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Lägerdorf, Steinburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Germanyi
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LägerdorfMunicipality
SteinburgDistrict
Schleswig-HolsteinState
GermanyCountry

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Work in the pit

Lägerdorf, Steinburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
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View of the Lägerdorf chalk quarrying, ca. 1938.

Heidestraße quarry, Lägerdorf, Steinburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
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View of the Lägerdorf chalk quarrying, ca. 1920.

Heidestraße quarry, Lägerdorf, Steinburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
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Work in the pit

Lägerdorf, Steinburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
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View of the Lägerdorf chalk quarrying, ca. 1938.

Heidestraße quarry, Lägerdorf, Steinburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
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View of the Lägerdorf chalk quarrying, ca. 1920.

Heidestraße quarry, Lägerdorf, Steinburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
00465810017272264721278.jpg
Work in the pit

Lägerdorf, Steinburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
04737240017272039274336.jpg
View of the Lägerdorf chalk quarrying, ca. 1938.

Heidestraße quarry, Lägerdorf, Steinburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
Neighbouring regions:
Breitenburg, Steinburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
Type:
Municipality
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Lägerdorf2,790 (2015)
Mindat Locality ID:
146309
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:146309:8
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
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French:
Lägerdorf, Steinburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Allemagne
German:
Lägerdorf, Kreis Steinburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Deutschland
Italian:
Lägerdorf, circondario di Steinburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Germania
Russian:
Легердорф, Штайнбург, Шлезвиг-Гольштейн, Германия
Simplified Chinese:
莱格多夫, 斯坦堡县, 石勒苏益格-荷尔斯泰因, 德国
Spanish:
Lägerdorf, Steinburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Alemania
Basque:
Lägerdorf, Steinburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Alemania
Cebuano:
Lägerdorf, Kreis Steinburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Alemanya
Danish:
Lägerdorf, Kreis Steinburg, Slesvig-Holsten, Tyskland
Dutch:
Lägerdorf, Kreis Steinburg, Sleeswijk-Holstein, Duitsland
Esperanto:
Lägerdorf, Distrikto Steinburg, Ŝlesvigo-Holstinio, Germanio
Farsi/Persian:
لگردورف, اشتاینبورگ, شلسویگ-هولشتاین, آلمان
Hungarian:
Lägerdorf, Schleswig-Holstein, Németország
Macedonian:
Легердорф, Штајнбург, Шлезвиг-Холштајн, Германија
Malay:
Lägerdorf, Steinburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Jerman
Polish:
Lägerdorf, Powiat Steinburg, Szlezwik-Holsztyn, Niemcy
Portuguese:
Lägerdorf, Steinburg, Eslésvico-Holsácia, Alemanha
Romanian:
Lägerdorf, Steinburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Germania
Serbian:
Легердорф, Шлезвиг-Холштајн, Њемачка
Serbo-Croatian:
Lägerdorf, Schleswig-Holstein, Njemačka
Traditional Chinese:
萊格爾多爾夫, 舒勒斯維－荷斯泰因, 德國
Turkish:
Lägerdorf, Steinburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Almanya
Ukrainian:
Легердорф, Штайнбург, Шлезвіг-Гольштейн, Німеччина
Uzbek (Latin Script):
Lägerdorf, Steinburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Germaniya
Vietnamese:
Lägerdorf, Steinburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Đức
Volapük:
Lägerdorf, Jlesvigän-Holstän, Deutän
Waray:
Lägerdorf, Steinburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Alemanya
Welsh:
Lägerdorf, Schleswig-Holstein, Yr Almaen


Several limestone (chalk) pits (Englische Kreidegrube, Kreidegrube Schinkel, Kreidegrube Heidestraße, Kreidegrube Saturn and some older ones).

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Mineral List

Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities

14 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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Alphabetical List Tree Diagram

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Aragonite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
ⓘ Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
ⓘ Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
ⓘ Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
ⓘ Kaolinite
Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
ⓘ 'Limonite'
ⓘ Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
ⓘ Marcasite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Smithsonite
Formula: ZnCO3
ⓘ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘSphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
ⓘChalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
ⓘMarcasite2.EB.10aFeS2
Group 3 - Halides
ⓘFluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
ⓘSmithsonite5.AB.05ZnCO3
ⓘDolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
ⓘAragonite5.AB.15CaCO3
ⓘMalachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘBaryte7.AD.35BaSO4
ⓘGypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘKaolinite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Unclassified
ⓘ'Limonite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Hⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Hⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
CCarbon
Cⓘ AragoniteCaCO3
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Cⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cⓘ SmithsoniteZnCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ AragoniteCaCO3
Oⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Oⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Oⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Oⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ SmithsoniteZnCO3
FFluorine
Fⓘ FluoriteCaF2
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
AlAluminium
Alⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
SiSilicon
Siⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
Sⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Sⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Sⓘ MarcasiteFeS2
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ SphaleriteZnS
CaCalcium
Caⓘ AragoniteCaCO3
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Caⓘ FluoriteCaF2
Caⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
FeIron
Feⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feⓘ MarcasiteFeS2
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
CuCopper
Cuⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
ZnZinc
Znⓘ SmithsoniteZnCO3
Znⓘ SphaleriteZnS
BaBarium
Baⓘ BaryteBaSO4

Fossils

There are 1 fossil locality 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.

Occurrences2
Youngest Fossil Listed66.0 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
Oldest Fossil Listed70.6 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
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Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Cretirhynchia (Cretirhynchia) retracta
species		Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Tetrarhynchiidae : Cretirhynchia : Cretirhynchia (Cretirhynchia) retracta70.6 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
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Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%C3%A4gerdorf
Wikidata ID:Q638314
GeoNames ID:2881939

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