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View of the Kinnekulle quarrying area, in 1925.

Kinnekulle, Götene, Västra Götaland County, Sweden

View of the Kinnekulle quarrying area, in 1910.

Kinnekulle, Götene, Västra Götaland County, Sweden

View of the Kinnekulle quarrying area, in 1925.

Kinnekulle, Götene, Västra Götaland County, Sweden

View of the Kinnekulle quarrying area, in 1925.

Kinnekulle, Götene, Västra Götaland County, Sweden

View of the Kinnekulle quarrying area, in 1910.

Kinnekulle, Götene, Västra Götaland County, Sweden

View of the Kinnekulle quarrying area, in 1925.

Kinnekulle, Götene, Västra Götaland County, Sweden

View of the Kinnekulle quarrying area, in 1925.

Kinnekulle, Götene, Västra Götaland County, Sweden

View of the Kinnekulle quarrying area, in 1910.

Kinnekulle, Götene, Västra Götaland County, Sweden

Neighbouring regions:

Lidköping, Västra Götaland County, Sweden

Säffle, Värmland County, Sweden

Type:

Municipality

Largest Settlements:

Place	Population
Götene	5,027 (2017)
Källby	1,737 (2017)
Lundsbrunn	909 (2017)
Hällekis	683 (2017)

Mindat Locality ID:

294107

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:2:294107:6

GUID (UUID V4):

Other Languages:

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French:

Götene, Comté de Västra Götaland, Suède

German:

Götene, Västra Götalands län, Schweden

Italian:

Götene, Contea di Västra Götaland, Svezia

Russian:

Йётене , Вестра-Гёталанд, Швеция

Simplified Chinese:

约特讷市, 西约塔兰省, 瑞典

Spanish:

Municipio de Götene, Provincia de Västra Götaland, Suecia

Swedish:

Götene kommun‎, Västra Götalands län, Sverige

Asturian:

Götene, Provincia de Västra Götaland, Suecia

Basque:

Götene udalerria, Västra Götalandeko konderria, Suedia

Belarusian:

Гётэне, Вестра-Гёталанд, Швецыя

Bulgarian:

Йотене, Вестра Йоталанд, Швеция

Cebuano:

Götene Kommun, Västra Götalands län, Suwesya

Danish:

Götene kommun, Västra Götalands län, Sverige

Dutch:

Götene, Västra Götalands län, Zweden

Faroese:

Götene kommuna, Västra Götalands län, Svøríki

Farsi/Persian:

بخش یاتنه, شهرستان وسترا یوتلاند, سوئد

Finnish:

Götenen kunta, Länsi-Götanmaan lääni, Ruotsi

Korean:

예테네 시, 베스트라예탈란드주, 스웨덴

Limburgian:

Götene, Västra Götalands län, Zwede

Low Saxon/Low German:

Kommun Götene, Lehn Westgötland, Sweden

Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:

Götene Chū-tī-chhī, Sūi-tián

Northern Sami:

Götene gielda, Oarje-Götalándda leatna, Ruoŧŧa

Norwegian:

Götene kommune, Västra Götalands län, Sverige

Norwegian (Nynorsk):

Götene kommun, Västra Götalands län, Sverige

Polish:

Gmina Götene, Västra Götaland, Szwecja

Portuguese:

Götene, Gotalândia Ocidental, Suécia

Romanian:

Comuna Götene, Västra Götalands län, Suedia

Scots:

Götene Municipality, Västra Götaland Coonty, Swaden

Traditional Chinese:

約特訥市, 瑞典

Ukrainian:

Йотене, Вестра-Йоталанд, Швеція

Vietnamese:

Götene, Västra Götaland, Thụy Điển

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ⓘ 'Chrome-Spinel (of Dana)'

ⓘ Olkhonskite ?

ⓘ Rutile

ⓘ Spinel

3 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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ⓘ Limestone

ⓘ 'Relict OC meteorite'

ⓘ Relict meteorite

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ 'Chrome-Spinel (of Dana)'

Locality: Österplana 065 meteorite (Öst 065), Thorsberg quarry, Kinnekulle, Götene, Västra Götaland County, Sweden

References:

doi: 10.1038/ncomms11851

Schmitz, B., Yin, Q.-Z., Sanborn, M.E., Tassinari, M., Caplan, C.E., Huss, G.R. (2016): A new type of solar-system material recovered from Ordovician marine limestone. Nature Communications: 7: 11851

ⓘ Olkhonskite ?

Formula: (Cr,V)₂Ti₃O₉

Locality: Österplana 065 meteorite (Öst 065), Thorsberg quarry, Kinnekulle, Götene, Västra Götaland County, Sweden

References:

doi: 10.1038/ncomms11851

ⓘ Rutile

Formula: TiO₂

Locality: Österplana 065 meteorite (Öst 065), Thorsberg quarry, Kinnekulle, Götene, Västra Götaland County, Sweden

References:

doi: 10.1038/ncomms11851

ⓘ Spinel

Formula: MgAl₂O₄

Locality: Österplana 065 meteorite (Öst 065), Thorsberg quarry, Kinnekulle, Götene, Västra Götaland County, Sweden

References:

doi: 10.1038/ncomms11851

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ	Spinel	4.BB.05	MgAl₂O₄
ⓘ	Olkhonskite ?	4.CB.35	(Cr,V)₂Ti₃O₉
ⓘ	Rutile	4.DB.05	TiO₂
Unclassified
ⓘ	'Chrome-Spinel (of Dana)'	-

List of minerals for each chemical element

O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Olkhonskite	(Cr,V)₂Ti₃O₉
O	ⓘ Rutile	TiO₂
O	ⓘ Spinel	MgAl₂O₄
Mg	Magnesium
Mg	ⓘ Spinel	MgAl₂O₄
Al	Aluminium
Al	ⓘ Spinel	MgAl₂O₄
Ti	Titanium
Ti	ⓘ Olkhonskite	(Cr,V)₂Ti₃O₉
Ti	ⓘ Rutile	TiO₂
V	Vanadium
V	ⓘ Olkhonskite	(Cr,V)₂Ti₃O₉
Cr	Chromium
Cr	ⓘ Olkhonskite	(Cr,V)₂Ti₃O₉

Fossils

There are 16 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.

Occurrences

113

Youngest Fossil Listed

441 Ma (Silurian)

Oldest Fossil Listed

541 Ma (Cambrian)

Stratigraphic Units

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Fossils from Region

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Accepted Name	Hierarchy	Age
Spatangopsis genus	Animalia : Cnidaria : *Spatangopsis*	520 - 516 Ma Cambrian
Mobergella genus	Animalia : Problematica : Mobergellidae : *Mobergella*	520 - 516 Ma Cambrian
Agnostus genus	Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Agnostida : Agnostidae : *Agnostus*	501 - 497 Ma Cambrian
Miraspis genus	Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Lichida : Odontopleuridae : *Miraspis*	460.9 - 452 Ma Ordovician
Ctenopyge genus	Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Ptychopariida : Olenidae : *Ctenopyge*	501 - 485.4 Ma Cambrian
Olenus genus	Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Ptychopariida : Olenidae : *Olenus*	501 - 485.4 Ma Cambrian
Parabolina genus	Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Ptychopariida : Olenidae : *Parabolina*	501 - 485.4 Ma Cambrian
Peltura genus	Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Ptychopariida : Olenidae : *Peltura*	501 - 485.4 Ma Cambrian
Sphaerophthalmus genus	Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Ptychopariida : Olenidae : *Sphaerophthalmus*	501 - 485.4 Ma Cambrian
Skara genus	Animalia : Arthropoda : Skaracarida : *Skara*	501 - 485.4 Ma Cambrian
Rehbachiella genus	Animalia : Arthropoda : *Rehbachiella*	501 - 485.4 Ma Cambrian
Walossekia genus	Animalia : Arthropoda : *Walossekia*	501 - 485.4 Ma Cambrian
Falites genus	Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : *Falites*	501 - 485.4 Ma Cambrian
Hesslandona genus	Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : *Hesslandona*	501 - 485.4 Ma Cambrian
Vestrogothia genus	Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : *Vestrogothia*	501 - 485.4 Ma Cambrian
Phylloporina genus	Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Fenestrida : Phylloporinidae : *Phylloporina*	445.2 - 443.4 Ma Paleozoic
Palaeoglossa genus	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Lingulata : Lingulida : Obolidae : *Palaeoglossa*	445.6 - 443.7 Ma Paleozoic
Mickwitzia genus	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Mickwitziidae : *Mickwitzia*	520 - 516 Ma Cambrian
Drabovia genus	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Draboviidae : *Drabovia*	445.6 - 443.7 Ma Paleozoic
Cruziana genus	Plantae : *Cruziana*	520 - 516 Ma Cambrian
Diplocraterion genus	*Diplocraterion*	520 - 516 Ma Cambrian
Rusophycus genus	*Rusophycus*	520 - 516 Ma Cambrian
Teichichnus genus	*Teichichnus*	520 - 516 Ma Cambrian
Torellella laevigata species	Animalia : Hyolithelminthida : Torellellidae : Torellella : *Torellella laevigata*	520 - 516 Ma Cambrian
Dalmanella testudinaria species	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Dalmanellidae : Dalmanella : *Dalmanella testudinaria*	445.6 - 443.7 Ma Paleozoic
Protolyellia genus	Animalia : *Protolyellia*	520 - 516 Ma Cambrian
Paleomerus genus	Animalia : Arthropoda : Xiphosura : Aglaspida : Paleomeridae : *Paleomerus*	520 - 516 Ma Cambrian
Archigeisonoceras genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Proteoceratidae : *Archigeisonoceras*	468.1 - 463.5 Ma Middle Ordovician
Oelandocaris oelandica species	Animalia : Arthropoda : Oelandocaris : *Oelandocaris oelandica*	501 - 485.4 Ma Cambrian
Orstenotubulus evamuellerae species	Animalia : Onychophora : Orstenotubulus : *Orstenotubulus evamuellerae*	501 - 485.4 Ma Cambrian
Glyptagnostus reticulatus species	Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Agnostida : Agnostidae : Glyptagnostus : *Glyptagnostus reticulatus*	501 - 498.5 Ma Cambrian
Hirnantia sagittifera species	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Draboviidae : Hirnantia : *Hirnantia sagittifera*	445.6 - 443.7 Ma Paleozoic
Aphanomena schmalenseei species	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Strophomenida : Stropheodontidae : Strophodonta : *Aphanomena schmalenseei*	445.6 - 443.7 Ma Paleozoic
Eridotrypella crassa species	Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Trepostomatida : Atactotoechidae : Eridotrypella : *Eridotrypella crassa*	445.2 - 443.4 Ma Paleozoic
Phylloporina kinnekullensis species	Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Fenestrida : Phylloporinidae : Phylloporina : *Phylloporina kinnekullensis*	445.2 - 443.4 Ma Paleozoic
Neamatopora sublineata species	Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Cryptostomida : Arthrostylidae : Nematopora : *Neamatopora sublineata*	445.2 - 443.4 Ma Paleozoic
Trematopora borenshultensis species	Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Trepostomatida : Trematoporidae : Trematopora : *Trematopora borenshultensis*	445.2 - 443.4 Ma Paleozoic
Hallopora solbergiensis species	Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Trepostomatida : Halloporidae : Hallopora : *Hallopora solbergiensis*	445.2 - 443.4 Ma Paleozoic
Cliftonia psittacina species	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Orthotetida : Triplesiidae : Cliftonia : *Cliftonia psittacina*	445.6 - 443.7 Ma Paleozoic
Cheirocrinus leuchtenbergi species	Animalia : Echinodermata : Rhombifera : Cheirocrinidae : Cheirocrinus : *Cheirocrinus leuchtenbergi*	468.1 - 463.5 Ma Middle Ordovician
Glyptosphaerites leuchtenbergi species	Animalia : Echinodermata : Diploporita : Glyptosphaeritidae : Glyptosphaerites : *Glyptosphaerites leuchtenbergi*	468.1 - 463.5 Ma Middle Ordovician
Anthoceras vaginatum species	Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Endocerida : Proterocameroceratidae : Anthoceras : *Anthoceras vaginatum*	468.1 - 463.5 Ma Middle Ordovician
Proterovaginoceras incognitum species	Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Endocerida : Endoceratidae : Proterovaginoceras : *Proterovaginoceras incognitum*	468.1 - 463.5 Ma Middle Ordovician
Nilssonoceras nilssoni species	Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Geisonoceratidae : Nilssonoceras : *Nilssonoceras nilssoni*	468.1 - 463.5 Ma Middle Ordovician
Arthrorhachis tarda species	Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Agnostida : Metagnostidae : Arthrorhachis : *Arthrorhachis tarda*	452 - 445.6 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician
Ogmocnemis jaanussoni species	Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Proetida : Proetidae : Ogmocnemis : *Ogmocnemis jaanussoni*	449.5 - 445.6 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician
Sphaeronites (Sphaeronites) pomum species	Animalia : Echinodermata : Diploporita : Sphaeronitidae : Sphaeronites : *Sphaeronites (Sphaeronites) pomum*	468.1 - 463.5 Ma Middle Ordovician
Sphaeronites (Sphaeronites) minor species	Animalia : Echinodermata : Diploporita : Sphaeronitidae : Sphaeronites : *Sphaeronites (Sphaeronites) minor*	468.1 - 463.5 Ma Middle Ordovician
Diplotrypa petropolitana species	Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Trepostomata : Halloporidae : Diplotrypa : *Diplotrypa petropolitana*	466 - 455.8 Ma Ordovician
Sculptaspis sexlineata species	Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Asaphida : Remopleurididae : Sculptaspis : *Sculptaspis sexlineata*	460.9 - 449.5 Ma Ordovician
Anolotichia rhombica species	Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Cystoporida : Ceramoporidae : Anolotichia : *Anolotichia rhombica*	466 - 455.8 Ma Ordovician
Pterygometopus sclerops species	Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Phacopida : Pterygometopidae : Pterygometopus : *Pterygometopus sclerops*	468.1 - 463.5 Ma Middle Ordovician
Estoniops maennili species	Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Phacopida : Pterygometopidae : Estoniops : *Estoniops maennili*	457.5 - 452 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician
Volborthella tenuis species	Agmata : Salterellidae : Volborthella : *Volborthella tenuis*	520 - 516 Ma Cambrian
Sphaerophthalmus alatus species	Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Olenida : Olenidae : Sphaerophthalmus : *Sphaerophthalmus alatus*	501 - 485.4 Ma Cambrian
Triangulopyge humilis species	Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Olenida : Olenidae : Triangulopyge : *Triangulopyge humilis*	501 - 485.4 Ma Cambrian
Triangulopyge majusculus species	Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Olenida : Olenidae : Triangulopyge : *Triangulopyge majusculus*	501 - 485.4 Ma Cambrian
Andrarina costata species	Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Olenida : Andrarinidae : Andrarina : *Andrarina costata*	541 - 485.4 Ma Cambrian
Leonaspis centrina species	Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Odontopleurida : Odontopleuridae : Leonaspis : *Leonaspis centrina*	457.5 - 440.8 Ma Paleozoic
Agnostus (Homagnostus) subgenus	Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Agnostida : Agnostidae : Agnostus : *Agnostus (Homagnostus)*	541 - 485.4 Ma Cambrian
Agnostus (Homagnostus) obesus species	Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Agnostida : Agnostidae : Agnostus : *Agnostus (Homagnostus) obesus*	501 - 485.4 Ma Cambrian
Orusia lenticularis species	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Finkelnburgiidae : Orusia : *Orusia lenticularis*	501 - 485.4 Ma Cambrian
Kinnella medlicotti species	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Draboviidae : Kinnella : *Kinnella medlicotti*	445.6 - 443.7 Ma Paleozoic

Fossil Localities

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Other Databases

Wikipedia:	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G%C3%B6tene_Municipality
Wikidata ID:	Q511281
GeoNames ID:	2711525

Localities in this Region

Sweden

Västra Götaland County
- Götene
  - ⭔Kinnekulle
    - Thorsberg quarry
      - Österplana 002 meteorite (Öst 002)
      - Österplana 065 meteorite (Öst 065)

Other Regions, Features and Areas that Intersect

Baltic Shield (Fennoscandian Shield)Shield

Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate

Baltic Shield
- Sveconorwegian BeltShield

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