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Thierstein, Solothurn, Switzerlandi
Regional Level Types
ThiersteinDistrict
SolothurnCanton
SwitzerlandCountry

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Neighbouring regions:
Delémont, Jura, Switzerland
Laufen, Basel-Landschaft, Switzerland
Haut-Rhin, Grand Est, France
Bernese Jura (Jura Bernois), Bern, Switzerland
Thal, Solothurn, Switzerland
Dorneck, Solothurn, Switzerland
Type:
District
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Breitenbach3,241 (2017)
Nunningen1,939 (2017)
Büsserach1,863 (2017)
Kleinlützel1,296 (2017)
Himmelried1,002 (2017)
Erschwil926 (2017)
Mindat Locality ID:
359763
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:359763:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
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French:
district de Thierstein, canton de Soleure, Suisse
German:
Bezirk Thierstein, Kanton Solothurn, Schweiz
Italian:
distretto di Thierstein, Canton Soletta, Svizzera
Russian:
Тирштайн , Золотурн, Швейцария
Simplified Chinese:
蒂尔斯泰因区, 索洛圖恩州, 瑞士
Spanish:
Distrito de Thierstein, cantón Soleura, Suiza
Alemannic:
Bezirk Thierstein, Kanton Solothurn, Schwiz (Schwiiz)
Asturian:
Distritu de Thierstein, Cantón de Solothurn, Suiza
Basque:
Thierstein barrutia, Solothurn kantonamendua, Suitza
Bavarian:
Beziak Thierstein, Schweiz
Catalan:
districte de Thierstein, Cantó de Solothurn, Suïssa
Cebuano:
Bezirk Thierstein, Kanton Solothurn, Swisa
Dutch:
Thierstein, Solothurn, Zwitserland
Esperanto:
Thierstein , Kantono Soloturno, Svisujo
Lombard:
Thierstein , Canton Suleta, Svizera
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Thierstein Koān, Solothurn Chiu, Sūi-se
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Thierstein, Kantonen Solothurn, Sveits
Swedish:
Thierstein, Solothurn, Schweiz
Venetian:
Distreto de Thierstein, Svìzera
Vietnamese:
Thierstein, Solothurn, Thụy Sĩ
Waray:
Thierstein , Solothurn, Swiza


Thierstein District is one of the ten districts of the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland, situated to the north of the canton. Together with the Dorneck District, it forms the Amtei (electoral district) of Dorneck-Thierstein.

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4 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 3 - Halides
ⓘFluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz
var. Chalcedony		4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘ4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘCelestine7.AD.35SrSO4

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ CelestineSrSO4
Oⓘ Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
FFluorine
Fⓘ FluoriteCaF2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
Sⓘ CelestineSrSO4
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ FluoriteCaF2
SrStrontium
Srⓘ CelestineSrSO4

Fossils

There are 3 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences10
Youngest Fossil Listed156 Ma (Jurassic)
Oldest Fossil Listed161 Ma (Jurassic)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
St-Ursanne - Buix3161.2 - 155.7 Ma (Jurassic)
Bärschwil - Liesberg5161.2 - 155.7 Ma (Jurassic)
Bärschwil2161.2 - 155.7 Ma (Jurassic)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Plegiocidaris crucifera
species		Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Cidaroida : Plegiocidaris : Plegiocidaris crucifera161.2 - 155.7 Ma
Jurassic
Paracidaris florigemma
species		Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Cidaroida : Polycidaridae : Paracidaris : Paracidaris florigemma161.2 - 155.7 Ma
Jurassic
Nudicidaris elegans
species		Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Cidaroida : Polycidaridae : Nudicidaris : Nudicidaris elegans161.2 - 155.7 Ma
Jurassic
Paracidaris (Anisocidaris) parandieri
species		Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Cidaroida : Polycidaridae : Paracidaris : Paracidaris (Anisocidaris) parandieri161.2 - 155.7 Ma
Jurassic
Diplocidaris gigantea
species		Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Cidaroida : Diplocidaridae : Diplocidaris : Diplocidaris gigantea161.2 - 155.7 Ma
Jurassic
Diplocidaris bernasconii
species		Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Cidaroida : Diplocidaridae : Diplocidaris : Diplocidaris bernasconii161.2 - 155.7 Ma
Jurassic
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Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thierstein_District
Wikidata ID:Q854081
GeoNames ID:2658380

Localities in this Region

Switzerland

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