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Thanet, Kent, England, UKi
Regional Level Types
ThanetNon-metropolitan District
KentCounty
EnglandConstituent Country
UKCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Saint Peters125,370 (2018)
Margate60,134 (2013)
Ramsgate38,624 (2015)
Broadstairs23,283 (2018)
Birchington-on-Sea9,827 (2018)
Westgate on Sea6,594 (2010)
Mindat Locality ID:
235871
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:235871:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Thanet, Kent, Angleterre, Royaume-Uni
German:
Thanet, Kent, England, Vereinigtes Königreich
Italian:
Thanet, Kent, Inghilterra, Regno Unito
Russian:
Танет, Кент, Англия, Великобритания
Simplified Chinese:
薩尼特, 肯特郡, 英格兰, 英国
Spanish:
Thanet, Kent, Inglaterra, Reino Unido
Belarusian:
Танет, Кент, Англія, Вялікабрытанія
Bengali:
থানেট, কেন্ট, ইংল্যান্ড, যুক্তরাজ্য
Cebuano:
Thanet District, Kent, Inglatera, Hiniusang Gingharian
Dutch:
Thanet, Kent, Engeland, Verenigd Koninkrijk
Gujarati:
થાનેટ, કેન્ટ, ઈંગ્લેન્ડ, યુનાઇટેડ કિંગડમ
Japanese:
サネット, ケント, イングランド, イギリス
Kannada:
ಥನೆಟ್, ಕೆಂಟ್, ಇಂಗ್ಲೆಂಡ್, ಯುನೈಟೆಡ್ ಕಿಂಗ್‌ಡಂ
Korean:
새닛, 켄트주, 잉글랜드, 영국
Lithuanian:
Tanetas, Kentas, Anglija, Jungtinė Karalystė
Norwegian:
Thanet, Kent, England, Storbritannia
Polish:
Thanet, Kent, Anglia, Wielka Brytania
Portuguese:
Thanet, Kent, Inglaterra, Reino Unido
Romanian:
Thanet, Kent, Anglia, Regatul Unit al Marii Britanii și al Irlandei de Nord
Serbo-Croatian:
Thanet, Kent, Engleska, Ujedinjeno Kraljevstvo
Swedish:
Thanet District, Kent, England, Storbritannien
Tamil:
தானெட், கென்ட், இங்கிலாந்து, ஐக்கிய இராச்சியம்
Telugu:
థానెట్, కెంట్, ఇంగ్లాండు, యునైటెడ్ కింగ్‌డమ్
Ukrainian:
Танет, Кент, Англія, Велика Британія
Urdu:
تھانیٹ, کینٹ, انگلستان, مملکت متحدہ
Welsh:
Ardal Thanet, Caint, Lloegr, Y Deyrnas Unedig


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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List

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

1 valid mineral.

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
C CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
O CalciteCaCO3
CaCalcium
Ca CalciteCaCO3

Fossils

There are 2 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences4
Youngest Fossil Listed83.6 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
Oldest Fossil Listed86.3 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Chalk - Upper Chalk170.6 - 66 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Pycnodonte (Phygraea) vesiculare
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Gryphaeidae : Pycnodonte : Pycnodonte (Phygraea) vesiculare86.3 - 83.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Eisenackiella thanetensis
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Hydrozoa : Eisenackiella : Eisenackiella thanetensis86.3 - 83.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Cretirhynchia (Cretirhynchia) plicatilis
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Tetrarhynchiidae : Cretirhynchia : Cretirhynchia (Cretirhynchia) plicatilis86.3 - 83.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Orbirhynchia pisiformis
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Basiliolidae : Orbirhynchia : Orbirhynchia pisiformis86.3 - 83.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
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Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thanet_District
Wikidata ID:Q1752642
GeoNames ID:2636057

Localities in this Region

Other Regions, Features and Areas that Intersect

British and Irish IslesGroup of Islands
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
UK

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