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Meiseldorf, Horn District, Lower Austria, Austriai
Regional Level Types
MeiseldorfMunicipality
Horn DistrictDistrict
Lower AustriaState
AustriaCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Klein Meiseldorf375 (2018)
Stockern207 (2018)
Kattau202 (2018)
Mindat Locality ID:
286205
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:286205:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Meiseldorf, District de Horn, Basse-Autriche, Autriche
German:
Meiseldorf, Bezirk Horn, Niederösterreich, Österreich
Italian:
Meiseldorf, distretto di Horn, Bassa Austria, Austria
Russian:
Майзельдорф, Хорн, Нижняя Австрия, Австрия
Simplified Chinese:
迈瑟尔多夫, 霍恩县, 下奧地利州, 奥地利
Spanish:
Meiseldorf, Distrito de Horn, Estado de Baja Austria, Austria
Cebuano:
Meiseldorf, Politischer Bezirk Horn, Niederösterreich, Awstriya
Czech:
Meiseldorf, Okres Horn, Dolní Rakousy, Rakousko
Dutch:
Meiseldorf, Horn, Neder-Oostenrijk, Oostenrijk
Esperanto:
Meiseldorf, Distrikto Horn, Malsupra Aŭstrio, Aŭstrio
Farsi/Persian:
مایزلدورف, ناحیه هورن, نیدراسترایش, اتریش
Hungarian:
Meiseldorf, Horni járás, Alsó-Ausztria, Ausztria
Kazakh (Cyrillic Script):
Клайнмайзельдорф, Төменгі Аустрия, Аустрия
Polish:
Meiseldorf, Powiat Horn, Dolna Austria, Austria
Portuguese:
Meiseldorf, Horn, Baixa Áustria, Áustria
Slovak:
Meiseldorf, Horn, Dolné Rakúsko, Rakúsko
Swedish:
Meiseldorf, Horn, Niederösterreich, Österrike
Uzbek (Latin Script):
Meiseldorf, Horn, Avstriya
Vietnamese:
Meiseldorf, Horn, Hạ Áo, Áo
Volapük:
Meiseldorf, Lösterän
Waray:
Meiseldorf, Horn, Uruubos nga Austria, Austrya


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6 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Almandine
Formula: Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3
'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
'Garnet Group'
Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3
Kyanite
Formula: Al2(SiO4)O
Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Schorl
Formula: NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Sillimanite
Formula: Al2(SiO4)O
Staurolite
Formula: Fe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH)

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Group 9 - Silicates
Almandine9.AD.25Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3
Sillimanite9.AF.05Al2(SiO4)O
Kyanite9.AF.15Al2(SiO4)O
Staurolite9.AF.30Fe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH)
Schorl9.CK.05NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Unclassified
'Garnet Group'-X3Z2(SiO4)3
'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
H StauroliteFe22+Al9Si4O23(OH)
H ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
BBoron
B SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
OOxygen
O AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
O KyaniteAl2(SiO4)O
O MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
O SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
O SillimaniteAl2(SiO4)O
O StauroliteFe22+Al9Si4O23(OH)
O Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
O ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
FFluorine
F ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
NaSodium
Na SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
AlAluminium
Al AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Al KyaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Al SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Al SillimaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Al StauroliteFe22+Al9Si4O23(OH)
SiSilicon
Si AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Si KyaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Si SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Si SillimaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Si StauroliteFe22+Al9Si4O23(OH)
Si Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
PPhosphorus
P ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
ClChlorine
Cl ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
CaCalcium
Ca ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
FeIron
Fe AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Fe MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Fe SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Fe StauroliteFe22+Al9Si4O23(OH)

Fossils

There are 3 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences4
Youngest Fossil Listed16.0 Ma (Miocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed20.4 Ma (Miocene)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Burgeschleinitz420.44 - 15.97 Ma (Miocene)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Cetotherium
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Cetacea : Cetotheriidae : Cetotherium20.44 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Metaxytherium krahuletzi
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Sirenia : Dugongidae : Metaxytherium : Metaxytherium krahuletzi20.44 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 3 fossil localities

Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meiseldorf
Wikidata ID:Q676917
GeoNames ID:7872900

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