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Jena, Thuringia, Germanyi
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View of the Gypsum crystals on the wall

Teufelslöcher, Jena, Thuringia, Germany
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View of the Gypsum crystals on the wall

Teufelslöcher, Jena, Thuringia, Germany
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Jena104,712 (2015)
Lichtenhain364 (2015)
Mindat Locality ID:
244795
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:244795:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Iéna, Thuringe, Allemagne
German:
Jena, Thüringen, Deutschland
Italian:
Jena, Turingia, Germania
Russian:
Йена, Тюрингия, Германия
Simplified Chinese:
耶拿, 图林根, 德国
Spanish:
Jena, Turingia, Alemania
Afrikaans:
Jena, Thüringen, Duitsland
Albanian:
Jena, Tyringia, Gjermania
Arabic:
ينا, تورينغن, ألمانيا
Aragonese:
Jena, Turinchia, Alemanya
Armenian:
Ենա, Թյուրինգիա, Գերմանիա
Asturian:
Jena, Turinxa, Alemaña
Bashkir:
Йена, Германия
Basque:
Jena, Turingia, Alemania
Bavarian:
Jena, Thüringen, Deitschland
Belarusian:
Ена, Цюрынгія, Германія
Belarusian (Tarashkevitsa):
Ена, Турынгія, Нямеччына
Bengali:
জেনা, টুরিঙেন, জার্মানি
Bishnupriya Manipuri:
জেনা, জার্মানি
Bosnian:
Jena, Tiringija, Njemačka
Breton:
Jena, Thüringen, Alamagn
Bulgarian:
Йена, Тюрингия, Германия
Catalan:
Jena, Turíngia, Alemanya
Cebuano:
Jena , Thuringia, Alemanya
Corsican:
Jena, Germania
Croatian:
Jena, Tiringija, Njemačka
Czech:
Jena, Durynsko, Německo
Danish:
Jena, Thüringen, Tyskland
Dutch:
Jena, Thüringen, Duitsland
Dutch Low Saxon:
Jena, Tureng, Duutslaand
Esperanto:
Jena, Turingio, Germanio
Estonian:
Jena, Tüüringi, Saksamaa
Farsi/Persian:
ینا, تورینگن, آلمان
Finnish:
Jena, Thüringen, Saksa
Franco-Provençal:
Jena, Alemagne
Friulian:
Jena, Gjermanie
Galician:
Jena, Turinxia, Alemaña
Georgian:
იენა, თიურინგია, გერმანია
Greek:
Ιένα, Θουριγγία, Γερμανία
Gujarati:
જેના, થુરિન્જિયા, જર્મની
Hakka:
Jena, Thuringia, Tet-koet
Hebrew:
ינה, תורינגיה, גרמניה
Hindi:
जेना, ठुरुंगिया, जर्मनी
Hungarian:
Jéna, Türingia, Németország
Icelandic:
Jena, Þýringaland, Þýskaland
Ido:
Jena, Turingia, Germania
Indonesian:
Jena, Thüringen, Jerman
Interlingua:
Jena, Thuringia, Germania
Interlingue:
Jena, Thuringia, Germania
Irish Gaelic:
Jena, Thüringen, An Ghearmáin
Japanese:
イェーナ, テューリンゲン州, ドイツ
Kannada:
ಜೆನಾ, ತುರಿಂಗಿಯ, ಜರ್ಮನಿ
Kazakh (Cyrillic Script):
Йена, Тюрингия, Германия
Kongo:
Jena, Thüringen, Alemanyi
Korean:
예나, 튀링겐주, 독일
Kurdish (Latin Script):
Jena, Turîngiya, Almanya
Kyrgyz:
Йена, Тюрингия, Германия
Latin:
Iena, Thuringia, Germania
Latvian:
Jēna, Tīringene, Vācija
Ligurian:
Jena, Turingia, Germania
Limburgian:
Jena, Turinge, Duitsland
Lithuanian:
Jėna, Tiuringija, Vokietija
Lombard:
Jena, Türingia, Germania
Low Saxon/Low German:
Jena, Döringen, Düütschland
Luxembourgish:
Jena, Thüringen, Däitschland
Macedonian:
Јена, Тирингија, Германија
Malagasy:
Jena, Alemaina
Malay:
Jena, Thüringen, Jerman
Marathi:
जेना, थ्युरिंगेन, जर्मनी
Minangkabau:
Jena, Jerman
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Jena, Thüringen, Tek-kok
Narom:
Jena, Allemangne
Neapolitan:
Jena, Germania
Newar / Nepal Bhasa:
जेना, जर्मनी
Northern Frisian:
Jena, Tüüringen, Tjüschlönj
Norwegian:
Jena, Thüringen, Tyskland
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Jena, Thüringen, Tyskland
Occitan:
Jena, Turíngia, Alemanha
Picard:
Jena, Alemanne
Piedmontese:
Jena, Turingia, Almagna
Polish:
Jena, Turyngia, Niemcy
Portuguese:
Jena, Turíngia, Alemanha
Romanian:
Jena, Turingia, Germania
Romansh:
Jena, Turinga, Germania
Sardinian:
Jena, Germania
Saterland Frisian:
Jena, Thüringen, Düütsklound
Scots:
Jena, Thuringie, Germany
Scottish Gaelic:
Jena, Thüringen, A' Ghearmailt
Serbian:
Јена, Тирингија, Њемачка
Serbo-Croatian:
Jena, Tiringija, Njemačka
Sicilian:
Jena, Turingia, Girmania
Sinhalese:
ජෙනා, තුරින්ජියා, ජර්මනිය
Slovak:
Jena, Durínsko, Nemecko
Slovenian:
Jena, Turingija, Nemčija
South Azerbaijani:
ینا, تورینقن, آلمان
Swahili:
Jena, Thuringia, Ujerumani
Swedish:
Jena, Thüringen, Tyskland
Tajik (Cyrillic Script):
Йена, Олмон
Tamil:
ஜேனா, துரின்ஜியா, ஜெர்மனி
Tatar:
Ена, Түрингия, Алмания
Telugu:
జెనా, తురింగియా, జర్మనీ
Thai:
เยนา, รัฐทือริงเงิน, ประเทศเยอรมนี
Traditional Chinese:
耶拿, 脫靈根, 德國
Turkish:
Jena, Türingiya, Almanya
Ukrainian:
Єна, Тюрингія, Німеччина
Upper Sorbian:
Jena, Durinska, Němska
Urdu:
یئنا, تورینگن, جرمنی
Uzbek (Latin Script):
Jena, Turingiya, Germaniya
Venetian:
Jena, Turinza, Germania
Vietnamese:
Jena, Thüringen, Đức
Volapük:
Jena, Türinän, Deutän
Walloon:
Jena, Almagne
Waray:
Jena, Thüringen, Alemanya
Welsh:
Jena, Thüringen, Yr Almaen
West Flemish:
Jena, Duutsland
West Frisian:
Jena, Tueringen, Dútslân
Western Punjabi:
جینا, تھورنگیا, جرمنی
Wolof:
Jena, Almaañ
Zulu:
Jena, IJalimani


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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List

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

9 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Anhydrite
Formula: CaSO4
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Celestine
Formula: SrSO4
Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
Epsomite
Formula: MgSO4 · 7H2O
Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Strontianite
Formula: SrCO3

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Dolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Strontianite5.AB.15SrCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Anhydrite7.AD.30CaSO4
Celestine7.AD.35SrSO4
Epsomite7.CB.40MgSO4 · 7H2O
Gypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H EpsomiteMgSO4 · 7H2O
H GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
CCarbon
C CalciteCaCO3
C DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
C StrontianiteSrCO3
OOxygen
O AnhydriteCaSO4
O CalciteCaCO3
O CelestineSrSO4
O DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
O EpsomiteMgSO4 · 7H2O
O GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
O QuartzSiO2
O StrontianiteSrCO3
MgMagnesium
Mg DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Mg EpsomiteMgSO4 · 7H2O
SiSilicon
Si QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
S AnhydriteCaSO4
S CelestineSrSO4
S EpsomiteMgSO4 · 7H2O
S GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
S PyriteFeS2
CaCalcium
Ca AnhydriteCaSO4
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Ca GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
FeIron
Fe PyriteFeS2
SrStrontium
Sr CelestineSrSO4
Sr StrontianiteSrCO3

Fossils

There are 4 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.

Occurrences8
Youngest Fossil Listed237 Ma (Middle Triassic)
Oldest Fossil Listed247 Ma (Early/Lower Triassic)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Muschelkalk3242 - 228 Ma (Triassic)
Muschelkalk1242 - 235 Ma (Triassic)
Buntsandstein - Röt2247.2 - 242 Ma (Triassic)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Placodus gigas
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Placodontidae : Placodus : Placodus gigas242 - 237 Ma
Middle Triassic
Arenorbis squamosus
species
Animalia : Echinodermata : Ophiuroidea : Ophiurida : Aplocomidae : Arenorbis : Arenorbis squamosus242 - 237 Ma
Middle Triassic
Aspiduriella ludeni
species
Animalia : Echinodermata : Ophiuroidea : Ophiurida : Ophiuridae : Aspiduriella : Aspiduriella ludeni242 - 237 Ma
Middle Triassic
Saurichthys apicalis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Actinopterygii : Saurichthyidae : Saurichthys : Saurichthys apicalis247.2 - 242 Ma
Triassic
Cymatosaurus erikae
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Eosauropterygia : Cymatosaurus : Cymatosaurus erikae247.2 - 242 Ma
Triassic
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 4 fossil localities

Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jena
Wikidata ID:Q3150
GeoNames ID:2895042

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