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Maidstone, Kent, England, UKi
Regional Level Types
MaidstoneNon-metropolitan District
KentCounty
EnglandConstituent Country
UKCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Maidstone107,627 (2017)
Staplehurst5,051 (2018)
Headcorn2,505 (2018)
Marden2,466 (2018)
Lenham2,197 (2018)
Harrietsham1,442 (2018)
Mindat Locality ID:
241879
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:241879:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Maidstone, Kent, Angleterre, Royaume-Uni
German:
Borough of Maidstone, Kent, England, Vereinigtes Königreich
Italian:
Maidstone, Kent, Inghilterra, Regno Unito
Russian:
Мейдстон, Кент, Англия, Великобритания
Spanish:
Municipio de Maidstone, Kent, Inglaterra, Reino Unido
Cebuano:
Maidstone District, Kent, Inglatera, Hiniusang Gingharian
Dutch:
Borough of Maidstone, Kent, Engeland, Verenigd Koninkrijk
Japanese:
メードストン市, ケント, イングランド, イギリス
Korean:
메이드스톤 구, 켄트주, 잉글랜드, 영국
Norwegian:
Maidstone, Kent, England, Storbritannia
Polish:
Maidstone, Kent, Anglia, Wielka Brytania
Serbo-Croatian:
Maidstone, Kent, Engleska, Ujedinjeno Kraljevstvo
Swedish:
Maidstone District, Kent, England, Storbritannien
Ukrainian:
Мейдстон, Кент, Англія, Велика Британія
Urdu:
بورو میڈسٹون, کینٹ, انگلستان, مملکت متحدہ
Welsh:
Ardal Maidstone, 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.

Detailed Mineral List:

Montmorillonite
Formula: (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 9 - Silicates
Montmorillonite9.EC.40(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
OOxygen
O Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
NaSodium
Na Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
MgMagnesium
Mg Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
AlAluminium
Al Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
SiSilicon
Si Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
CaCalcium
Ca Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O

Fossils

There are 5 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences45
Youngest Fossil Listed48.6 Ma (Eocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed125 Ma (Early/Lower Cretaceous)
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Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Anchura
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Aporrhaidae : Anchura125 - 113 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Cymatoceras
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Nautilida : Cymatoceratidae : Cymatoceras125 - 113 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Ammonitoceras
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Ancyloceratidae : Ammonitoceras125 - 113 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Australiceras
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Ancyloceratidae : Australiceras125 - 113 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Cheloniceras
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Douvilleiceratidae : Cheloniceras125 - 113 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Deshayesites
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Deshayesitidae : Deshayesites125 - 113 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Cheloniceras (Epicheloniceras)
subgenus
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Douvilleiceratidae : Cheloniceras : Cheloniceras (Epicheloniceras)125 - 113 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Hypacanthoplites
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Parahoplitidae : Hypacanthoplites125 - 113 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Sanmartinoceras
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Oppeliidae : Sanmartinoceras125 - 113 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Tropaeum
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Ancyloceratidae : Tropaeum125 - 113 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Neohibolites
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Belemnitida : Belemnopseidae : Neohibolites125 - 113 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Exogyra
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Gryphaeidae : Exogyra125 - 113 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Ostrea
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Ostreidae : Ostraea113 - 100.5 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Linotrigonia
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Trigoniida : Pterotrigoniidae : Linotrigonia125 - 113 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Pseudaphrodina
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Venerida : Veneridae : Pseudaphrodina125 - 113 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Resatrix
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Venerida : Veneridae : Resatrix125 - 113 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Ornithocheiridae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Pterosauria : Ornithocheiridae100.5 - 72.1 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Sonneratia kitchini
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Hoplitidae : Sonneratia : Sonneratia kitchini125 - 113 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Deshayesites deshayesi
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Deshayesitidae : Deshayesites : Deshayesites deshayesi125 - 113 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Cymatoceras pseudoelegans
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Nautilida : Nautilidae : Cymatoceras : Cymatoceras pseudoelegans125 - 113 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Ancyloceras mantelli
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Ancyloceratidae : Ancyloceras : Ancyloceras mantelli125 - 113 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Cheloniceras debile
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Douvilleiceratidae : Cheloniceras : Cheloniceras debile125 - 113 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Gastrochaenolites cluniformis
species
Gastrochaenolites : Gastrochaenolites cluniformis125 - 113 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Polyptychodon interruptus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Pliosauridae : Polyptychodon : Polyptychodon interruptus93.9 - 72.1 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Dufrenoyia
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Deshayesitidae : Dufrenoyia125 - 113 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Lithornis vulturinus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Lithornis : Lithornis vulturinus55.8 - 48.6 Ma
Eocene
Aniabrochus comptonensis
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Capillithyrididae : Aniabrochus : Aniabrochus comptonensis125 - 113 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Praelongithyris praelongiforma
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Sellithyrididae : Praelongithyris : Praelongithyris praelongiforma125 - 113 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Tropaeum hillsi
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Ancyloceratidae : Tropaeum : Tropaeum hillsi125 - 113 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Aconeceras nisoides
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Oppeliidae : Aconeceras : Aconeceras nisoides125 - 113 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Tropaeum (Tropaeum) bowerbanki
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Ancyloceratidae : Tropaeum : Tropaeum (Tropaeum) bowerbanki125 - 113 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Laevigyra luynesi
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Gryphaeidae : Laevigyra : Laevigyra luynesi113 - 100.5 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Isognomon (Mulletia) mulleti
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Malleidae : Isognomon : Isognomon (Mulletia) mulleti125 - 113 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 5 fossil localities

Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Borough_of_Maidstone
Wikidata ID:Q737114
GeoNames ID:7290572

Localities in this Region

Other Regions, Features and Areas that Intersect

British and Irish IslesGroup of Islands
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
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