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It's a classic vs a newbie as the most common named mineral in the crust Quartz is up against an exceedingly-rare sea foam-green mineral discovered just a few years ago Asagiite.
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Colchester, Essex, England, UKi
Regional Level Types
ColchesterBorough
EssexCounty
EnglandConstituent Country
UKCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Colchester121,859 (2017)
Wivenhoe9,567 (2018)
Tiptree9,182 (2018)
West Mersea7,057 (2018)
Marks Tey3,679 (2018)
West Bergholt3,215 (2018)
Mindat Locality ID:
299652
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:299652:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Colchester, Essex, Angleterre, Royaume-Uni
German:
Colchester, Essex, England, Vereinigtes Königreich
Italian:
Colchester, Essex, Inghilterra, Regno Unito
Russian:
Колчестер, Эссекс, Англия, Великобритания
Simplified Chinese:
科尔切斯特, 埃塞克斯郡, 英格兰, 英国
Spanish:
Colchester, Essex, Inglaterra, Reino Unido
Afrikaans:
Colchester, Essex, Engeland, Verenigde Koninkryk
Anglo-Saxon:
Colneceaster, Ēastseaxe, Englaland, Geāned Cynerīce
Arabic:
كولشيستر, إسكس, إنجلترا, المملكة المتحدة
Armenian:
Կոլչեստր, Էսեքս, Անգլիա, Միացյալ Թագավորություն
Asturian:
Colchester, Essex, Inglaterra, Reinu Xuníu
Basque:
Colchester, Essex, Ingalaterra, Erresuma Batua
Belarusian:
Колчэстэр, Эсэкс, Англія, Вялікабрытанія
Bengali:
কোলচেস্টার, এসেক্স, ইংল্যান্ড, যুক্তরাজ্য
Breton:
Colchester, Kontelezh Essex, Bro-Saoz, Rouantelezh-Unanet
Bulgarian:
Колчестър, Есекс, Англия, Обединено кралство Великобритания и Северна Ирландия
Catalan:
Colchester, Essex, Anglaterra, Regne Unit
Cebuano:
Colchester, Inglatera, Hiniusang Gingharian
Czech:
Colchester, Essex, Anglie, Spojené království
Danish:
Colchester, Essex, England, Storbritannien
Dutch:
Colchester, Essex, Engeland, Verenigd Koninkrijk
Egyptian Arabic:
كولتشيستر, ايسيكس, انجلترا, المملكه المتحده
Esperanto:
Colchester, Essex, Anglio, Unuiĝinta Reĝlando
Farsi/Persian:
کولچستر, اسکس, انگلستان, بریتانیا
Finnish:
Colchester, Essex, Englanti, Yhdistynyt kuningaskunta
Georgian:
კოლჩესტერი, ინგლისი, გაერთიანებული სამეფო
Greek:
Κόλτσεστερ, Έσσεξ, Αγγλία, Ηνωμένο Βασίλειο
Gujarati:
કોલચેસ્ટર, એસેક્સ, ઈંગ્લેન્ડ, યુનાઇટેડ કિંગડમ
Hebrew:
קולצ'סטר, אסקס, אנגליה, הממלכה המאוחדת
Hindi:
कोलचेस्टर, एसेक्स, इंग्लैण्ड, यूनाइटेड किंगडम
Hungarian:
Colchester, Essex, Anglia, Egyesült Királyság
Icelandic:
Colchester, Essex, England, Bretland
Indonesian:
Colchester, Essex, Inggris, Britania Raya
Interlingua:
Colchester, Essex, Anglaterra, Regno Unite
Irish Gaelic:
Colchester, Essex, Sasana, An Ríocht Aontaithe
Japanese:
コルチェスター, エセックス, イングランド, イギリス
Kannada:
ಕಾಲ್ಚೆಸ್ಟರ್, ಎಸ್ಸೆಕ್ಸ್, ಇಂಗ್ಲೆಂಡ್, ಯುನೈಟೆಡ್ ಕಿಂಗ್‌ಡಂ
Korean:
콜체스터, 에식스주, 잉글랜드, 영국
Latin:
Camulodunum, Essexia, Anglia, Britanniarum regnum
Lithuanian:
Kolčesteris, Eseksas, Anglija, Jungtinė Karalystė
Luxembourgish:
Borough of Colchester, Grofschaft Essex, England, Vereenegt Kinnekräich
Macedonian:
Колчестер, Есекс, Англија, Обединето Кралство
Norwegian:
Colchester, Essex, England, Storbritannia
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Colchester, Essex, England, Storbritannia
Polish:
Colchester, Essex, Anglia, Wielka Brytania
Portuguese:
Colchester, Essex, Inglaterra, Reino Unido
Romanian:
Colchester, Essex, Anglia, Regatul Unit al Marii Britanii și al Irlandei de Nord
Scots:
Colchester, Essex, Ingland, Unitit Kinrick
Serbian:
Колчестер, Есекс, Енглеска, Уједињено Краљевство
Serbo-Croatian:
Colchester, Essex, Engleska, Ujedinjeno Kraljevstvo
Silesian:
Colchester, Yngland, Wjelgo Brytańijo
Slovak:
Colchester, Essex, Anglicko, Spojené kráľovstvo
Slovenian:
Colchester, Essex, Anglija, Združeno kraljestvo Velike Britanije in Severne Irske
South Azerbaijani:
کولچستر, اینگیلیس, بیرلشمیش شاهلیق
Swahili:
Colchester, Uingereza, Ufalme wa Muungano
Swedish:
Colchester, Essex, England, Storbritannien
Tamil:
வில்லிங்டோன், எஸ்ஸேஸ், இங்கிலாந்து, ஐக்கிய இராச்சியம்
Tatar:
Колчестер, Англия, Бөекбритания
Telugu:
కాల్చేస్టార్, యెస్సెక్ష్, ఇంగ్లాండు, యునైటెడ్ కింగ్‌డమ్
Traditional Chinese:
高車士打, 雅息士郡, 英倫, 英國
Turkish:
Colchester, Essex, İngiltere, Birleşik Krallık
Ukrainian:
Колчестер, Ессекс, Англія, Велика Британія
Urdu:
کولچسٹر, ایسیکس, انگلستان, مملکت متحدہ
Venetian:
Colchester, Inghiltera, Regno Unìo
Volapük:
Colchester, Essex, Linglän, Regän Pebalöl
Waray:
Colchester, Essex, Inglaterra, Reino Unido
Welsh:
Colchester, Essex, Lloegr, Y Deyrnas Unedig


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List of minerals for each chemical element

Fossils

There are 2 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences19
Youngest Fossil Listed0.01 Ma (Pleistocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed2.59 Ma (Pleistocene)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Triturus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Caudata : Salamandridae : Triturus0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Hyla
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Anura : Hylidae : Hyla0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Rana
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Amphibia : Anura : Ranidae : Rana0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Lacerta
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Lacertidae : Lacerta0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Natrix
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Natricidae : Natrix0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Elaphe longissima
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Colubridae : Elaphe : Elaphe longissima0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Natrix natrix
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Natricidae : Natrix : Natrix natrix0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Hippopotamus amphibius
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Hippopotamidae : Hippopotamus : Hippopotamus amphibius0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Ardea cinerea
species
Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Pelecaniformes : Ardeidae : Ardea : Ardea cinerea2.588 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Emys orbicularis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Emydidae : Emys : Emys orbicularis0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Corvus corax
species
Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Passeriformes : Corvidae : Corvus : Corvus corax2.588 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Triturus vulgaris
species
Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Caudata : Salamandridae : Triturus : Triturus vulgaris0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Vipera (Pelias) berus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Crotalidae : Vipera : Vipera (Pelias) berus0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Pelophylax ridibunda
species
Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Anura : Ranidae : Pelophylax : Pelophylax ridibunda0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Triturus cristatus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Caudata : Salamandridae : Triturus : Triturus cristatus0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Anguis fragilis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Anguidae : Anguis : Anguis fragilis0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Bufo bufo
species
Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Anura : Bufonidae : Bufo : Bufo bufo0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Natrix maura
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Colubridae : Natrix : Natrix maura0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 2 fossil localities

Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Borough_of_Colchester
Wikidata ID:Q589620
GeoNames ID:7290542

Localities in this Region

Other Regions, Features and Areas that Intersect

British and Irish IslesGroup of Islands
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
UK

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