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Wainfleet Township, Niagara Region, Ontario, Canadai
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Wainfleet TownshipTownship
Niagara RegionRegional Municipality
OntarioProvince
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Neighbouring regions:
Humberstone Township, Niagara Region, Ontario, Canada
Port Colborne, Niagara Region, Ontario, Canada
Welland, Niagara Region, Ontario, Canada
Pelham, Niagara Region, Ontario, Canada
West Lincoln Township, Niagara Region, Ontario, Canada
Type:
Township
Mindat Locality ID:
254066
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:254066:8
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
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French:
Wainfleet, municipalité régionale de Niagara, Ontario, Canada
German:
Wainfleet, Regional Municipality of Niagara, Ontario, Kanada
Spanish:
Wainfleet, Ontario, Canadá
Japanese:
ウェインフリート, ナイアガラ地域, オンタリオ州, カナダ
Polish:
Wainfleet, Region Niagara, Ontario, Kanada
Turkish:
Wainfleet, Ontario, Kanada
Ukrainian:
Вейнфліт, Ніагара , Онтаріо, Канада


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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3

Fossils

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

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Occurrences14
Youngest Fossil Listed383 Ma (Late/Upper Devonian)
Oldest Fossil Listed388 Ma (Middle Devonian)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Onondaga - Edgecliff14387.7 - 382.7 Ma (Devonian)
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Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Stromatoporoidea
class		Animalia : Porifera : Stromatoporoidea387.7 - 382.7 Ma
Devonian
Favosites
genus		Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Favositidae : Favosites387.7 - 382.7 Ma
Devonian
Pleurodictyum
genus		Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Micheliniidae : Pleurodictyum387.7 - 382.7 Ma
Devonian
Blothrophyllum
genus		Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Halliidae : Blothrophyllum387.7 - 382.7 Ma
Devonian
Cystiphyllum
genus		Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Cystiphyllidae : Cystiphyllum387.7 - 382.7 Ma
Devonian
Zaphrenthis
genus		Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Zaphrentidae : Zaphrenthis387.7 - 382.7 Ma
Devonian
Gastropoda
class		Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda387.7 - 382.7 Ma
Devonian
Bryozoa
phylum		Animalia : Bryozoa387.7 - 382.7 Ma
Devonian
Brachiopoda
phylum		Animalia : Brachiopoda387.7 - 382.7 Ma
Devonian
Echinodermata
phylum		Animalia : Echinodermata387.7 - 382.7 Ma
Devonian
Heliophyllum halli
species		Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Zaphrentidae : Heliophyllum : Heliophyllum halli387.7 - 382.7 Ma
Devonian
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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wainfleet,_Ontario
Wikidata ID:Q424870
GeoNames ID:7302448

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