Kirklees is a local government district of West Yorkshire, England, governed by Kirklees Council with the status of a metropolitan borough. The largest town and administrative centre of Kirklees is Huddersfield, and the district also includes Batley, Birstall, Cleckheaton, Denby Dale, Dewsbury, Heckmondwike, Holmfirth, Kirkburton, Marsden, Meltham, Mirfield and Slaithwaite.

Commodity List

This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded from this region.

ⓘ Coal

List of minerals for each chemical element

Fossils

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

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Occurrences

Youngest Fossil Listed

315 Ma (Carboniferous)

Oldest Fossil Listed

323 Ma (Carboniferous)

Fossils from Region

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Accepted Name	Hierarchy	Age
Edestus newtoni species	Animalia : Chordata : Edestidae : Edestus : *Edestus newtoni*	323.2 - 315.2 Ma Carboniferous

Fossil Localities

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England
- West Yorkshire
  - Carboniferous🐚 Brockholes

Other Databases

Wikipedia:	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirklees
Wikidata ID:	Q918975
GeoNames ID:	3333161

Localities in this Region

England
- West Yorkshire
  - Kirklees

England
- West Yorkshire
  - Kirklees

Other Regions, Features and Areas that Intersect

British and Irish IslesGroup of Islands

Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate

AvaloniaVolcanic Arc

England
- Peak District National ParkNational Park

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