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Holzminden District, Lower Saxony, Germanyi
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Lower SaxonyState
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View of the Stadtoldendorf gypsum mining area, in 1933.

Gypsum quarries, Stadtoldendorf, Holzminden District, Lower Saxony, Germany
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View of the Stadtoldendorf gypsum mining area, in 1910.

Gypsum quarries, Stadtoldendorf, Holzminden District, Lower Saxony, Germany
07097040017272365353503.jpg
View of the Stadtoldendorf gypsum mining area, in 1933.

Gypsum quarries, Stadtoldendorf, Holzminden District, Lower Saxony, Germany
04110790017272365363353.jpg
View of the Stadtoldendorf gypsum mining area, in 1910.

Gypsum quarries, Stadtoldendorf, Holzminden District, Lower Saxony, Germany
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View of the Stadtoldendorf gypsum mining area, in 1933.

Gypsum quarries, Stadtoldendorf, Holzminden District, Lower Saxony, Germany
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Holzminden20,998 (2015)
Delligsen8,986 (2015)
Bodenwerder6,187 (2015)
Stadtoldendorf6,082 (2015)
Bevern4,363 (2015)
Eschershausen3,794 (2011)
Mindat Locality ID:
344355
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:344355:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
German:
Landkreis Holzminden, Niedersachsen, Deutschland


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Mineral List

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1 valid mineral.

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 6 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences19
Youngest Fossil Listed129 Ma (Early/Lower Cretaceous)
Oldest Fossil Listed252 Ma (Permian)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Korallenoolith - Untere Korallenbank10161.2 - 155.7 Ma (Jurassic)
Heersum1161.2 - 155.7 Ma (Jurassic)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Actinaraea
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Actinacididae : Actinaraea161.2 - 155.7 Ma
Jurassic
Dimorpharaea
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Microsolenidae : Dimorpharaea161.2 - 155.7 Ma
Jurassic
Stylosmilia
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Stylinidae : Stylosmilia161.2 - 155.7 Ma
Jurassic
Semiometra
genus
Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea : Comatulida : Semiometra161.2 - 155.7 Ma
Jurassic
Ichthyosauria
unranked clade
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Ichthyosauria132.9 - 129.4 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Theropoda
unranked clade
Animalia : Chordata : Saurischia : Theropoda163.5 - 145 Ma
Jurassic
Isastrea
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Montlivaltiidae : Isastrea161.2 - 155.7 Ma
Jurassic
Thamnasteria concinna
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Thamnasteriidae : Thamnasteria : Thamnasteria concinna161.2 - 155.7 Ma
Jurassic
Montlivaltia obconica
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Montlivaltiidae : Montlivaltia : Montlivaltia obconica161.2 - 155.7 Ma
Jurassic
Isastrea crassa
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Montlivaltiidae : Isastrea : Isastrea crassa161.2 - 155.7 Ma
Jurassic
Fungiastraea arachnoides
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Latomeandridae : Fungiastraea : Fungiastraea arachnoides161.2 - 155.7 Ma
Jurassic
Polyacrodus polycyphus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Hybodontiformes : Polyacrodontidae : Polyacrodus : Polyacrodus polycyphus242 - 237 Ma
Middle Triassic
Rioultina deisteriensis
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Thecideida : Thecidellinidae : Rioultina : Rioultina deisteriensis161.2 - 155.7 Ma
Jurassic
Rugitela roemeri
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Zeilleriidae : Rugitela : Rugitela roemeri145 - 130 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Anomopteris mougeotii
species
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Polypodiopsida : Osmundales : Osmundaceae : Anomopteris : Anomopteris mougeotii252.17 - 251.2 Ma
Phanerozoic
Thalassochelydia
unranked clade
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Thalassochelydia163.5 - 145 Ma
Jurassic
Thecosmilia densa
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Montlivaltiidae : Thecosmilia : Thecosmilia densa161.2 - 155.7 Ma
Jurassic
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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holzminden_(district)
Wikidata ID:Q5973
GeoNames ID:3221036

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