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Castro Urdiales, Cantabria, Spaini
Regional Level Types
Castro UrdialesMunicipality
CantabriaAutonomous Community
SpainCountry

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Ankerite-Dolomite Series, etc.

Josefa Mines, Ontón, Castro Urdiales, Cantabria, Spain
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Ankerite-Dolomite Series, etc.

Josefa Mines, Ontón, Castro Urdiales, Cantabria, Spain
09422320017272315341102.jpg
Ankerite-Dolomite Series, etc.

Josefa Mines, Ontón, Castro Urdiales, Cantabria, Spain
Neighbouring regions:
Biscay, Basque Country, Spain
Type:
Municipality
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Castro-Urdiales31,670 (2012)
Mindat Locality ID:
237347
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:237347:1
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
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French:
Castro-Urdiales, Cantabrie, Espagne
German:
Castro Urdiales, Kantabrien, Spanien
Italian:
Castro-Urdiales, Cantabria, Spagna
Russian:
Кастро-Урдиалес, Кантабрия, Испания
Simplified Chinese:
卡斯特罗-乌尔迪亚莱斯, 坎塔布里亚, 西班牙
Spanish:
Castro Urdiales, Cantabria, España
Albanian:
Castro Urdiales, Kantabria, Spanja
Arabic:
كاسترو أورديالس, منطقة كانتابريا, إسبانيا
Aragonese:
Castro Urdiales, Cantabria, Espanya
Armenian:
Կաստրո Ուրդիալես, Կանտաբրիա, Իսպանիա
Aromanian:
Castro-Urdiales, Cantabria, Ispania
Asturian:
Castro Urdiales, Cantabria, España
Basque:
Urdialaitz, Kantabria, Espainia
Catalan:
Castro Urdiales, Cantàbria, Espanya
Cebuano:
Castro-Urdiales , Cantabria, Espanya
Dutch:
Castro Urdiales, Cantabrië, Spanje
Esperanto:
Castro Urdiales, Kantabrio, Hispanio
Farsi/Persian:
کاسترو اوردیالس, استان کانتابریا, اسپانیا
Finnish:
Castro-Urdiales, Cantabria, Espanja
Galician:
Castro-Urdiales, Cantabria, España
Hebrew:
קסטרו אורדיאלס, קנטבריה, ספרד
Hungarian:
Castro Urdiales, Kantábria, Spanyolország
Indonesian:
Castro Urdiales, Cantabria, Spanyol
Interlingua:
Castro Urdiales, Cantabria, Espania
Japanese:
カストロ・ウルディアレス, カンタブリア州, スペイン
Lithuanian:
Kastro Urdialesas, Kantabrija, Ispanija
Malay:
Castro Urdiales, Cantabria, Sepanyol
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Castro Urdiales, Cantabria, Se-pan-gâ
Occitan:
Castro-Urdiales, Cantàbria, Espanha
Polish:
Castro Urdiales, Kantabria, Hiszpania
Portuguese:
Castro-Urdiales, Cantábria, Espanha
Serbian:
Кастро Урдијалес, Кантабрија, Шпанија
Swedish:
Castro-Urdiales, Kantabrien, Spanien
Traditional Chinese:
卡斯特羅-烏爾迪亞萊斯, 坎塔布里亞, 西班牙
Turkish:
Castro-Urdiales, Cantabria, İspanya
Ukrainian:
Кастро-Урдіалес, Кантабрія, Іспанія
Uzbek (Latin Script):
Castro Urdiales, Cantabria, Ispaniya
Vietnamese:
Castro Urdiales, Cantabria, Tây Ban Nha
Waray:
Castro Urdiales, Cantabria, Espanya


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Mineral List

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

3 valid minerals.

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘGoethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘSiderite5.AB.05FeCO3
Unclassified
ⓘ'Ankerite-Dolomite Series'-
ⓘ'Petroleum
var. Bitumen'		-

Fossils

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

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Occurrences11
Youngest Fossil Listed109 Ma (Early/Lower Cretaceous)
Oldest Fossil Listed112 Ma (Early/Lower Cretaceous)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Miono11112.03 - 109 Ma (Early/Lower Cretaceous)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Cribrospongia
genus		Animalia : Porifera : Hexactinellida : Sceptrulophora : Cribrospongiidae : Cribrospongia112.03 - 109 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Pachypoterion auritum
species		Animalia : Porifera : Demospongea : Megalithistida : Pleromatidae : Pachypoterion : Pachypoterion auritum112.03 - 109 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Pachinion scriptum
species		Animalia : Porifera : Demospongea : Tetralithistida : Corallistidae : Pachinion : Pachinion scriptum112.03 - 109 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Procorallistes polymorphus
species		Animalia : Porifera : Demospongea : Tetralithistida : Corallistidae : Procorallistes : Procorallistes polymorphus112.03 - 109 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Aulaxinia sulcifera
species		Animalia : Porifera : Demospongea : Tetralithistida : Siphoniidae : Aulaxinia : Aulaxinia sulcifera112.03 - 109 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Aulaxinia ventricosa
species		Animalia : Porifera : Demospongea : Tetralithistida : Siphoniidae : Aulaxinia : Aulaxinia ventricosa112.03 - 109 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Phymaraphinia infundibuliformis
species		Animalia : Porifera : Demospongea : Tetralithistida : Phymaraphiniidae : Phymaraphinia : Phymaraphinia infundibuliformis112.03 - 109 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Chenendopora fungiformis
species		Animalia : Porifera : Demospongea : Tetralithistida : Chenendoporidae : Chenendopora : Chenendopora fungiformis112.03 - 109 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Doryderma (Brochodora) roemeri
species		Animalia : Porifera : Demospongea : Megalithistida : Pleromatidae : Doryderma : Doryderma (Brochodora) roemeri112.03 - 109 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Doryderma (Brochodora) ramusculus
species		Animalia : Porifera : Demospongea : Megalithistida : Pleromatidae : Doryderma : Doryderma (Brochodora) ramusculus112.03 - 109 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Tropeothyris islarensis
species		Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Sellithyrididae : Tropeothyris : Tropeothyris islarensis112.03 - 109 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 1 fossil locality

Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castro_Urdiales
Wikidata ID:Q501090
GeoNames ID:3125621

Localities in this Region

Spain

Other Regions, Features and Areas that Intersect

Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
Iberian PeninsulaPeninsula

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