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Rinteln, Schaumburg District, Lower Saxony, Germanyi
Regional Level Types
RintelnTown
Schaumburg DistrictDistrict
Lower SaxonyState
GermanyCountry

Coat of Arms of Rinteln
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Type:
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Rinteln27,843 (2013)
Mindat Locality ID:
24148
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:24148:8
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Rinteln, Schaumbourg, Basse-Saxe, Allemagne
German:
Rinteln, Landkreis Schaumburg, Niedersachsen, Deutschland
Italian:
Rinteln, circondario della Schaumburg, Bassa Sassonia, Germania
Low Saxon/Low German:
Rinteln, Landkreis Schaumborg, Neddersassen, Düütschland
Russian:
Ринтельн, Шаумбург, Нижняя Саксония, Германия
Simplified Chinese:
林特尔恩, 绍姆堡县, 下萨克森, 德国
Spanish:
Rinteln, Schaumburg, Baja Sajonia, Alemania
Afrikaans:
Rinteln, Nedersakse, Duitsland
Arabic:
رينتلن, شاومبورغ, سكسونيا السفلى, ألمانيا
Aragonese:
Rinteln, Baixa Saxonia, Alemanya
Asturian:
Rinteln, Baxa Saxonia, Alemaña
Basque:
Rinteln, Saxonia Beherea, Alemania
Bavarian:
Rinteln, Niedasaxn, Deitschland
Breton:
Rinteln, Saks-Izel, Alamagn
Catalan:
Rinteln, Schaumburg, Baixa Saxònia, Alemanya
Cebuano:
Rinteln, Landkreis Schaumburg, Lower Saxony, Alemanya
Chechen:
Ринтельн, Лаха Саксони, Германи
Corsican:
Rinteln, Germania
Croatian:
Rinteln, Donja Saska, Njemačka
Czech:
Rinteln, Zemský okres Schaumburg, Dolní Sasko, Německo
Danish:
Rinteln, Landkreis Schaumburg, Niedersachsen, Tyskland
Dutch:
Rinteln, Landkreis Schaumburg, Nedersaksen, Duitsland
Dutch Low Saxon:
Rinteln, Nedersaksen, Duutslaand
Egyptian Arabic:
رينتلن, المانيا
Esperanto:
Rinteln, Distrikto Schaumburg, Malsupra Saksio, Germanio
Estonian:
Rinteln, Schaumburg, Alam-Saksi, Saksamaa
Farsi/Persian:
رینتلن, شاومبورگ, نیدرزاکسن, آلمان
Finnish:
Rinteln, Ala-Saksi, Saksa
Franco-Provençal:
Rinteln, Alemagne
Friulian:
Rinteln, Gjermanie
Galician:
Rinteln, Baixa Saxonia, Alemaña
Hebrew:
רינטלן, מחוז שאומבורג, סקסוניה התחתונה, גרמניה
Hungarian:
Rinteln, Schaumburg járás, Alsó-Szászország, Németország
Icelandic:
Rinteln, Neðra-Saxland, Þýskaland
Ido:
Rinteln, Infra-Saxonia, Germania
Indonesian:
Rinteln, Schaumburg, Niedersachsen, Jerman
Interlingua:
Rinteln, Basse Saxonia, Germania
Interlingue:
Rinteln, Subdistrict Schaumburg, Infra Saxonia, Germania
Irish Gaelic:
Rinteln, An tSacsain Íochtarach, An Ghearmáin
Japanese:
リンテルン, シャウムブルク郡, ニーダーザクセン州, ドイツ
Kazakh (Cyrillic Script):
Ринтельн, Шаумбург, Төменгі Саксония, Германия
Kongo:
Rinteln, Niedersachsen, Alemanyi
Kurdish (Latin Script):
Rinteln, Saksonya Jêrîn, Almanya
Ladin:
Rinteln
Ligurian:
Rinteln, Bassa Sasònia, Germania
Limburgian:
Rinteln, Nedersakse, Duitsland
Luxembourgish:
Rinteln, Niddersachsen, Däitschland
Macedonian:
Ринтелн, Шаумбург, Долна Саксонија, Германија
Malagasy:
Rinteln, Alemaina
Malay:
Rinteln, Schaumburg, Sachsen Hilir, Jerman
Meadow Mari:
Ринтельн, Немыч Эл
Minangkabau:
Rinteln, Jerman
Narom:
Rinteln, Allemangne
Neapolitan:
Rinteln, Germania
Northern Sami:
Rinteln, Niedersachsen, Duiska
Norwegian:
Rinteln, Niedersachsen, Tyskland
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Rinteln, Niedersachsen, Tyskland
Occitan:
Rinteln, Schaumburg, Bassa Saxònia, Alemanha
Picard:
Rinteln, Alemanne
Piedmontese:
Rinteln, Bassa Sassònia, Almagna
Polish:
Rinteln, Powiat Schaumburg, Dolna Saksonia, Niemcy
Portuguese:
Rinteln, Schaumburg, Baixa Saxônia, Alemanha
Romanian:
Rinteln, Schaumburg, Saxonia Inferioară, Germania
Romansh:
Rinteln, Saxonia Inferiura, Germania
Sardinian:
Rinteln, Germania
Scots:
Rinteln, Lawer Saxony, Germany
Scottish Gaelic:
Rinteln, Sagsainn Ìosail, A' Ghearmailt
Serbian:
Ринтелн, Доња Саксонија, Њемачка
Serbo-Croatian:
Rinteln, Donja Saska, Njemačka
Sicilian:
Rinteln, Girmania
Silesian:
Rinteln, Mjymcy
Slovak:
Rinteln, Dolné Sasko, Nemecko
Slovenian:
Rinteln, Spodnja Saška, Nemčija
South Azerbaijani:
رینتلن, نیدرزاکسن, آلمان
Swahili:
Rinteln, Saksonia Chini, Ujerumani
Swedish:
Rinteln, Landkreis Schaumburg, Niedersachsen, Tyskland
Tatar:
Ринтельн, Түбән Саксония, Алмания
Traditional Chinese:
林特爾恩, 下薩克遜, 德國
Turkish:
Rinteln, Schaumburg, Aşağı Saksonya, Almanya
Ukrainian:
Рінтельн, Шаумбург, Нижня Саксонія, Німеччина
Uzbek (Latin Script):
Rinteln, Schaumburg, Quyi Saksoniya, Germaniya
Venetian:
Rinteln, Sassonia Bassa, Germania
Vietnamese:
Rinteln, Niedersachsen, Đức
Volapük:
Rinteln, Dona-Saxän, Deutän
Walloon:
Rinteln, Almagne
Waray:
Rinteln, Schaumburg, Niedersachsen, Alemanya
Welsh:
Rinteln, Niedersachsen, Yr Almaen
West Flemish:
Rinteln, Nedersaksen, Duutsland
Wolof:
Rinteln, Almaañ
Zulu:
Rinteln, IJalimani


Rinteln (German: [ˈʁɪntl̩n]) is a small town in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is located on the banks of the Weser river above the city and municipality of Porta Westfalica. The town of Rinteln is in the broad valley between the hills of the Weserbergland and the North Lippe Bergland. In relation to some well known places, it is 60 kilometers west of Hanover, and just 20 kilometers from Hamelin of Pied Piper fame.

It is accessed by the A2 autobahn (E30).

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List

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

17 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Aragonite
Formula: CaCO3
Aurichalcite
Formula: (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Celestine
Formula: SrSO4
Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
'Limonite'
Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Marcasite
Formula: FeS2
Native Sulphur
Formula: S8
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Habit: Small pyritohedrons associated with scalenohedral calcite.
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Quartz var. "Herkimer-style" Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Quartz var. Amethyst
Formula: SiO2
Quartz var. Rock Crystal
Formula: SiO2
Quartz var. Sceptre Quartz
Formula: SiO2
References:
Quartz var. Smoky Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Smithsonite
Formula: ZnCO3
Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Native Sulphur1.CC.05S8
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
Goethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
Quartz
var. Amethyst
4.DA.05SiO2
var. "Herkimer-style" Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
4.DA.05SiO2
var. Smoky Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
var. Rock Crystal4.DA.05SiO2
var. Sceptre 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
Aurichalcite5.BA.15(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Celestine7.AD.35SrSO4
Gypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
Unclassified
'Limonite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
H GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
H GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
H MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
CCarbon
C AragoniteCaCO3
C Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
C CalciteCaCO3
C DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
C MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
C SmithsoniteZnCO3
OOxygen
O Quartz var. AmethystSiO2
O AragoniteCaCO3
O Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
O BaryteBaSO4
O CalciteCaCO3
O CelestineSrSO4
O DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
O GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
O GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
O Quartz var. "Herkimer-style" QuartzSiO2
O MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
O QuartzSiO2
O SmithsoniteZnCO3
O Quartz var. Smoky QuartzSiO2
O Quartz var. Rock CrystalSiO2
O Quartz var. Sceptre QuartzSiO2
FFluorine
F FluoriteCaF2
MgMagnesium
Mg DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
SiSilicon
Si Quartz var. AmethystSiO2
Si Quartz var. "Herkimer-style" QuartzSiO2
Si QuartzSiO2
Si Quartz var. Smoky QuartzSiO2
Si Quartz var. Rock CrystalSiO2
Si Quartz var. Sceptre QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
S BaryteBaSO4
S CelestineSrSO4
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
S MarcasiteFeS2
S PyriteFeS2
S SphaleriteZnS
S Native SulphurS8
CaCalcium
Ca AragoniteCaCO3
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Ca FluoriteCaF2
Ca GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
FeIron
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Fe MarcasiteFeS2
Fe PyriteFeS2
CuCopper
Cu Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cu MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
ZnZinc
Zn Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
Zn SmithsoniteZnCO3
Zn SphaleriteZnS
SrStrontium
Sr CelestineSrSO4
BaBarium
Ba BaryteBaSO4

Fossils

There are 12 fossil localities 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.

Occurrences12
Youngest Fossil Listed140 Ma (Early/Lower Cretaceous)
Oldest Fossil Listed161 Ma (Jurassic)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Unterer Korallenoolith11161.2 - 155.7 Ma (Jurassic)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Actinaraea
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Actinacididae : Actinaraea161.2 - 155.7 Ma
Jurassic
Microsolena agariciformis
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Microsolenidae : Microsolena : Microsolena agariciformis161.2 - 155.7 Ma
Jurassic
Thamnasteria concinna
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Thamnasteriidae : Thamnasteria : Thamnasteria concinna161.2 - 155.7 Ma
Jurassic
Goniocora socialis
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Stylinidae : Goniocora : Goniocora socialis161.2 - 155.7 Ma
Jurassic
Montlivaltia obconica
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Montlivaltiidae : Montlivaltia : Montlivaltia obconica161.2 - 155.7 Ma
Jurassic
Isastrea crassa
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Montlivaltiidae : Isastrea : Isastrea crassa161.2 - 155.7 Ma
Jurassic
Thamnasteria seriata
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Thamnasteriidae : Thamnasteria : Thamnasteria seriata161.2 - 155.7 Ma
Jurassic
Dorsetochelys typocardium
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Pleurosternidae : Dorsetochelys : Dorsetochelys typocardium145 - 140.2 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 3 fossil localities

Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rinteln
Wikidata ID:Q498571
GeoNames ID:6558455

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