Hamites attenuatus
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Hamitidae : Hamites : Hamites attenuatus100.5 - 93.9 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Micrabacia coronula
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Micrabaciidae : Micrabacia : Micrabacia coronula100.5 - 93.9 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Turritella turbinata
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Turritellidae : Turritella : Turritella turbinata100.5 - 93.9 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Discoidea
genus
Animalia : Echinodermata : Discoidea100.5 - 93.9 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Solarium ornatum
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Architectonicidae : Solarium : Solarium ornatum100.5 - 93.9 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Siphonia pyriformis
species
Animalia : Porifera : Demospongea : Tetralithistida : Siphoniidae : Siphonia : Siphonia pyriformis113 - 93.9 Ma
Cretaceous
Plastremys lata
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudinata : Helochelydridae : Plastremys : Plastremys lata113 - 93.9 Ma
Cretaceous
Clathraria
genus
Plantae : Sigillariaceae : Clathraria113 - 93.9 Ma
Cretaceous
Pecten nerei
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Pectinidae : Pecten : Pecten nerei113 - 93.9 Ma
Cretaceous
Cyclothyris punfieldensis
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Cyclothyrididae : Cyclothyris : Cyclothyris punfieldensis105.3 - 99.6 Ma
Cretaceous
Grasirhynchia grasiana
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Rhynchonellidae : Grasirhynchia : Grasirhynchia grasiana105.3 - 93.9 Ma
Cretaceous
Boubeithyris diploplicata
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Sellithyrididae : Boubeithyris : Boubeithyris diploplicata105.3 - 99.6 Ma
Cretaceous
Tropeothyris vectis
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Sellithyrididae : Tropeothyris : Tropeothyris vectis100.5 - 93.9 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Terebratulina protostriatula
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Cancellothyrididae : Terebratulina : Terebratulina protostriatula100.5 - 93.9 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Dereta pectita
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Terebrataliidae : Dereta : Dereta pectita100.5 - 93.9 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Cyclothyris latissima
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Cyclothyrididae : Cyclothyris : Cyclothyris latissima113 - 93.9 Ma
Cretaceous
Pycnodonte (Phygraea) vesiculosum
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Gryphaeidae : Pycnodonte : Pycnodonte (Phygraea) vesiculosum113 - 93.9 Ma
Cretaceous
Nucleatina biplicata
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Cnismatocentridae : Nucleatina : Nucleatina biplicata113 - 93.9 Ma
Cretaceous
Cymatoceras elegans
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Nautilida : Nautilidae : Cymatoceras : Cymatoceras elegans113 - 93.9 Ma
Cretaceous
Eutrephoceras expansum
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Nautilida : Nautilidae : Eutrephoceras : Eutrephoceras expansum100.5 - 93.9 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Hypoturrilites tuberculatus
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Turrilitidae : Hypoturrilites : Hypoturrilites tuberculatus100.5 - 93.9 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Gryphaeostrea canaliculata
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Gryphaeidae : Gryphaeostrea : Gryphaeostrea canaliculata113 - 93.9 Ma
Cretaceous
Syncyclonema nilsoni
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Entoliidae : Syncyclonema : Syncyclonema nilsoni113 - 93.9 Ma
Cretaceous
Laevigyra luynesi
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Gryphaeidae : Laevigyra : Laevigyra luynesi113 - 93.9 Ma
Cretaceous
Neostlingoceras morrisi
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Turrilitidae : Neostlingoceras : Neostlingoceras morrisi100.5 - 93.9 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Pecten asper
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Pectinidae : Pecten : Pecten asper100.5 - 93.9 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ventnor
Wikidata ID:Q1026673
GeoNames ID:7293726

Localities in this Region

Other Regions, Features and Areas that Intersect

British and Irish IslesGroup of Islands
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
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