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Lebern, Solothurn, Switzerlandi
Regional Level Types
LebernDistrict
SolothurnCanton
SwitzerlandCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Grenchen15,927 (2013)
Bettlach4,834 (2013)
Langendorf3,518 (2013)
Selzach2,900 (2013)
Riedholz1,576 (2013)
Mindat Locality ID:
359764
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:359764:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
district de Lebern, canton de Soleure, Suisse
German:
Bezirk Lebern, Kanton Solothurn, Schweiz
Italian:
distretto di Lebern, Canton Soletta, Svizzera
Russian:
Леберн, Золотурн, Швейцария
Simplified Chinese:
雷本区, 索洛圖恩州, 瑞士
Spanish:
Distrito de Lebern, cantón Soleura, Suiza
Alemannic:
Bezirk Lebern, Kanton Solothurn, Schwiz (Schwiiz)
Asturian:
Distritu de Lebern, Cantón de Solothurn, Suiza
Basque:
Lebern barrutia, Solothurn kantonamendua, Suitza
Catalan:
districte de Lebern, Cantó de Solothurn, Suïssa
Cebuano:
Bezirk Lebern, Kanton Solothurn, Swisa
Chuvash:
Леберн, Золотурн, Швейцари
Dutch:
Lebern, Solothurn, Zwitserland
Esperanto:
Lebern, Kantono Soloturno, Svisujo
Farsi/Persian:
بخش لوبرن, ایالت سولوتهورن, سوئیس
Lombard:
Lebern, Canton Suleta, Svizera
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Lebern Koān, Solothurn Chiu, Sūi-se
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Lebern, Kantonen Solothurn, Sveits
Swedish:
Lebern, Solothurn, Schweiz
Venetian:
Distreto de Lebern, Svìzera
Vietnamese:
Lebern, Solothurn, Thụy Sĩ
Waray:
Lebern, Solothurn, Swiza


Lebern District is one of the ten districts of the canton of Solothurn, Switzerland, situated to the west of the canton. Together with the city of Solothurn, it forms the Amtei (electoral district) of Solothurn-Lebern.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List

Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities

3 valid minerals.

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Smythite2.CC.10(Fe,Ni)3+xS4 (x=0-0.3)
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Strontianite5.AB.15SrCO3

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
C CalciteCaCO3
C StrontianiteSrCO3
OOxygen
O CalciteCaCO3
O StrontianiteSrCO3
SSulfur
S Smythite(Fe,Ni)3+xS4 (x=0-0.3)
CaCalcium
Ca CalciteCaCO3
FeIron
Fe Smythite(Fe,Ni)3+xS4 (x=0-0.3)
NiNickel
Ni Smythite(Fe,Ni)3+xS4 (x=0-0.3)
SrStrontium
Sr StrontianiteSrCO3

Fossils

There are 8 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.

Occurrences119
Youngest Fossil Listed23.0 Ma (Miocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed164 Ma (Middle Jurassic)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Reuchenette - Solothurn Turtle Limestone11155.7 - 150.8 Ma (Jurassic)
Reuchenette - Turtle Limestone23155.7 - 150.8 Ma (Jurassic)
Effinger Schichten48161.2 - 155.7 Ma (Jurassic)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Dentalina
genus
Chromista : Foraminifera : Lagenida : Nodosariidae : Dentalina161.2 - 155.7 Ma
Jurassic
Haplophragmium
genus
Chromista : Foraminifera : Globothalamea : Lituolida : Ammobaculinidae : Haplophragmium161.2 - 155.7 Ma
Jurassic
Lenticulina
genus
Chromista : Foraminifera : Lagenida : Vaginulinidae : Lenticulina161.2 - 155.7 Ma
Jurassic
Marginulina
genus
Chromista : Foraminifera : Lagenida : Vaginulinidae : Marginulina161.2 - 155.7 Ma
Jurassic
Nodosaria
genus
Chromista : Foraminifera : Lagenida : Nodosariidae : Nodosaria161.2 - 155.7 Ma
Jurassic
Spirillina
genus
Chromista : Foraminifera : Tubothalamea : Spirillinida : Spirillinidae : Spirillina161.2 - 155.7 Ma
Jurassic
Perisphinctes (Dichotomoceras)
subgenus
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Perisphinctidae : Perisphinctes : Perisphinctes (Dichotomoceras)161.2 - 155.7 Ma
Jurassic
Ostrea
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Ostreidae : Ostraea161.2 - 155.7 Ma
Jurassic
Eryma
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Malacostraca : Decapoda : Erymidae : Eryma161.2 - 155.7 Ma
Jurassic
Ostracoda
class
Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda161.2 - 155.7 Ma
Jurassic
Priscopedatus
genus
Animalia : Echinodermata : Holothuroidea : Dendrochirotida : Priscopedatidae : Priscopedatus161.2 - 155.7 Ma
Jurassic
Stueria
genus
Animalia : Echinodermata : Holothuroidea : Apodida : Theeliidae : Stueria161.2 - 155.7 Ma
Jurassic
Theelia
genus
Animalia : Echinodermata : Holothuroidea : Apodida : Chiridotidae : Theelia161.2 - 155.7 Ma
Jurassic
Pentasteria
genus
Animalia : Echinodermata : Asteroidea : Paxillosida : Astropectinidae : Pentasteria161.2 - 155.7 Ma
Jurassic
Ophiomusium
genus
Animalia : Echinodermata : Ophiuroidea : Ophiurida : Ophiosphalmidae : Ophiomusium161.2 - 155.7 Ma
Jurassic
Polydiadema
genus
Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Phymosomatoida : Polydiaematidae : Polydiadema161.2 - 155.7 Ma
Jurassic
Plesiochelys
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Plesiochelyidae : Plesiochelys155.7 - 150.8 Ma
Jurassic
Tropidemys
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Plesiochelyidae : Tropidemys155.7 - 150.8 Ma
Jurassic
Pterodactyloidea
suborder
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Pterosauria : Pterodactyloidea155.7 - 150.8 Ma
Jurassic
Theropoda
unranked clade
Animalia : Chordata : Saurischia : Theropoda155.7 - 150.8 Ma
Jurassic
Sauropoda
unranked clade
Animalia : Chordata : Saurischia : Sauropoda155.7 - 150.8 Ma
Jurassic
Nyctitheriidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Soricomorpha : Nyctitheriidae33.9 - 28.1 Ma
Oligocene
Microchiroptera
suborder
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Chiroptera : Microchiroptera33.9 - 28.1 Ma
Oligocene
Cricetodon
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Muridae : Cricetodon33.9 - 28.1 Ma
Oligocene
Paracricetodon
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Muridae : Paracricetodon33.9 - 28.1 Ma
Oligocene
Theridomys
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Theridomyidae : Theridomys33.9 - 28.1 Ma
Oligocene
Gliravus majori
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Gliridae : Gliravus : Gliravus majori33.9 - 28.1 Ma
Oligocene
Amphiperatherium minutum
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Didelphimorphia : Didelphidae : Amphiperatherium : Amphiperatherium minutum33.9 - 28.1 Ma
Oligocene
Breviparopus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Saurischia : Parabrontopodidae : Breviparopus155.7 - 150.8 Ma
Jurassic
Perisphinctidae
family
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Perisphinctidae161.2 - 155.7 Ma
Jurassic
Ophiopetra oertlii
species
Animalia : Echinodermata : Ophiuroidea : Amphilepidida : Ophiolepididae : Eozonella : Eozonella oertlii161.2 - 155.7 Ma
Jurassic
Ophiacantha constricta
species
Animalia : Echinodermata : Ophiuroidea : Ophiacanthida : Ophiacanthidae : Ophiogaleus : Ophiogaleus constrictus161.2 - 155.7 Ma
Jurassic
Ophiomusium gagnebini
species
Animalia : Echinodermata : Ophiuroidea : Ophiurida : Ophiolepididae : Ophiomusium : Ophiomusium gagnebini161.2 - 155.7 Ma
Jurassic
Sinosura wolburgi
species
Animalia : Echinodermata : Ophiuroidea : Ophiurida : Aplocomidae : Sinosura : Sinosura wolburgi161.2 - 155.7 Ma
Jurassic
Watznaueria
genus
Chromista : Haptophyta : Prymnesiophyceae : Watznaueriales : Watznaueriaceae : Watznaueria161.2 - 155.7 Ma
Jurassic
Cyclagelosphaera
genus
Chromista : Haptophyta : Prymnesiophyceae : Watznaueriales : Watznaueriaceae : Cyclagelosphaera161.2 - 155.7 Ma
Jurassic
Stephanolithion
genus
Chromista : Haptophyta : Prymnesiophyceae : Stephanolithiales : Stephanolithiaceae : Stephanolithion161.2 - 155.7 Ma
Jurassic
Crepidolithus
genus
Chromista : Haptophyta : Prymnesiophyceae : Eiffellithales : Chiastozygaceae : Crepidolithus161.2 - 155.7 Ma
Jurassic
Staurolithites
genus
Chromista : Haptophyta : Prymnesiophyceae : Eiffellithales : Chiastozygaceae : Staurolithites161.2 - 155.7 Ma
Jurassic
Discorhabdus patulus
species
Haptophyta : Prymnesiophyceae : Podorhabdales : Biscutaceae : Discorhabdus : Discorhabdus patulus161.2 - 155.7 Ma
Jurassic
Hexapodorhabdus cuvillieri
species
Chromista : Haptophyta : Prymnesiophyceae : Podorhabdales : Axopodorhabdaceae : Hexapodorhabdus : Hexapodorhabdus cuvillieri161.2 - 155.7 Ma
Jurassic
Ethmorhabdus gallicus
species
Chromista : Haptophyta : Prymnesiophyceae : Podorhabdales : Axopodorhabdaceae : Ethmorhabdus : Ethmorhabdus gallicus161.2 - 155.7 Ma
Jurassic
Axopodorhabdus cylindratus
species
Haptophyta : Prymnesiophyceae : Podorhabdales : Axopodorhabdaceae : Axopodorhabdus : Axopodorhabdus cylindratus161.2 - 155.7 Ma
Jurassic
Pseudoltinomys gaillardi
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Theridomyidae : Pseudoltinomys : Pseudoltinomys gaillardi33.9 - 28.1 Ma
Oligocene
Thecosmilia langi
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Montlivaltiidae : Thecosmilia : Thecosmilia langi163.5 - 157.3 Ma
Jurassic
Thamnasteria concinna
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Thamnasteriidae : Thamnasteria : Thamnasteria concinna163.5 - 157.3 Ma
Jurassic
Blainvillimys gregarius
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Theridomyidae : Blainvillimys : Blainvillimys gregarius33.9 - 28.1 Ma
Oligocene
Xestosina subsella
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Postepithyrididae : Xestosina : Xestosina subsella155.7 - 150.8 Ma
Jurassic
Platychelys oberndorferi
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Platychelyidae : Platychelys : Platychelys oberndorferi155.7 - 150.8 Ma
Jurassic
Latiphyllia confluens
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Diplocteniopsidae : Latiphyllia : Latiphyllia confluens163.5 - 157.3 Ma
Jurassic
Isastrea explanata
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Montlivaltiidae : Isastrea : Isastrea explanata163.5 - 157.3 Ma
Jurassic
Thecosmilia cartieri
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Montlivaltiidae : Thecosmilia : Thecosmilia cartieri163.5 - 157.3 Ma
Jurassic
Cryptocoenia cartieri
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Stylinidae : Cryptocoenia : Cryptocoenia cartieri163.5 - 157.3 Ma
Jurassic
Pseudocoenia maxima
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Stylinidae : Pseudocoenia : Pseudocoenia maxima163.5 - 157.3 Ma
Jurassic
Microsolena fromenteli
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Microsolenidae : Microsolena : Microsolena fromenteli163.5 - 157.3 Ma
Jurassic
Adelocoenia heberti
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Stylinidae : Adelocoenia : Adelocoenia heberti163.5 - 157.3 Ma
Jurassic
Acrosmilia cupulata
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Acrosmiliidae : Acrosmilia : Acrosmilia cupulata163.5 - 157.3 Ma
Jurassic
Isastrea goldfussi
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Montlivaltiidae : Isastrea : Isastrea goldfussi163.5 - 157.3 Ma
Jurassic
Thecosmilia annularis
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Montlivaltiidae : Thecosmilia : Thecosmilia annularis163.5 - 157.3 Ma
Jurassic
Microsolena caesaris
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Microsolenidae : Microsolena : Microsolena caesaris163.5 - 157.3 Ma
Jurassic
Isastrea fallax
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Merulinidae : Isastraea : Isastrea fallax163.5 - 157.3 Ma
Jurassic
Achistrum issleri
species
Animalia : Echinodermata : Holothuroidea : Apodida : Achistridae : Achistrum : Achistrum issleri161.2 - 155.7 Ma
Jurassic
Textularia jurassica
species
Chromista : Foraminifera : Globothalamea : Textulariida : Textulariidae : Textularia : Textularia jurassica161.2 - 155.7 Ma
Jurassic
Pentasteria (Archastropecten) longispina
species
Animalia : Echinodermata : Asteroidea : Paxillosida : Astropectinidae : Pentasteria : Pentasteria (Archastropecten) longispina161.2 - 155.7 Ma
Jurassic
Thalassemys hugii
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Thalassemydidae : Thalassemys : Thalassemys hugii155.7 - 150.8 Ma
Jurassic
Tropidemys langii
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Plesiochelyidae : Tropidemys : Tropidemys langii155.7 - 150.8 Ma
Jurassic
Machimosaurus hugii
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Eosuchia : Machimosaurus : Machimosaurus hugii155.7 - 150.8 Ma
Jurassic
Taeniodus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Theridomyidae : Taeniodus33.9 - 28.1 Ma
Oligocene
Solnhofia parsonsi
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Eurysternidae : Solnhofia : Solnhofia parsonsi155.7 - 150.8 Ma
Jurassic
Jurassichelon moseri
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Jurassichelon : Jurassichelon moseri155.7 - 150.8 Ma
Jurassic
Plesiochelys etalloni
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Plesiochelyidae : Plesiochelys : Plesiochelys etalloni155.7 - 150.8 Ma
Jurassic
Craspedochelys jaccardi
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Plesiochelyidae : Craspedochelys : Craspedochelys jaccardi155.7 - 150.8 Ma
Jurassic
Craspedochelys picteti
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Plesiochelyidae : Craspedochelys : Craspedochelys picteti155.7 - 150.8 Ma
Jurassic
Balanocrinus subteres
species
Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea : Isocrinida : Isocrinidae : Balanocrinus : Balanocrinus subteres161.2 - 155.7 Ma
Jurassic
Eucricetodon huerzeleri
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Muridae : Eucricetodon : Eucricetodon huerzeleri33.9 - 23.03 Ma
Cenozoic
Thalassemys bruntrutana
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Thalassemydidae : Thalassemys : Thalassemys bruntrutana155.7 - 150.8 Ma
Jurassic
Toeniodus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Theridomyidae : Toeniodus33.9 - 28.1 Ma
Oligocene
Toeniodus ernii
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Theridomyidae : Toeniodus : Toeniodus ernii33.9 - 28.1 Ma
Oligocene
Blainvillimys blainvillei
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Theridomyidae : Blainvillimys : Blainvillimys blainvillei33.9 - 28.1 Ma
Oligocene
Issiodoromys medius
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Theridomyidae : Issiodoromys : Issiodoromys medius33.9 - 28.1 Ma
Oligocene
Issiodoromys balmensis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Theridomyidae : Issiodoromys : Issiodoromys balmensis33.9 - 28.1 Ma
Oligocene
Amphiperatherium ambiguum
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Didelphimorphia : Didelphidae : Amphiperatherium : Amphiperatherium ambiguum33.9 - 28.1 Ma
Oligocene
Theridomys varians
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Theridomyidae : Theridomys : Theridomys varians33.9 - 28.1 Ma
Oligocene
Pseudocricetodon montalbanensis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Muridae : Pseudocricetodon : Pseudocricetodon montalbanensis33.9 - 28.1 Ma
Oligocene
Eucricetodon huberi
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Muridae : Eucricetodon : Eucricetodon huberi33.9 - 28.1 Ma
Oligocene
Plesispermophilus argoviensis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Allomyidae : Plesispermophilus : Plesispermophilus argoviensis28.4 - 23.03 Ma
Cenozoic
Cricetodon collatum
species
Cricetodon collatum28.4 - 23.03 Ma
Cenozoic
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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lebern_District
Wikidata ID:Q661119
GeoNames ID:6458829

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