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Bielefeld, Detmold, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germanyi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Bielefeld | City |
| Detmold | Administrative District |
| North Rhine-Westphalia | State |
| Germany | Country |
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Former clays pits Bethel I (closed in 1961) and Sudbrack (closed in 1956).
Both are now completely backfilled.
"The location of Bethel I has been turned into a sports field belonging to the Bodelschwingh-Oberschule (Aufbauschule Bethel) on the Pella-Weg." [Büchner, 1966]
Bethel I: strike North 160° East, dip: 20° WSW.
Famous among fossil collectors for calcified specimens of Lower and Middle Jurassic
- ammonites (Parkinsonia Parkinsoni Sow., usually up to 20cm in size, although larger specimens have been found),
- bivalves (Trigonia subtriangularis Wetzel, Trigonia interlaevigata Quenst., Trigonia clavellata Park., Clavotrigonia petasoides Wetzel),
- belemnites (Megateuthis giganteus Schloth., rostra of up to 50cm long and phragmocones of up to 15cm in diameter and 20cm long),
- crinoids (Seirocrinus basaltiformis Mill., Encrinus liliiformis Schloth.),
- remains of carbonized wood with mineralization in its shrinkage cracks have also been found.
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Rock Types Recorded
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| C | Carbon | |
|---|---|---|
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
Fossils
There are 2 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 | 2 | |||||||||
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| Youngest Fossil Listed | 183 Ma (Early Jurassic) | |||||||||
| Oldest Fossil Listed | 237 Ma (Middle Triassic) | |||||||||
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| Fossil Localities | Click to show 2 fossil localities |
Localities in this Region
- North Rhine-Westphalia
- Detmold
- Bielefeld
- Detmold
Other Regions, Features and Areas that Intersect
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
- AvaloniaVolcanic Arc
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