Vote for your favorite mineral in #MinCup26! - Quartz vs. Asagiite
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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Kretinga District Municipality, Klaipėda County, Lithuaniai
Regional Level Types
Kretinga District MunicipalityMunicipality
Klaipėda CountyCounty
LithuaniaCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Kretinga22,236 (2016)
Salantai1,829 (2016)
Mindat Locality ID:
394087
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:394087:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
English:
Kretinga District Municipality
French:
Kretinga, Klaipėda, Lituanie
German:
Rajongemeinde Kretinga, Bezirk Memel, Litauen
Italian:
comune distrettuale di Kretinga, contea di Klaipėda, Lituania
Lithuanian:
Kretingos rajono savivaldybė, Klaipėdos apskritis, Lietuva
Russian:
Кретингский район, Клайпедский уезд, Литва
Simplified Chinese:
克雷廷加地區, 克萊佩達縣, 立陶宛
Spanish:
Distrito de Kretinga, Provincia de Klaipėda, Lituania
Belarusian:
Крацінгскі раён, Клайпедскі павет, Літва
Catalan:
Districte municipal de Kretinga, Comtat de Klaipėda, Lituània
Cebuano:
Kretinga, Klaipėdos apskritis, Litwanya
Dutch:
Kretinga, Klaipėda, Litouwen
Estonian:
Kretinga rajoon, Klaipėda maakond, Leedu
Finnish:
Kretingan kunnallispiiri, Klaipėdan lääni, Liettua
Georgian:
კრეტინგის რაიონი, კლაიპედის მაზრა, ლიტვა
Hebrew:
קרטינגה, מחוז קלייפדה, ליטא
Japanese:
クレチンガ, クライペダ県, リトアニア
Latvian:
Kretingas rajona pašvaldība, Klaipēdas apriņķis, Lietuva
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Kretinga Koān Chū-tī-thé, Lietuva
Northern Frisian:
Kretinga (Lungemeend), Litauen
Polish:
rejon kretyngański, Okręg kłajpedzki, Litwa
Ukrainian:
Кретинзький район, Клайпедський повіт, Литва
Urdu:
کریتینگا ضلع بلدیہ, کلائپیدا کاؤنٹی, لتھووینیا


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Fossils

There are 1 fossil locality from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences69
Youngest Fossil Listed444 Ma (Silurian)
Oldest Fossil Listed446 Ma (Late/Upper Ordovician)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Kuldiga - Bernati33445.6 - 443.7 Ma (Paleozoic)
Kuldiga - Edole36445.6 - 443.7 Ma (Paleozoic)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Tentaculites
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Tentaculitidae : Tentaculites445.6 - 443.7 Ma
Paleozoic
Harpidella
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Proetida : Aulacopleuridae : Harpidella445.6 - 443.7 Ma
Paleozoic
Brongniartella
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Phacopida : Homalonotinae : Brongniartella445.6 - 443.7 Ma
Paleozoic
Hadromeros
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Phacopida : Cheiruridae : Hadromeros445.6 - 443.7 Ma
Paleozoic
Mucronaspis
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Phacopida : Dalmanitidae : Mucronaspis445.6 - 443.7 Ma
Paleozoic
Cliftonia
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Orthotetida : Triplesiidae : Cliftonia445.6 - 443.7 Ma
Paleozoic
Dalmanella
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Dalmanellidae : Dalmanella445.6 - 443.7 Ma
Paleozoic
Hirnantia
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Draboviidae : Hirnantia445.6 - 443.7 Ma
Paleozoic
Fardenia (Coolinia)
subgenus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Orthotetida : Chilidiopsidae : Fardenia : Fardenia (Coolinia)445.6 - 443.7 Ma
Paleozoic
Eoplectodonta
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Strophomenida : Sowerbyellidae : Eoplectodonta445.6 - 443.7 Ma
Paleozoic
Eostropheodonta
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Strophomenida : Leptostrophiidae : Eostropheodonta445.6 - 443.7 Ma
Paleozoic
Leptaena
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Strophomenida : Rafinesquinidae : Leptaena445.6 - 443.7 Ma
Paleozoic
Proboscisambon
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Strophomenida : Glyptomenidae : Proboscisambon445.6 - 443.7 Ma
Paleozoic
Plectothyrella
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Trigonorhynchiidae : Plectothyrella445.6 - 443.7 Ma
Paleozoic
Hindella
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Athyridida : Meristellidae : Hindella445.6 - 443.7 Ma
Paleozoic
Dalmanella testudinaria
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Dalmanellidae : Dalmanella : Dalmanella testudinaria445.6 - 443.7 Ma
Paleozoic
Hirnantia sagittifera
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Draboviidae : Hirnantia : Hirnantia sagittifera445.6 - 443.7 Ma
Paleozoic
Plectothyrella crassicosta
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Trigonirhynchiidae : Plectothyrella : Plectothyrella crassicosta445.6 - 443.7 Ma
Paleozoic
Leptaena rugosa
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Strophomenida : Rafinesquinidae : Leptaena : Leptaena rugosa445.6 - 443.7 Ma
Paleozoic
Hindella cassidea
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Athyridida : Meristellidae : Hindella : Hindella cassidea445.6 - 443.7 Ma
Paleozoic
Cliftonia psittacina
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Orthotetida : Triplesiidae : Cliftonia : Cliftonia psittacina445.6 - 443.7 Ma
Paleozoic
Eostropheodonta hirnantensis
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Strophomenida : Leptostrophiidae : Eostropheodonta : Eostropheodonta hirnantensis445.6 - 443.7 Ma
Paleozoic
Mucronaspis mucronata
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Phacopida : Dalmanitidae : Mucronaspis : Mucronaspis mucronata445.6 - 443.7 Ma
Paleozoic
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 1 fossil locality

Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kretinga_District_Municipality
Wikidata ID:Q156560


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