Oudendijk is a village in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Koggenland, and lies about 9 km (5.6 mi) southwest of Hoorn.

The village was first mentioned in 1423 or 1424 as "binnen den Ban van Oudendyc", and means "old dike". Oudendijk developed along the dike in the 12th century. During the 13th century, the peat around to the north was excavated.

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ⓘ Calcite

ⓘ var. Pseudogaylussite

1 valid mineral.

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ⓘ Calcite

Formula: CaCO₃

Locality: Beschoter polder, Oudendijk, Koggenland, North Holland, Netherlands

References:

T.G. Nijland, J.C. Zwaan, D. Visser, J. Leloux - De mineralen van Nederland - 2007

ⓘ Calcite var. Pseudogaylussite

Formula: CaCO₃

Locality: Beschoter polder, Oudendijk, Koggenland, North Holland, Netherlands

References:

T.G. Nijland, J.C. Zwaan, D. Visser, J. Leloux - De mineralen van Nederland - 2007

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘ	Calcite	5.AB.05	CaCO₃
ⓘ	var. Pseudogaylussite	5.AB.05	CaCO₃

List of minerals for each chemical element

C	Carbon
C	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
C	ⓘ Calcite var. Pseudogaylussite	CaCO₃
O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
O	ⓘ Calcite var. Pseudogaylussite	CaCO₃
Ca	Calcium
Ca	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
Ca	ⓘ Calcite var. Pseudogaylussite	CaCO₃

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Wikipedia:	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oudendijk,_North_Holland
Wikidata ID:	Q2251441
GeoNames ID:	2749047

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Netherlands

North Holland
- Koggenland
  - Oudendijk
    - ⭔Beschoter polder

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