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Espenhain, Rötha, Leipzig District, Saxony, Germany i
Regional Level Types
Espenhain Village
Rötha Town
Leipzig District District
Saxony State
Germany Country

Regional Level Types
Espenhain	Village
Rötha	Town
Leipzig District	District
Saxony	State
Germany	Country

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Views of the Espenhain lignite mining area, in 1911.

Margarethe lignite mine, Espenhain, Rötha, Leipzig District, Saxony, Germany

Marcasite

Espenhain, Rötha, Leipzig District, Saxony, Germany

Views of the Espenhain lignite mining area, in 1911.

Margarethe lignite mine, Espenhain, Rötha, Leipzig District, Saxony, Germany

Marcasite

Espenhain, Rötha, Leipzig District, Saxony, Germany

Views of the Espenhain lignite mining area, in 1911.

Margarethe lignite mine, Espenhain, Rötha, Leipzig District, Saxony, Germany

Marcasite

Espenhain, Rötha, Leipzig District, Saxony, Germany

Type:

Village

Largest Settlements:

Place	Population
Espenhain	2,843 (2018)

Mindat Locality ID:

25775

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:2:25775:3

GUID (UUID V4):

Other Languages:

German:

Espenhain, Rötha, Leipzig, Sachsen, Deutschland

Espenhain is a village and a former municipality in the Leipzig district, in Saxony, Germany. On 1 August 2015 it was merged into the town Rötha.

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Commodity List

This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded from this region.

ⓘ Coal

Mineral List

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

ⓘ Marcasite

1 valid mineral.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Marcasite

Formula: FeS₂

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘ	Marcasite	2.EB.10a	FeS₂

List of minerals for each chemical element

S	Sulfur
S	ⓘ Marcasite	FeS₂
Fe	Iron
Fe	ⓘ Marcasite	FeS₂

Fossils

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

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Occurrences

Youngest Fossil Listed

28.4 Ma (Oligocene)

Oldest Fossil Listed

33.9 Ma (Oligocene)

Stratigraphic Units

Unit	No. Occurrences	Age
Bohlen	24	33.9 - 28.4 Ma (Oligocene)

Fossils from Region

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Accepted Name	Hierarchy	Age
Rhinoptera genus	Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Myliobatiformes : Myliobatidae : *Rhinoptera*	33.9 - 28.4 Ma Oligocene
Chimaera genus	Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Chimaeriformes : Chimaeridae : *Chimaera*	33.9 - 28.4 Ma Oligocene
Trionychidae family	Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Trionychidae	33.9 - 28.4 Ma Oligocene
Diplocynodon genus	Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Crocodylia : Alligatoridae : *Diplocynodon*	33.9 - 28.4 Ma Oligocene
Entelodon genus	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Entelodontidae : *Entelodon*	33.9 - 28.4 Ma Oligocene
Anthracotherium genus	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Anthracotheriidae : *Anthracotherium*	33.9 - 28.4 Ma Oligocene
Tragulidae family	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Tragulidae	33.9 - 28.4 Ma Oligocene
Protapirus genus	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Tapiridae : *Protapirus*	33.9 - 28.4 Ma Oligocene
Ronzotherium genus	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Rhinocerotidae : *Ronzotherium*	33.9 - 28.4 Ma Oligocene
Dugongidae family	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Sirenia : Dugongidae	33.9 - 28.4 Ma Oligocene
Trionyx triunguis species	Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Trionychidae : Trionyx : *Trionyx triunguis*	33.9 - 28.4 Ma Oligocene
Anomotherium langewieschei species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Sirenia : Trichechidae : Anomotherium : *Anomotherium langewieschei*	33.9 - 28.4 Ma Oligocene
Apterodon intermedius species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Hyaenodontidae : Apterodon : *Apterodon intermedius*	33.9 - 28.4 Ma Oligocene
Myliobatis striatus species	Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Myliobatiformes : Myliobatidae : Myliobatis : *Myliobatis striatus*	33.9 - 28.4 Ma Oligocene
Diomedeoides lipsiensis species	Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Procellariiformes : Diomedeoididae : Diomedeoides : *Diomedeoides lipsiensis*	33.9 - 28.4 Ma Oligocene
Allopleuron lipsiensis species	Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Cheloniidae : Allopleuron : *Allopleuron lipsiensis*	33.9 - 28.4 Ma Oligocene
Cheirogaster genus	Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Testudinidae : *Cheirogaster*	33.9 - 28.4 Ma Oligocene
Psephophorus rupeliensis species	Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Dermochelyidae : Psephophorus : *Psephophorus rupeliensis*	33.9 - 28.4 Ma Oligocene
Stenoplesictis cayluxi species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Viverridae : Stenoplesictis : *Stenoplesictis cayluxi*	33.9 - 28.4 Ma Oligocene
Ronzotherium filholi species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Rhinocerotidae : Ronzotherium : *Ronzotherium filholi*	33.9 - 28.4 Ma Oligocene
Epiaceratherium magnum species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Rhinocerotidae : Epiaceratherium : *Epiaceratherium magnum*	33.9 - 28.4 Ma Oligocene
Eggysodon osborni species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Hyracodontidae : Eggysodon : *Eggysodon osborni*	33.9 - 28.4 Ma Oligocene
Chelyopsis halleri species	Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Cheloniidae : Chelyopsis : *Chelyopsis halleri*	33.9 - 28.4 Ma Oligocene

Fossil Localities

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Germany

Saxony
- Oligocene🐚 Espenhain/Sachsen

Other Databases

Wikipedia:	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Espenhain
Wikidata ID:	Q10749
GeoNames ID:	2928862

Localities in this Region

Germany

Saxony
- Leipzig District
  - Rötha
    - Espenhain
      - Margarethe lignite mine

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Saxo-Thuringian BeltOrogenic Belt

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Espenhain, Rötha, Leipzig District, Saxony, Germany i
Regional Level Types
Espenhain Village
Rötha Town
Leipzig District District
Saxony State
Germany Country