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Spreetal, Bautzen District, Saxony, Germanyi
Regional Level Types
SpreetalMunicipality
Bautzen DistrictDistrict
SaxonyState
GermanyCountry

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View of the Spreetal lignite mining area, in 1916.

Brigitta Mine, Spreetal, Bautzen District, Saxony, Germany
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View of the Spreetal lignite mining area, in 1916.

Brigitta Mine, Spreetal, Bautzen District, Saxony, Germany
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View of the Spreetal lignite mining area, in 1926.

Brigitta Mine, Spreetal, Bautzen District, Saxony, Germany
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View of the Spreetal lignite mining area, in 1916.

Brigitta Mine, Spreetal, Bautzen District, Saxony, Germany
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View of the Spreetal lignite mining area, in 1916.

Brigitta Mine, Spreetal, Bautzen District, Saxony, Germany
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View of the Spreetal lignite mining area, in 1926.

Brigitta Mine, Spreetal, Bautzen District, Saxony, Germany
05291660017272355909882.jpg
View of the Spreetal lignite mining area, in 1916.

Brigitta Mine, Spreetal, Bautzen District, Saxony, Germany
09717430017272355901133.jpg
View of the Spreetal lignite mining area, in 1916.

Brigitta Mine, Spreetal, Bautzen District, Saxony, Germany
Mindat Locality ID:
335748
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:335748:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Spreetal, Bautzen, Saxe (Land), Allemagne
German:
Spreetal, Bautzen, Sachsen, Deutschland
Italian:
Spreetal, circondario di Bautzen, Sassonia, Germania
Russian:
Шпреталь, Баутцен, Саксония (земля), Германия
Simplified Chinese:
施普雷塔尔, 包岑, 萨克森自由州, 德国
Spanish:
Spreetal, Bautzen, Sajonia, Alemania
Bashkir:
Шпреталь, Саксония, Германия
Basque:
Spreetal, Saxonia, Alemania
Catalan:
Spreetal, Districte de Bautzen, Saxònia, Alemanya
Cebuano:
Spreetal, Landkreis Bautzen, Saxony, Alemanya
Dutch:
Spreetal, Landkreis Bautzen, Saksen (deelstaat), Duitsland
Esperanto:
Spreetal, Distrikto Bautzen, Saksio, Germanio
Estonian:
Spreetali vald, Bautzeni kreis, Saksimaa, Saksamaa
Farsi/Persian:
شپرتال, باوتسن, زاکسن, آلمان
Hungarian:
Spreetal, Bautzen járás, Szászország, Németország
Lower Sorbian:
Sprjewiny Doł, Budyšyn, Sakska, Nimska
Macedonian:
Шпретал, Бауцен, Саксонија, Германија
Malay:
Spreetal, Bautzen, Sachsen, Jerman
Occitan:
Spreetal, Saxònia (land), Alemanha
Polish:
Spreetal, Budziszyn, Saksonia, Niemcy
Portuguese:
Spreetal, Bautzen, Saxônia, Alemanha
Romanian:
Spreetal, Bautzen, Saxonia, Germania
Serbian:
Шпретал, Будишин, Саксонија, Њемачка
Serbo-Croatian:
Spreetal/Sprjewiny Doł, Budišin, Saksonija, Njemačka
Ukrainian:
Шпреталь, Бауцен, Саксонія, Німеччина
Upper Sorbian:
Sprjewiny Doł, Wokrjes Budyšin, Sakska, Němska
Uzbek (Latin Script):
Spreetal, Bautzen, Saksoniya, Germaniya
Vietnamese:
Spreetal, Bautzen, Sachsen, Đức
Volapük:
Spreetal, Saxän, Deutän
Waray:
Spreetal, Bautzen, Sachsen, Alemanya


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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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Occurrences53
Youngest Fossil Listed11.6 Ma (Miocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed28.1 Ma (Oligocene)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Ficus
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Rosales : Moraceae : Ficus28.1 - 23.03 Ma
Cenozoic
Alnus
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Fagales : Betulaceae : Alnus13.82 - 11.62 Ma
Miocene
Laurophyllum
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Laurales : Lauraceae : Laurophyllum15.97 - 13.82 Ma
Miocene
Nyssa
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Cornales : Nyssaceae : Nyssa13.82 - 11.62 Ma
Miocene
Pinus
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Pinopsida : Pinales : Pinaceae : Pinus28.1 - 23.03 Ma
Cenozoic
Taxodium
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Pinopsida : Pinales : Cupressaceae : Taxodium28.1 - 23.03 Ma
Cenozoic
Sequoia
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Pinopsida : Pinales : Cupressaceae : Sequoia28.1 - 23.03 Ma
Cenozoic
Glyptostrobus europaeus
species
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Pinopsida : Pinales : Cupressaceae : Glyptostrobus : Glyptostrobus europaeus13.82 - 11.62 Ma
Miocene
Glyptostrobus
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Pinopsida : Pinales : Cupressaceae : Glyptostrobus13.82 - 11.62 Ma
Miocene
Sparganium
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Liliopsida : Poales : Typhaceae : Sparganium13.82 - 11.62 Ma
Miocene
Pterocarya
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Fagales : Juglandaceae : Pterocarya13.82 - 11.62 Ma
Miocene
Ampelopsis
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Vitales : Vitaceae : Ampelopsis28.1 - 23.03 Ma
Cenozoic
Myrica
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Fagales : Myricaceae : Myrica13.82 - 11.62 Ma
Miocene
Populus
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Malpighiales : Salicaceae : Populus13.82 - 11.62 Ma
Miocene
Potamogeton
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Liliopsida : Alismatales : Potamogetonaceae : Potamogeton13.82 - 11.62 Ma
Miocene
Nymphaea
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Nymphaeales : Nymphaeaceae : Nymphaea13.82 - 11.62 Ma
Miocene
Palmoxylon
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Liliopsida : Arecales : Arecaceae : Palmoxylon15.97 - 13.82 Ma
Miocene
Decodon
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Myrtales : Lythraceae : Decodon13.82 - 11.62 Ma
Miocene
Ocotea
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Laurales : Lauraceae : Ocotea28.1 - 23.03 Ma
Cenozoic
Rubus
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Rosales : Rosaceae : Rubus28.1 - 11.62 Ma
Cenozoic
Selaginella
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Lycopodiopsida : Selaginellales : Selaginellaceae : Selaginella28.1 - 23.03 Ma
Cenozoic
Polygonum
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Caryophyllales : Polygonaceae : Polygonum13.82 - 11.62 Ma
Miocene
Symplocos
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Ericales : Symplocaceae : Symplocos28.1 - 23.03 Ma
Cenozoic
Dioscorea
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Liliopsida : Dioscoreales : Dioscoreaceae : Dioscorea15.97 - 13.82 Ma
Miocene
Hypericum
genus
Hypericum13.82 - 11.62 Ma
Miocene
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 2 fossil localities

Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spreetal
Wikidata ID:Q93300
GeoNames ID:6548732

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