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Röschenz, Laufen, Basel-Landschaft, Switzerlandi
Regional Level Types
RöschenzMunicipality
LaufenDistrict
Basel-LandschaftCanton
SwitzerlandCountry

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Municipality
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Röschenz1,753 (2015)
Mindat Locality ID:
134493
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:134493:9
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Röschenz, District de Laufon, canton de Bâle-Campagne, Suisse
German:
Röschenz, Bezirk Laufen, Kanton Basel-Landschaft, Schweiz
Italian:
Röschenz, Distretto di Laufen, Canton Basilea Campagna, Svizzera
Spanish:
Röschenz, Distrito de Laufen, Cantón de Basilea-Campiña, Suiza


Located west of Laufen, swiss coordinates 603´375 / 251´763.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


1 valid mineral.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Unclassified
ⓘ'Limonite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3

Fossils

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

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Occurrences1
Youngest Fossil Listed156 Ma (Jurassic)
Oldest Fossil Listed161 Ma (Jurassic)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Vellerat - Röschenz1161.2 - 155.7 Ma (Jurassic)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Allosauridae
family		Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Dinosauria : Allosauridae161.2 - 155.7 Ma
Jurassic
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 1 fossil locality

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R%C3%B6schenz
Wikidata ID:Q66368
GeoNames ID:7286951


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