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Åstorp, Skåne County, Swedeni
Regional Level Types
ÅstorpMunicipality
Skåne CountyCounty
SwedenCountry

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View in the quarry in 2011

Åstorp, Skåne County, Sweden
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Entrance of the "Makadamen" quarry, Åstorp.

Makadamm quarry, Åstorp, Skåne County, Sweden
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General view of the Makadamen quarry, Åstorp

Makadamm quarry, Åstorp, Skåne County, Sweden
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View in the quarry in 2011

Åstorp, Skåne County, Sweden
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Entrance of the "Makadamen" quarry, Åstorp.

Makadamm quarry, Åstorp, Skåne County, Sweden
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General view of the Makadamen quarry, Åstorp

Makadamm quarry, Åstorp, Skåne County, Sweden
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View in the quarry in 2011

Åstorp, Skåne County, Sweden
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Entrance of the "Makadamen" quarry, Åstorp.

Makadamm quarry, Åstorp, Skåne County, Sweden
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Åstorp9,215 (2017)
Hyllinge2,287 (2017)
Kvidinge1,823 (2017)
Björnås808 (2017)
Mindat Locality ID:
187447
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:187447:4
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Åstorp, Comté de Scanie, Suède
German:
Åstorp, Skåne län, Schweden
Italian:
Åstorp, Contea della Scania, Svezia
Russian:
Осторп, Сконе, Швеция
Simplified Chinese:
奥斯托普市, 斯科讷省, 瑞典
Spanish:
Municipio de Åstorp, Provincia de Escania, Suecia
Swedish:
Åstorps kommun, Skåne län, Sverige
Asturian:
Åstorps, Provincia d'Escania, Suecia
Basque:
Åstorp udalerria, Eskaniako konderria, Suedia
Belarusian:
Остарп, Сконэ, Швецыя
Bulgarian:
Осторп, Сконе, Швеция
Cebuano:
Åstorps Kommun, Skåne län, Suwesya
Danish:
Åstorps kommun, Skåne län, Sverige
Dutch:
Åstorp, Skåne län, Zweden
Faroese:
Åstorps kommuna, Skåne län, Svøríki
Farsi/Persian:
بخش اوستورپ, شهرستان اسکونه, سوئد
Finnish:
Åstorpin kunta, Skånen lääni, Ruotsi
Korean:
오스토르프 시, 스코네주, 스웨덴
Limburgian:
Åstorp, Skåne län, Zwede
Low Saxon/Low German:
Kommun Åstorp, Lehn Schonen, Sweden
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Åstorp Chū-tī-chhī, Sūi-tián
Northern Sami:
Åstorpa gielda, Skåne leatna, Ruoŧŧa
Norwegian:
Åstorp kommune, Skåne län, Sverige
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Åstorps kommun, Skåne län, Sverige
Polish:
Gmina Åstorp, Skania, Szwecja
Portuguese:
Åstorp, Escânia, Suécia
Romanian:
Comuna Åstorp, Skåne län, Suedia
Scots:
Åstorp Municipality, Skåne Coonty, Swaden
Serbo-Croatian:
Åstorp, Skåne, Švedska
Ukrainian:
Осторп , Сконе, Швеція
Vietnamese:
Åstorp, Skåne, Thụy Điển


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Mineral List

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7 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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Detailed Mineral List:

Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Colour: white, red, grey , brown
Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
Description: crystals 1mm large
Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
Galena
Formula: PbS
Molybdenite
Formula: MoS2
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Description: up to 5mm long crystals

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Molybdenite2.EA.30MoS2
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 3 - Halides
Fluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
C CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
O CalciteCaCO3
O QuartzSiO2
FFluorine
F FluoriteCaF2
SiSilicon
Si QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S GalenaPbS
S MolybdeniteMoS2
S PyriteFeS2
CaCalcium
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca FluoriteCaF2
FeIron
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe PyriteFeS2
CuCopper
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
MoMolybdenum
Mo MolybdeniteMoS2
PbLead
Pb GalenaPbS

Fossils

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

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Occurrences34
Youngest Fossil Listed174 Ma (Middle Jurassic)
Oldest Fossil Listed209 Ma (Late/Upper Triassic)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Mine31208.5 - 201.3 Ma (Mesozoic)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Plantae
kingdom
Plantae208.5 - 201.3 Ma
Mesozoic
Cladophlebis
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Polypodiopsida : Osmundales : Osmundaceae : Cladophlebis208.5 - 174.1 Ma
Mesozoic
Sagenopteris
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Ginkgoopsida : Caytoniaceae : Sagenopteris208.5 - 201.3 Ma
Mesozoic
Pterophyllum
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Cycadopsida : Pterophyllum208.5 - 201.3 Ma
Mesozoic
Nilssoniopteris
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Cycadopsida : Nilssoniopteris208.5 - 201.3 Ma
Mesozoic
Wielandiella
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Cycadopsida : Williamsoniellaceae : Wielandiella208.5 - 201.3 Ma
Mesozoic
Desmiophyllum
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Pinopsida : Czekanowskiaceae : Desmiophyllum208.5 - 201.3 Ma
Mesozoic
Equisetites
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Polypodiopsida : Equisetales : Equisetaceae : Equisetites208.5 - 174.1 Ma
Mesozoic
Lepidopteris
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Peltaspermaceae : Lepidopteris201.3 - 174.1 Ma
Jurassic
Sphenobaiera
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Ginkgoopsida : Ginkgoales : Karkeniaceae : Sphenobaiera208.5 - 201.3 Ma
Mesozoic
Nilsonia
genus
Plantae : Cycadophyta : Cycadopsida : Cycadales : Nilsonia208.5 - 201.3 Ma
Mesozoic
Ginkgoites
genus
Plantae : Ginkgophyta : Ginkgoopsida : Ginkgoales : Ginkgoites208.5 - 201.3 Ma
Mesozoic
Neocalamites
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Polypodiopsida : Equisetales : Calamitaceae : Neocalamites208.5 - 201.3 Ma
Mesozoic
Selaginellites
genus
Selaginellites208.5 - 201.3 Ma
Mesozoic
Clathropteris meniscioides
species
Clathropteris : Clathropteris meniscioides208.5 - 201.3 Ma
Mesozoic
Anomozamites
genus
Anomozamites208.5 - 201.3 Ma
Mesozoic
Dictyophyllum
genus
Plantae : Pteridophyta : Pteridopsida : Dictyophyllum208.5 - 201.3 Ma
Mesozoic
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 1 fossil locality

Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%85storp_Municipality
Wikidata ID:Q201813
GeoNames ID:2724424

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