Vaals, Limburg, Netherlandsi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Vaals | Municipality |
| Limburg | Province |
| Netherlands | Country |
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Other Languages:
French:
Vaals, Limbourg, Pays-Bas
German:
Vaals, Limburg, Niederlande
Italian:
Vaals, Limburgo, Paesi Bassi
Russian:
Валс, Лимбург, Нидерланды
Simplified Chinese:
瓦爾斯, 林堡省, 荷兰
Spanish:
Vaals, Limburgo, Países Bajos
Afrikaans:
Vaals, Limburg, Nederland
Albanian:
Vaals, Limburgu, Holanda
Arabic:
فالس, ليمبورخ, هولندا
Armenian:
Վալս, Լիմբուրխ, Նիդերլանդներ
Asturian:
Vaals, Limburg, Países Baxos
Basque:
Vaals, Limburg, Herbehereak
Catalan:
Vaals, Limburg, Països Baixos
Cebuano:
Gemeente Vaals, Olanda
Czech:
Vaals, Limburg, Nizozemsko
Danish:
Vaals, Limburg, Holland
Dutch:
Vaals, Limburg, Nederland
Esperanto:
Vaals, Limburgo, Nederlando
Farsi/Persian:
فالس, لیمبورخ, هلند
Hungarian:
Vaals, Limburg, Hollandia
Indonesian:
Vaals, Limburg, Belanda
Japanese:
ファールス, リンブルフ州, オランダ
Korean:
팔스, 림뷔르흐주, 네덜란드
Latin:
Valis, Limburgum, Nederlandia
Limburgian:
Vols, Nederlands Limburg, Nederland
Lithuanian:
Valsas, Limburgo provincija, Nyderlandai
Luxembourgish:
Vaals, Provënz Limburg, Holland
Malay:
Vaals, Limburg, Belanda
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Vaals, Limburg Séng, Hô-lân
Norwegian:
Vaals, Limburg, Nederland
Occitan:
Vaals, Limborg, Païses Basses
Polish:
Vaals, Limburgia, Holandia
Ripuarian:
Vols, Niederlande
Romanian:
Vaals, Limburg, Țările de Jos
Saterland Frisian:
Vaals, Limbuurich, Niederlounde
Swedish:
Vaals, Limburg, Nederländerna
Vietnamese:
Vaals, Limburg, Hà Lan
Volapük:
Vaals, Limburg, Nedän
Waray:
Vaals, Limburg, Nederlandes
West Frisian:
Faals, Limburch, Nederlân
Vaals (Dutch: [vaːls]; Ripuarian: Vols [ˈvɔls]) is a town in the extreme southeastern part of the Dutch province of Limburg, which is in the southeastern part of the Netherlands.
The municipality covers an area of 23.90 km² (9.23 sq mi) in the foothills of the Ardennes–Eifel range and is located about 23 km (ca. 14 mi) east of Maastricht and 5 km (3.1 mi) west of the city centre of Aachen.
It borders on both Belgium and Germany. The three borders meet on the Drielandenpunt, a few meters from the highest point in the European part of the Netherlands, the Vaalserberg. The Vaalserberg used to be called "Hubertusberg".
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| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 References: |
| ⓘ 'Glauconite' Formula: K0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2 Locality: Cottessen, Vaals, Limburg, Netherlands References: |
| ⓘ Goethite Formula: Fe3+O(OH) References: |
| ⓘ 'Limonite' References: |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Siderite Formula: FeCO3 Locality: Wingberg, Vaals, Limburg, Netherlands References: |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Goethite | 4.00. | Fe3+O(OH) |
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| ⓘ | Siderite | 5.AB.05 | FeCO3 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Glauconite' | - | K0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2 |
| ⓘ | 'Limonite' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Glauconite | K0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Goethite | Fe3+O(OH) |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Glauconite | K0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Goethite | Fe3+O(OH) |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Glauconite | K0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Glauconite | K0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Glauconite | K0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | ⓘ Glauconite | K0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Glauconite | K0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Goethite | Fe3+O(OH) |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
Fossils
There are 43 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 | 43 | |||||||||||||||
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| Youngest Fossil Listed | 66.0 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous) | |||||||||||||||
| Oldest Fossil Listed | 83.5 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous) | |||||||||||||||
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| Fossils from Region | Click here to show the list. | |||||||||||||||
| Fossil Localities | Click to show 8 fossil localities |
- Limburg
- Late/Upper Cretaceous🐚 Border of Vijlenerbosch
- Late/Upper Cretaceous🐚 Nieuwe Weg
- Late/Upper Cretaceous🐚 Vaals
- Late/Upper Cretaceous🐚 Vaals
- Late/Upper Cretaceous🐚 Vijlen
- Late/Upper Cretaceous🐚 Vijlen Chalk
- Late/Upper Cretaceous🐚 Vijlenerbosch [Zeven Wegen Chalk
- Late/Upper Cretaceous🐚 Zeven Wegen Chalk
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| Wikipedia: | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vaals |
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| Wikidata ID: | Q9768 |
| GeoNames ID: | 2745904 |
Localities in this Region
- Limburg
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