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Liestal, Basel-Landschaft, Switzerlandi
Regional Level Types
LiestalDistrict
Basel-LandschaftCanton
SwitzerlandCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Pratteln14,877 (2013)
Liestal12,832 (2013)
Frenkendorf6,180 (2013)
Lausen4,892 (2013)
Bubendorf4,543 (2013)
Füllinsdorf4,442 (2013)
Mindat Locality ID:
159289
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:159289:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
Alemannic:
Bezirk Liestal, Kanton Basel-Landschaft, Schwiz (Schwiiz)
French:
district de Liestal, canton de Bâle-Campagne, Suisse
German:
Bezirk Liestal, Kanton Basel-Landschaft, Schweiz
Italian:
distretto di Liestal, Canton Basilea Campagna, Svizzera
Russian:
Листаль, Базель-Ланд, Швейцария
Simplified Chinese:
利斯塔尔区, 巴塞爾鄉村州, 瑞士
Spanish:
Distrito de Liestal, Cantón de Basilea-Campiña, Suiza
Asturian:
Distritu de Liestal, Cantón de Basel-Landschaft, Suiza
Basque:
Liestal barrutia, Basilea Herrialdea, Suitza
Catalan:
districte de Liestal, Basilea-Camp, Suïssa
Cebuano:
Bezirk Liestal, Kanton Basel-Landschaft, Swisa
Chuvash:
Листаль, Базель-Ланд, Швейцари
Dutch:
Liestal, Basel-Landschaft, Zwitserland
Esperanto:
Liestal, Kantono Bazelo Kampara, Svisujo
Farsi/Persian:
بخش لستل, بازل-لاندشافت, سوئیس
Greek:
Διαμέρισμα του Λίσταλ, Καντόνι της Μπάζελ-Λάντσαφτ, Ελβετία
Japanese:
リースタル区, バーゼル=ラント準州, スイス
Lombard:
Liestal, Canton Basileja Campagna, Svizera
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Liestal Koān, Basel-Landschaft Chiu, Sūi-se
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Distriktet Liestal, Basel-Landschaft, Sveits
Swedish:
Liestal, Basel-Landschaft, Schweiz
Ukrainian:
Лісталь, Базель-Ланд, Швейцарія
Venetian:
Distreto de Liestal, Svìzera
Vietnamese:
Liestal, Basel-Landschaft, Thụy Sĩ
Waray:
Liestal, Basel-Landschaft, Swiza


Liestal District is one of the five districts of the largely German-speaking canton of Basel-Country, Switzerland. The city of Liestal serves as capital of both the district of Liestal and the canton of Basel-Country.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List

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

8 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Celestine
Formula: SrSO4
Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 3 - Halides
Fluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Goethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Dolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Celestine7.AD.35SrSO4

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
CCarbon
C CalciteCaCO3
C DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
OOxygen
O CalciteCaCO3
O CelestineSrSO4
O DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
O GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
FFluorine
F FluoriteCaF2
MgMagnesium
Mg DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
SSulfur
S CelestineSrSO4
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S PyriteFeS2
S SphaleriteZnS
CaCalcium
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Ca FluoriteCaF2
FeIron
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Fe PyriteFeS2
CuCopper
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
ZnZinc
Zn SphaleriteZnS
SrStrontium
Sr CelestineSrSO4

Fossils

There are 3 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences11
Youngest Fossil Listed165 Ma (Middle Jurassic)
Oldest Fossil Listed212 Ma (Late/Upper Triassic)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Varians-Schichten1167.7 - 164.7 Ma (Middle Jurassic)
Keuper - Knollenmergel10212 - 205.6 Ma (Late/Upper Triassic)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Hybodus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Hybodontiformes : Hybodontidae : Hybodus212 - 205.6 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Temnospondyli
unranked clade
Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Temnospondyli212 - 205.6 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Plesiosauria
unranked clade
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Sauropterygia : Plesiosauria212 - 205.6 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Placodontia
order
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Placodontia212 - 205.6 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Phytosauria
unranked clade
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Eosuchia : Phytosauria212 - 205.6 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Prosauropoda
unranked clade
Animalia : Chordata : Saurischia : Prosauropoda212 - 205.6 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Dinosauria
order
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Dinosauria212 - 205.6 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Plateosauridae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Dinosauria : Plateosauridae212 - 205.6 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Plantae
kingdom
Plantae212 - 205.6 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Ceratodus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Sarcopterygii : Ceratodontiformes : Ceratodontidae : Ceratodus212 - 205.6 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Acanthothiris spinosa
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Acanthothirididae : Acanthothiris : Acanthothiris spinosa167.7 - 164.7 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 3 fossil localities

Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liestal_District
Wikidata ID:Q659800
GeoNames ID:6458854

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