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Epen, Gulpen-Wittem, Limburg, Netherlandsi
Regional Level Types
EpenVillage
Gulpen-WittemMunicipality
LimburgProvince
NetherlandsCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Epen725 (2017)
Eperheide125 (2017)
Mindat Locality ID:
132131
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:132131:2
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
Dutch:
Epen, Gulpen-Wittem, Limburg, Nederland
French:
Epen, Gulpen-Wittem, Limbourg, Pays-Bas
Asturian:
Epen, Gulpen-Wittem, Limburg, Países Baxos
Bulgarian:
Епен, Лимбург, Нидерландия
Catalan:
Epen, Gulpen-Wittem, Limburg, Països Baixos
Cebuano:
Epen, Gulpen-Wittem, Olanda
Limburgian:
Ieëpe, Gulpe-Wittem, Nederlands Limburg, Nederland
Luxembourgish:
Epen, Gulpen-Wittem, Provënz Limburg, Holland
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Epen, Gulpen-Wittem, Limburg Séng, Hô-lân
Occitan:
Epen, Gulpen-Wittem, Limborg, Païses Basses
Polish:
Epen, Gulpen-Wittem, Limburgia, Holandia


Epen (Dutch: [ˈeːpə(n)]; Limburgish: Ieëpe [ˈiəpə]) is a village in the southern part of the Dutch province of Limburg. It is a part of the municipality of Gulpen-Wittem and lies about 15 km southwest of Kerkrade. Epen is known for its timber-framed houses and is part of the sightseeing tour, the Mergellandroute.

The village was first mentioned in 1041 as "in villis ... Apine" and probably means "settlement near a river". Epen developed in the Early Middle Ages.

After World War II, it started to develop as a tourist area.

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3 valid minerals.

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Group 1 - Elements
Native Sulphur1.CC.05S8
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Siderite5.AB.05FeCO3
Unclassified
'Glauconite'-K0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H GlauconiteK0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2
CCarbon
C SideriteFeCO3
OOxygen
O GlauconiteK0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2
O SideriteFeCO3
MgMagnesium
Mg GlauconiteK0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2
AlAluminium
Al GlauconiteK0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2
SiSilicon
Si GlauconiteK0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2
SSulfur
S PyriteFeS2
S Native SulphurS8
KPotassium
K GlauconiteK0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2
FeIron
Fe GlauconiteK0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2
Fe PyriteFeS2
Fe SideriteFeCO3

Fossils

There are 11 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.

Occurrences11
Youngest Fossil Listed83.6 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
Oldest Fossil Listed86.3 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
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Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Tenellisporites
genus
Tenellisporites86.3 - 83.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Verrutriletes
genus
Plantae : Verrutriletes86.3 - 83.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epen
Wikidata ID:Q99991
GeoNames ID:2756056

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