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Barsinghausen, Hanover Region, Lower Saxony, Germanyi
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BarsinghausenTown
Hanover RegionDistrict
Lower SaxonyState
GermanyCountry

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Views of the Barsinghausen mining town, in 1898.

Barsinghausen, Hanover Region, Lower Saxony, Germany
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View of the Barsinghausen coal mining area, in 1900.

Barsinghausen, Hanover Region, Lower Saxony, Germany
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Views of the Barsinghausen coal mining area, in 1902.

Barsinghausen, Hanover Region, Lower Saxony, Germany
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Views of the Barsinghausen mining town, in 1898.

Barsinghausen, Hanover Region, Lower Saxony, Germany
02178820017272365532819.jpg
View of the Barsinghausen coal mining area, in 1900.

Barsinghausen, Hanover Region, Lower Saxony, Germany
06668320017272365542427.jpg
Views of the Barsinghausen coal mining area, in 1902.

Barsinghausen, Hanover Region, Lower Saxony, Germany
02822550017272052724976.jpg
Views of the Barsinghausen mining town, in 1898.

Barsinghausen, Hanover Region, Lower Saxony, Germany
02178820017272365532819.jpg
View of the Barsinghausen coal mining area, in 1900.

Barsinghausen, Hanover Region, Lower Saxony, Germany


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Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘGoethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
ⓘChalcophanite4.FL.20ZnMn4+3O7 · 3H2O
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
ⓘDolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
ⓘAragonite5.AB.15CaCO3

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ ChalcophaniteZnMn34+O7 · 3H2O
Hⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
CCarbon
Cⓘ AragoniteCaCO3
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ AragoniteCaCO3
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ ChalcophaniteZnMn34+O7 · 3H2O
Oⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Oⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ AragoniteCaCO3
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
MnManganese
Mnⓘ ChalcophaniteZnMn34+O7 · 3H2O
FeIron
Feⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
ZnZinc
Znⓘ ChalcophaniteZnMn34+O7 · 3H2O

Fossils

There are 1 fossil locality from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences1
Youngest Fossil Listed140 Ma (Early/Lower Cretaceous)
Oldest Fossil Listed145 Ma (Late Jurassic)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Purbek Kalk1145 - 139.8 Ma (Early/Lower Cretaceous)
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Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Ctenochasma roemeri
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Pterosauria : Ctenochasmatidae : Ctenochasma : Ctenochasma roemeri145 - 139.8 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barsinghausen
Wikidata ID:Q16022
GeoNames ID:6557396

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