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Emsland District, Lower Saxony, Germanyi
Regional Level Types
Emsland DistrictDistrict
Lower SaxonyState
GermanyCountry

Coat of Arms of Emsland DistrictFlag of Emsland District
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Native Iron, etc.

Emsland meteorite, Brahe, Rhede, Emsland District, Lower Saxony, Germany
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Native Iron, etc.

Emsland meteorite, Brahe, Rhede, Emsland District, Lower Saxony, Germany
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Native Iron, etc.

Emsland meteorite, Brahe, Rhede, Emsland District, Lower Saxony, Germany
Neighbouring regions:
Osnabrück District, Lower Saxony, Germany
Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
County of Bentheim District, Lower Saxony, Germany
Emmen, Drenthe, Netherlands
Westerwolde, Groningen, Netherlands
Cloppenburg District, Lower Saxony, Germany
Leer, Lower Saxony, Germany
Type:
District
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Lingen51,310 (2015)
Meppen34,198 (2015)
Papenburg34,117 (2015)
Haren22,545 (2015)
Haselünne12,562 (2015)
Geeste11,281 (2011)
Mindat Locality ID:
344358
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:344358:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
German:
Landkreis Emsland, Niedersachsen, Deutschland


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4 valid minerals.

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Native Iron
Formula: Fe
ⓘ Native Iron var. Kamacite
Formula: (Fe,Ni)
ⓘ 'Plessite'
ⓘ Schreibersite
Formula: (Fe,Ni)3P
Description: Along grain boundaries and as conspicuous rhabdites
ⓘ Taenite
Formula: (Ni,Fe)
ⓘ Troilite
Formula: FeS

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Iron1.AE.05Fe
ⓘvar. Kamacite1.AE.05(Fe,Ni)
ⓘTaenite1.AE.10(Ni,Fe)
ⓘSchreibersite1.BD.05(Fe,Ni)3P
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘTroilite2.CC.10FeS
Unclassified
ⓘ'Plessite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

PPhosphorus
Pⓘ Schreibersite(Fe,Ni)3P
SSulfur
Sⓘ TroiliteFeS
FeIron
Feⓘ Native IronFe
Feⓘ Native Iron var. Kamacite(Fe,Ni)
Feⓘ Schreibersite(Fe,Ni)3P
Feⓘ Taenite(Ni,Fe)
Feⓘ TroiliteFeS
NiNickel
Niⓘ Native Iron var. Kamacite(Fe,Ni)
Niⓘ Schreibersite(Fe,Ni)3P
Niⓘ Taenite(Ni,Fe)

Fossils

There are 31 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences31
Youngest Fossil Listed41.3 Ma (Eocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed101 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Fürstenau3047.8 - 41.3 Ma (Eocene)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Anthozoa
class		Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Gastropoda
class		Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Bivalvia
class		Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Anomotodon
genus		Animalia : Chordata : Elasmobranchii : Lamniformes : Mitsukurinidae : Anomotodon47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Otodus (Carcharocles)
subgenus		Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Lamniformes : Otodontidae : Otodus : Otodus (Carcharocles)47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Hypotodus
genus		Animalia : Chordata : Elasmobranchii : Lamniformes : Odontaspididae : Hypotodus47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Otodus
genus		Animalia : Chordata : Elasmobranchii : Lamniformes : Lamnidae : Otodus47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Mammalia
class		Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Cetacea
order		Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Cetacea47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Protosiren fraasi
species		Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Sirenia : Protosirenidae : Protosiren : Protosiren fraasi47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Carcharias
genus		Animalia : Chordata : Elasmobranchii : Lamniformes : Odontaspididae : Carcharias47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Striatolamia macrota
species		Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Lamniformes : Mitsukurinidae : Striatolamia : Striatolamia macrota47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Otodus obliquus
species		Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Lamniformes : Otodontidae : Otodus : Otodus obliquus47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Isurus praecursor
species		Animalia : Chordata : Elasmobranchii : Lamniformes : Lamnidae : Isurus : Isurus praecursor47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Odontaspis winkleri
species		Animalia : Chordata : Elasmobranchii : Lamniformes : Odontaspididae : Odontaspis : Odontaspis winkleri47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Brachycarcharias
genus		Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Lamniformes : Odontaspididae : Brachycarcharias47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Galeocerdo latidens
species		Animalia : Chordata : Elasmobranchii : Carcharhiniformes : Carcharhinidae : Galeocerdo : Galeocerdo latidens47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Platypterygius campylodon
species		Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Ichthyosauria : Ophthalmosauridae : Platypterygius : Platypterygius campylodon100.5 - 93.9 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Carcharodon auriculatus
species		Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Lamniformes : Lamnidae : Carcharodon : Carcharodon auriculatus47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Xiphodolamia ensis
species		Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Odontaspidida : Lamiostomatidae : Xiphodolamia : Xiphodolamia ensis47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Pachygaleus lefevrei
species		Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Carchariniformes : Triakidae : Pachygaleus : Pachygaleus lefevrei47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
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Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emsland
Wikidata ID:Q5936
GeoNames ID:3221073

Localities in this Region

Germany

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