Bemelen (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈbeːmələ(n)]; Limburgish: Bieëmele [ˈbiəmələ]) is a village in the Dutch province of Limburg. It is part of the municipality of Eijsden-Margraten, and lies about 5 km east of Maastricht.

The village was first mentioned in 1096 as Bemele. The etymology is unknown. Bemelen is a village on the eastern flank of the Maas along the Roman road from Maastricht to Aachen. Until 1794, it was a "heerlijkheid" of the Chapter of Our Lady in Maastricht.

Until 1982, Bemelen was a separate municipality, after which it became part of the municipality Margraten, which fused with municipality Eijsden in 2011 to form Eijsden-Margraten.

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ⓘ Limestone

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3 valid minerals.

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ⓘ 'Flint'

ⓘ 'Marl'

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ⓘ Calcite

Formula: CaCO₃

Locality: 't Rooth quarry, Bemelen, Eijsden-Margraten, Limburg, Netherlands

References:

Gerard van der Veldt collection

ⓘ 'Limonite'

Locality: 't Rooth quarry, Bemelen, Eijsden-Margraten, Limburg, Netherlands

References:

Gerard van der Veldt collection

ⓘ Pyrite

Formula: FeS₂

Locality: 't Rooth quarry, Bemelen, Eijsden-Margraten, Limburg, Netherlands

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found by FdW

ⓘ Quartz

Formula: SiO₂

Locality: 't Rooth quarry, Bemelen, Eijsden-Margraten, Limburg, Netherlands

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found by FdW

ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony

Formula: SiO₂

Locality: 't Rooth quarry, Bemelen, Eijsden-Margraten, Limburg, Netherlands

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found by FdW

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘ	Pyrite	2.EB.05a	FeS₂
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ	Quartz var. Chalcedony	4.DA.05	SiO₂
ⓘ		4.DA.05	SiO₂
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘ	Calcite	5.AB.05	CaCO₃
Unclassified
ⓘ	'Limonite'	-

List of minerals for each chemical element

C	Carbon
C	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
O	ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony	SiO₂
O	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
Si	Silicon
Si	ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony	SiO₂
Si	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
S	Sulfur
S	ⓘ Pyrite	FeS₂
Ca	Calcium
Ca	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
Fe	Iron
Fe	ⓘ Pyrite	FeS₂

Fossils

There are 4 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences

Youngest Fossil Listed

66.0 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)

Oldest Fossil Listed

72.1 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)

Stratigraphic Units

Unit	No. Occurrences	Age
Maastricht - Meerssen	2	66 - 61.6 Ma (Paleocene)
Maastricht - Emael	23	70.6 - 66 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
Maastricht - Nekum	3	70.6 - 66 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
Maastricht	1	70.6 - 66 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)

Fossils from Region

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Accepted Name	Hierarchy	Age
Kingmaina genus	Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : Podocopida : Trachyleberididae : *Kingmaina*	70.6 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Trachyleberis genus	Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : Podocopida : Trachyleberididae : *Trachyleberis*	70.6 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Applinocrinus genus	Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea : Saccocomidae : *Applinocrinus*	70.6 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Trochalosoma genus	Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Phymosomatoida : Phymosomatidae : *Trochalosoma*	70.6 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Nucleopygus genus	Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Cassiduloida : Apatopygidae : *Nucleopygus*	70.6 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Oolopygus genus	Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Cassiduloida : Pliolampadidae : *Oolopygus*	70.6 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Astropectinidae genus	Animalia : Echinodermata : Asteroidea : Paxillosida : Astropectinidae : *Astropectinidae*	70.6 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Procassidulus lapiscancri species	Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Clypeasteroida : Faujasiidae : Procassidulus : *Procassidulus lapiscancri*	70.6 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Goniasteridae family	Animalia : Echinodermata : Asteroidea : Valvatida : Goniasteridae	70.6 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Birgelenocrinus degraafi species	Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea : Birgelenocrinus : *Birgelenocrinus degraafi*	70.6 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Veugelersia diana species	Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea : Veugelersia : *Veugelersia diana*	70.6 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Chomataster acules species	Animalia : Echinodermata : Asteroidea : Valvatida : Goniasteridae : Chomataster : *Chomataster acules*	70.6 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Xanthosia gibbosa species	Animalia : Arthropoda : Malacostraca : Decapoda : Etyiidae : Xanthosia : *Xanthosia gibbosa*	70.6 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Xanthosia semiornata species	Animalia : Arthropoda : Malacostraca : Decapoda : Etyiidae : Xanthosia : *Xanthosia semiornata*	70.6 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Lophidiaster pygmaeus species	Animalia : Echinodermata : Asteroidea : Paxillosida : Astropectinidae : Lophidiaster : *Lophidiaster pygmaeus*	70.6 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Aysegulina genus	Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : Podocopida : Hemicytheridae : *Aysegulina*	70.6 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Conchorhynchus limburgicus species	Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Conchorhynchus : *Conchorhynchus limburgicus*	72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Rhyncolites marcellae species	Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Rhyncolites : *Rhyncolites marcellae*	72.1 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Anticythereis euglypha species	Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : Podocopida : Anticythereis : *Anticythereis euglypha*	70.6 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Dolocythere arenosa species	Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : Podocopida : Dolocythere : *Dolocythere arenosa*	70.6 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Hemipneustes striatoradiatus species	Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Holasteroida : Holasteridae : Hemipneustes : *Hemipneustes striatoradiatus*	70.6 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Salenidia bonissenti species	Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Salenioida : Saleniidae : Salenidia : *Salenidia bonissenti*	70.6 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Gauthieria pseudoradiata species	Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Calycina : Phymosomatidae : Gauthieria : *Gauthieria pseudoradiata*	70.6 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Temnocidaris baylei species	Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Cidaroida : Cidaridae : Temnocidaris : *Temnocidaris baylei*	70.6 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous

Fossil Localities

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Netherlands

Limburg
- Eijsden-Margraten
  - Bemelen

Other Databases

Wikipedia:	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bemelen
Wikidata ID:	Q100001
GeoNames ID:	2759234

Localities in this Region

Netherlands

Limburg
- Eijsden-Margraten
  - Bemelen

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Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate

AvaloniaVolcanic Arc

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References

Breuls, Ton (1994) Mergelgrotten, het onbekende landschap van Limburg. Mergelbouwsteen, ISBN 90-801848-1-0, 52 pp. (in Dutch).

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