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Meissen, Meissen, Saxony, Germanyi
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MeissenTown (Active)
MeissenDistrict
SaxonyState
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View of the Meissen granite quarrying area, ca. 1914.

Meissen granite works, Meissen, Meissen, Saxony, Germany
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View of the Meissen granite quarrying area, in 1907.

Meissen granite works, Meissen, Meissen, Saxony, Germany
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Views of the Meissen granite quarrying area, ca. 1910.

Meissen granite works, Meissen, Meissen, Saxony, Germany
04757980017272434679914.jpg
View of the Meissen granite quarrying area, ca. 1914.

Meissen granite works, Meissen, Meissen, Saxony, Germany
02012640017272434698485.jpg
View of the Meissen granite quarrying area, in 1907.

Meissen granite works, Meissen, Meissen, Saxony, Germany
00158150017272434739067.jpg
Views of the Meissen granite quarrying area, ca. 1910.

Meissen granite works, Meissen, Meissen, Saxony, Germany
04757980017272434679914.jpg
View of the Meissen granite quarrying area, ca. 1914.

Meissen granite works, Meissen, Meissen, Saxony, Germany
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View of the Meissen granite quarrying area, in 1907.

Meissen granite works, Meissen, Meissen, Saxony, Germany
Type:
Town (Active)
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Meissen28,492 (2017)
Mindat Locality ID:
434784
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:434784:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Meißen
Other Languages:
French:
Meissen, Meissen, Saxe (Land), Allemagne
German:
Steinbruch Jansen, Meißen, Sachsen, Deutschland
Italian:
Meißen, circondario di Meißen, Sassonia, Germania
Russian:
Майсен, Мейсен, Саксония (земля), Германия
Simplified Chinese:
迈森, 迈森县, 萨克森自由州, 德国
Spanish:
Meißen, Meißen, Sajonia, Alemania
Afrikaans:
Meissen, Sakse, Duitsland
Arabic:
مايسن, ساكسونيا, ألمانيا
Aragonese:
Meißen, Saxonia, Alemanya
Armenian:
Մայսեն, Սաքսոնիա, Գերմանիա
Asturian:
Meißen, Saxonia, Alemaña
Azeri:
Maysen, Saksoniya, Almaniya
Bashkir:
Мейсен, Саксония, Германия
Basque:
Meissen, Saxonia, Alemania
Bavarian:
Meißen, Saggsn, Deitschland
Belarusian:
Майсен, раён Майсен, Саксонія (федэральная зямля), Германія
Belarusian (Tarashkevitsa):
Майсэн, Саксонія, Нямеччына
Bosnian:
Meißen, Saksonija, Njemačka
Breton:
Meißen, Saks, Alamagn
Bulgarian:
Майсен, Майсен, Саксония, Германия
Catalan:
Meissen, Districte de Meißen, Saxònia, Alemanya
Cebuano:
Meißen, Landkreis Meißen, Saxony, Alemanya
Chechen:
Мейсен, Саксони (латта), Германи
Corsican:
Meißen, Sassonia, Germania
Croatian:
Meißen, Saska (pokrajina), Njemačka
Czech:
Míšeň, Zemský okres Míšeň, Sasko, Německo
Danish:
Meißen, Sachsen, Tyskland
Dutch:
Meißen, Landkreis Meißen, Saksen (deelstaat), Duitsland
Dutch Low Saxon:
Meißen, Saksen (dailstoat), Duutslaand
Esperanto:
Meißen, distrikto Meißen, Saksio, Germanio
Estonian:
Meißen, Meißeni kreis, Saksimaa, Saksamaa
Farsi/Persian:
مایسن, مایسن , زاکسن, آلمان
Finnish:
Meißen, Saksi (osavaltio), Saksa
Franco-Provençal:
Meißen, Alemagne
Friulian:
Meißen, Gjermanie
Galician:
Meißen, Saxonia, Alemaña
Georgian:
მაისენი, მაისენის რაიონი, საქსონია, გერმანია
Greek:
Μάισσεν, Σαξονία, Γερμανία
Hebrew:
מייסן, סקסוניה, גרמניה
Hungarian:
Meißen, Szászország, Németország
Icelandic:
Meißen, Saxland, Þýskaland
Ido:
Meissen, Saxonia, Germania
Indonesian:
Meißen, Meißen, Sachsen, Jerman
Interlingua:
Meißen, Saxonia, Germania
Interlingue:
Meißen, Subdisrict Meißen, Saxonia, Germania
Irish Gaelic:
Meißen, An tSacsain, An Ghearmáin
Japanese:
マイセン, マイセン郡, ザクセン州, ドイツ
Kazakh (Cyrillic Script):
Мейсен, Мейсен, Саксония еркін мемлекеті, Германия
Kongo:
Meißen, Sachsen, Alemanyi
Korean:
마이센, 작센주, 독일
Kurdish (Latin Script):
Meißen, Saksonya, Almanya
Ladin:
Meißen
Latin:
Misnia, Saxonia, Germania
Latvian:
Meisene, Meisenes apriņķis, Saksija, Vācija
Ligurian:
Meißen, Sassonia, Germania
Limburgian:
Meißen, Sakse (Bundesland), Duitsland
Lithuanian:
Meisenas, Saksonija, Vokietija
Low Saxon/Low German:
Meißen, Sassen (Bundsland), Düütschland
Lower Sorbian:
Mišnjo, Sakska, Nimska
Luxembourgish:
Meissen, Sachsen, Däitschland
Macedonian:
Мајсен, Мајсен, Саксонија, Германија
Malagasy:
Meißen, Alemaina
Malay:
Meißen, Meißen, Sachsen, Jerman
Minangkabau:
Meißen, Jerman
Narom:
Meißen, Allemangne
Neapolitan:
Meißen, Sassonia, Germania
Norwegian:
Meissen, Landkreis Meißen, Sachsen, Tyskland
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Meißen, Sachsen, Tyskland
Occitan:
Meissen, Saxònia (land), Alemanha
Picard:
Meißen, Alemanne
Piedmontese:
Meißen, Sassònia, Almagna
Polish:
Miśnia, Powiat Miśnia, Saksonia, Niemcy
Portuguese:
Meißen, Meißen, Saxônia, Alemanha
Romanian:
Meißen, Meißen, Saxonia, Germania
Romansh:
Meißen, Saxonia, Germania
Sardinian:
Meißen, Germania
Scottish Gaelic:
Meißen, Sagsainn, A' Ghearmailt
Serbian:
Мајсен, Саксонија, Њемачка
Serbo-Croatian:
Meissen, Saksonija, Njemačka
Sicilian:
Meißen, Girmania
Silesian:
Meißen, Saksůńijo, Mjymcy
Slovak:
Meißen, Sasko, Nemecko
Slovenian:
Meissen, Saška, Nemčija
South Azerbaijani:
مایسن, زاکسن, آلمان
Swahili:
Meißen, Saksonia, Ujerumani
Swedish:
Meissen, Landkreis Meißen, Sachsen, Tyskland
Tatar:
Мейсен, Ирекле дәүләт Саксония, Алмания
Thai:
ไมเซิน, รัฐซัคเซิน, ประเทศเยอรมนี
Turkish:
Meißen, Saksonya, Almanya
Ukrainian:
Майсен, Майсен, Саксонія, Німеччина
Upper Sorbian:
Mišno, Wokrjes Mišno, Sakska, Němska
Urdu:
مایسن, زاکسن, جرمنی
Uzbek (Latin Script):
Meißen, Meißen, Saksoniya, Germaniya
Venetian:
Meißen, Sassonia, Germania
Vietnamese:
Meißen, Meißen, Sachsen, Đức
Volapük:
Meißen, Saxän, Deutän
Walloon:
Meißen, Almagne
Waray:
Meissen, Meißen, Sachsen, Alemanya
Welsh:
Meißen, Sachsen, Yr Almaen
West Flemish:
Meißen, Duutsland
West Frisian:
Meissen, Saksen (dielsteat), Dútslân
Western Punjabi:
مائیسن, مائیزن, سیکسنی, جرمنی
Wolof:
Meißen, Almaañ
Wu Chinese:
迈森, 萨克森自由州, 德国
Zulu:
Meißen, IJalimani



(Name to be confirmed.)
The quarry is owned by the Jansen Beton- und Granitwerke GmbH.

List of minerals for each chemical element

Fossils

There are 31 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.

Occurrences31
Youngest Fossil Listed93.5 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
Oldest Fossil Listed99.6 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Meißen3199.6 - 93.5 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Brachyphyllia
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Latomeandridae : Brachyphyllia99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Dimorphastrea
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Montlivaltiidae : Dimorphastrea99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Fungiastraea
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Calamophylliidae : Fungiastraea99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Siderofungia
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Siderastreidae : Siderofungia99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Actinastrea
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Astrocoeniidae : Actinastrea99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Synastrea
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Synastraeidae : Synastrea99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Stylohelia
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Stylinidae : Stylohelia99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Columnocoenia ksiazkiewiczi
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Placocoeniidae : Columnocoenia : Columnocoenia ksiazkiewiczi99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Microsmilia geinitzi
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Caryophylliidae : Microsmilia : Microsmilia geinitzi99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Thamnoseris carpathica
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Latomeandridae : Thamnoseris : Thamnoseris carpathica99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Actinastrea pseudominima
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Actinastreidae : Actinastrea : Actinastrea pseudominima99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Actinastrea geminata
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Actinastreidae : Actinastrea : Actinastrea geminata99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Turrilites costatus
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Turrilitidae : Turrilites : Turrilites costatus99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Schloenbachia varians
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Schloenbachiidae : Schloenbachia : Schloenbachia varians99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Scaphites obliquus
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Scaphitidae : Scaphites : Scaphites obliquus99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Fungiastraea muelleri
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Calamophylliidae : Fungiastraea : Fungiastraea muelleri99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Stelidioseris tourtiensis
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Actinastreidae : Stelidioseris : Stelidioseris tourtiensis99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Actinaraea minuta
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Actinacididae : Actinaraea : Actinaraea minuta99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Microsolena kugleri
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Microsolenidae : Microsolena : Microsolena kugleri99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Dimorphastrea grandiflora
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Montlivaltiidae : Dimorphastrea : Dimorphastrea grandiflora99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Microphyllia gemina
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Calamophylliidae : Microphyllia : Microphyllia gemina99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Actinastrea actinastrae
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Actinastreidae : Actinastrea : Actinastrea actinastrae99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Meandraraea duboisi
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Haplaraeidae : Meandraraea : Meandraraea duboisi99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Dimorpharaea tosaensis
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Microsolenidae : Dimorpharaea : Dimorpharaea tosaensis99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Larisolena bona
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Microsolenidae : Larisolena : Larisolena bona99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Stylohelia granulata
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Stylinidae : Stylohelia : Stylohelia granulata99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Mesomorpha minima
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Agariciidae : Mesomorpha : Mesomorpha minima99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Adelocoenia carantonensis
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Stylinidae : Adelocoenia : Adelocoenia carantonensis99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Dimorpharaea deickei
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Microsolenidae : Dimorpharaea : Dimorpharaea deickei99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Pseudopolytremacis paliformis
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Helioporacea : Helioporidae : Pseudopolytremacis : Pseudopolytremacis paliformis99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meissen
Wikidata ID:Q8738
GeoNames ID:6550801

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