Beekdaelen (Dutch: [beːɡˈdaːlə(n)]; Limburgish: Baekdale [bɛːɡˈdaːlə]) is a municipality in the province of Limburg, situated in the southern Netherlands. It was formed as a merger of Nuth, Onderbanken and Schinnen.

The town hall of the municipality is currently situated in the village Nuth, which is the biggest population centre in the municipality. The other fourteen villages in the municipality are Amstenrade, Bingelrade, Doenrade, Hulsberg, Jabeek, Merkelbeek, Oirsbeek, Puth, Schimmert, Schinnen, Schinveld, Sweikhuizen, and Wijnandsrade.

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Commodity List

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Mineral List

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ⓘ Siderite

1 valid mineral.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Siderite

Formula: FeCO₃

Locality: Coumans-Schepers quarry, Schinveld, Beekdaelen, Limburg, Netherlands

References:

T.G. Nijland, J.C. Zwaan, D. Visser, J. Leloux - De mineralen van Nederland - 2007

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘ	Siderite	5.AB.05	FeCO₃

List of minerals for each chemical element

C	Carbon
C	ⓘ Siderite	FeCO₃
O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Siderite	FeCO₃
Fe	Iron
Fe	ⓘ Siderite	FeCO₃

Fossils

There are 1 fossil locality from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences

Youngest Fossil Listed

56.0 Ma (Paleocene)

Oldest Fossil Listed

89.3 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)

Fossils from Region

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Accepted Name	Hierarchy	Age
Dunnicrinus genus	Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea : Bourgueticrinida : *Dunnicrinus*	89.3 - 56 Ma Phanerozoic
Diplodetus genus	Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Spatangoida : Micrasteridae : *Diplodetus*	89.3 - 56 Ma Phanerozoic
Hemiaster genus	Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Spatangoida : Hemiasteridae : *Hemiaster*	89.3 - 56 Ma Phanerozoic
Cardiaster granulosus species	Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Holasteroida : Cardiasteridae : Cardiaster : *Cardiaster granulosus*	89.3 - 56 Ma Phanerozoic
Hemiaster (Bolbaster) prunella species	Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Spatangoida : Hemiasteridae : Hemiaster : *Hemiaster (Bolbaster) prunella*	89.3 - 56 Ma Phanerozoic
Gryphaeostrea canaliculata species	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Gryphaeidae : Gryphaeostrea : *Gryphaeostrea canaliculata*	89.3 - 56 Ma Phanerozoic
Gauthieria pseudoradiata species	Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Calycina : Phymosomatidae : Gauthieria : *Gauthieria pseudoradiata*	89.3 - 56 Ma Phanerozoic

Fossil Localities

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Netherlands

Limburg
- Phanerozoic🐚 Taxodiaceous conifers Maastrichtian Type

Other Databases

Wikipedia:	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beekdaelen
Wikidata ID:	Q29957432
GeoNames ID:	12022129

Localities in this Region

Netherlands

Limburg
- Beekdaelen
  - ⭔Schinnen
    - Nagelbeek quarry
  - ⭔Schinveld
    - Coumans-Schepers quarry

Other Regions, Features and Areas that Intersect

Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate

AvaloniaVolcanic Arc

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