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It's a classic vs a newbie as the most common named mineral in the crust Quartz is up against an exceedingly-rare sea foam-green mineral discovered just a few years ago Asagiite.
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Thurrock, Essex, England, UKi
Regional Level Types
ThurrockUnitary Authority
EssexCounty
EnglandConstituent Country
UKCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Grays89,755 (2017)
Stanford-le-Hope28,725 (2017)
South Ockendon19,460 (2017)
Chafford Hundred13,466 (2016)
Purfleet12,000 (2016)
Tilbury11,717 (2010)
Mindat Locality ID:
376141
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:376141:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Thurrock, Essex, Angleterre, Royaume-Uni
German:
Thurrock, Essex, England, Vereinigtes Königreich
Italian:
Thurrock, Essex, Inghilterra, Regno Unito
Russian:
Таррок, Эссекс, Англия, Великобритания
Simplified Chinese:
瑟羅克, 埃塞克斯郡, 英格兰, 英国
Spanish:
Thurrock, Essex, Inglaterra, Reino Unido
Arabic:
ثوروك, إسكس, إنجلترا, المملكة المتحدة
Bavarian:
Thurrock, England, Vaoanigts Kinireich
Bengali:
থুররক, এসেক্স, ইংল্যান্ড, যুক্তরাজ্য
Cebuano:
Borough of Thurrock, Inglatera, Hiniusang Gingharian
Dutch:
Thurrock, Essex, Engeland, Verenigd Koninkrijk
Esperanto:
Thurrock, Essex, Anglio, Unuiĝinta Reĝlando
Gujarati:
થુરોક, એસેક્સ, ઈંગ્લેન્ડ, યુનાઇટેડ કિંગડમ
Hungarian:
Thurrock, Essex, Anglia, Egyesült Királyság
Japanese:
サーロック, エセックス, イングランド, イギリス
Kannada:
ಥುರಾಕ್, ಎಸ್ಸೆಕ್ಸ್, ಇಂಗ್ಲೆಂಡ್, ಯುನೈಟೆಡ್ ಕಿಂಗ್‌ಡಂ
Korean:
서럭, 에식스주, 잉글랜드, 영국
Lithuanian:
Turokas, Eseksas, Anglija, Jungtinė Karalystė
Luxembourgish:
Thurrock, Grofschaft Essex, England, Vereenegt Kinnekräich
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Thurrock, Essex, Eng-tē, Liân-ha̍p Ông-kok
Norwegian:
Thurrock, Essex, England, Storbritannia
Polish:
Thurrock, Essex, Anglia, Wielka Brytania
Portuguese:
Thurrock, Essex, Inglaterra, Reino Unido
Romanian:
Thurrock, Essex, Anglia, Regatul Unit al Marii Britanii și al Irlandei de Nord
Serbo-Croatian:
Thurrock, Essex, Engleska, Ujedinjeno Kraljevstvo
Swedish:
Thurrock, Essex, England, Storbritannien
Tamil:
துரராக், எஸ்ஸேஸ், இங்கிலாந்து, ஐக்கிய இராச்சியம்
Telugu:
తుర్రోక్, యెస్సెక్ష్, ఇంగ్లాండు, యునైటెడ్ కింగ్‌డమ్
Traditional Chinese:
土洛克, 雅息士郡, 英倫, 英國
Ukrainian:
Таррек, Ессекс, Англія, Велика Британія
Urdu:
تھاراک, ایسیکس, انگلستان, مملکت متحدہ
Welsh:
Bwrdeistref Thurrock, Essex, Lloegr, Y Deyrnas Unedig


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Fossils

There are 7 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences18
Youngest Fossil Listed0.01 Ma (Pleistocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed86.3 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
London Clay537.2 - 33.9 Ma (Paleogene)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Triturus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Caudata : Salamandridae : Triturus0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Bufo
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Amphibia : Anura : Bufonidae : Bufo0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Rana
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Amphibia : Anura : Ranidae : Rana0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Natrix natrix
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Natricidae : Natrix : Natrix natrix0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Hippopotamus amphibius
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Hippopotamidae : Hippopotamus : Hippopotamus amphibius0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Ctenoplectus williamsi
species
Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Tetraodontiformes : Ctenoplectus : Ctenoplectus williamsi56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Dasyatis wochadunensis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Elasmobranchii : Myliobatiformes : Dasyatidae : Dasyatis : Dasyatis wochadunensis56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Rana temporaria
species
Animalia : Chordata : Amphibia : Anura : Ranidae : Rana : Rana temporaria0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Cretirhynchia (Cretirhynchia) plicatilis
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Tetrarhynchiidae : Cretirhynchia : Cretirhynchia (Cretirhynchia) plicatilis86.3 - 83.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Triturus cristatus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Caudata : Salamandridae : Triturus : Triturus cristatus0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Terebratulina wardenensis
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Cancellothyrididae : Terebratulina : Terebratulina wardenensis56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Argyrotheca londinensis
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Megathyrididae : Argyrotheca : Argyrotheca londinensis56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Anguis fragilis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Anguidae : Anguis : Anguis fragilis0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Bufo bufo
species
Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Anura : Bufonidae : Bufo : Bufo bufo0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 7 fossil localities

Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thurrock
Wikidata ID:Q1549155
GeoNames ID:2635885

Localities in this Region

Other Regions, Features and Areas that Intersect

British and Irish IslesGroup of Islands
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
UK

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