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Chislet Colliery, Canterbury, Kent, England, UKi
Regional Level Types
Chislet CollieryColliery
CanterburyBorough
KentCounty
EnglandConstituent Country
UKCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
51° 18' 57'' North , 1° 10' 21'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
KÃķppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Upstreet607 (2017)1.8km
Sturry7,386 (2018)3.9km
Littlebourne1,529 (2018)4.6km
Wingham1,303 (2018)5.7km
Herne Bay36,642 (2013)7.0km
Nearest Clubs:
Local clubs are the best way to get access to collecting localities
ClubLocationDistance
Kent Geologists' GroupMAIDSTONE, Kent45km
Medway Fossil & Mineral SocietyRochester, Kent47km
Mindat Locality ID:
376191
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:376191:8
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Mine Owner(s):
1914-1946 Chislet Colliery Ltd
1947-1969 National Coal Board

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Historical Timeline

1914Opens
1969JulyClosed

Fossils

There are 0 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database associated with this locality.

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Occurrences2
Youngest Fossil Listed315 Ma (Carboniferous)
Oldest Fossil Listed315 Ma (Carboniferous)
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Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Dinopilio parvus
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Arachnida : Araneae : Pyritaraneidae : Dinopilio : Dinopilio parvus314.6 - 314.6 Ma
Carboniferous
Rectineura lineata
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Palaeodictyoptera : Rectineura : Rectineura lineata314.6 - 314.6 Ma
Carboniferous
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

British and Irish IslesGroup of Islands
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
EuropeContinent
UK

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