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Unimak Island, Aleutians East Borough, Alaska, USAi
Regional Level Types
Unimak IslandIsland
Aleutians East BoroughBorough
AlaskaState
USACountry

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Type:
Mindat Locality ID:
435795
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:435795:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
île Unimak, Borough des Aléoutiennes orientales, Alaska, États-Unis
German:
Unimak Island, Aleutians East Borough, Alaska, Vereinigte Staaten
Italian:
Unimak, Borough delle Aleutine Orientali, Alaska, Stati Uniti d'America
Russian:
Унимак, Восточные Алеутские острова, Аляска, Соединённые Штаты Америки
Simplified Chinese:
烏尼馬克島, 東阿留申自治市鎮, 阿拉斯加州, 美国
Spanish:
Isla Unimak, Borough de Aleutianas Orientales, Alaska, Estados Unidos
Arabic:
أونيماك , مقاطعة إليوتينس إيست بورو, ألاسكا, الولايات المتحدة
Azeri:
Unimak adası, Alyaska, Amerika Birləşmiş Ştatları
Bashkir:
Унимак, Аляска, Америка Ҡушма Штаттары
Belarusian:
Унімак, Аляска, Злучаныя Штаты Амерыкі
Catalan:
Unimak, Aleutians East Borough, Alaska, Estats Units d’Amèrica
Cebuano:
Unimak Island, Aleutians East Borough, Alaska
Czech:
Unimak, Aljaška, Spojené státy americké
Danish:
Unimak Island, Aleutians East Borough, Alaska, USA
Dutch:
Unimak Island, Aleutians East Borough, Alaska, Verenigde Staten
Egyptian Arabic:
جزيره اونيماك, الاسكا, امريكا
Finnish:
Unimak, Alaska, Yhdysvallat
Galician:
Illa Unimak, Alasca, Estados Unidos de América
Greek:
Ούνιμακ, Αλάσκα, Ηνωμένες Πολιτείες Αμερικής
Hungarian:
Unimak-sziget, Aleutians East megye, Alaszka, Amerikai Egyesült Államok
Japanese:
ウニマク島, アリューシャンズイースト郡, アラスカ州, アメリカ合衆国
Latvian:
Unimaka, Aļaska, Amerikas Savienotās Valstis
Lithuanian:
Unimakas, Aliaska, Jungtinės Amerikos Valstijos
Malayalam:
യൂണിമാക് ദ്വീപ്, അലാസ്ക
Polish:
Unimak, Okręg Aleutians East, Alaska, Stany Zjednoczone
Portuguese:
Ilha Unimak, Aleutians East, Alasca, Estados Unidos
Romanian:
Unimak, Aleutians East Borough, Alaska, Statele Unite ale Americii
Serbian:
Унимак, Алушанс Ист, Аљаска, Сједињене Америчке Државе
Swedish:
Unimak Island, Aleutians East Borough, Alaska, USA
Turkish:
Unimak Adası, Aleutians East Borough, Alaska, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri
Ukrainian:
Унімак, Алеутіенс-Іст, Аляска, Сполучені Штати Америки
Urdu:
جزیرہ یونیمیک, الوشنز ایسٹ برو، الاسکا, الاسکا, ریاستہائے متحدہ امریکا
Vietnamese:
Đảo Unimak, Alaska, Chủng Quốc Hoa Kỳ


Unimak Island is the largest island of the Aleutian Islands.

List of minerals for each chemical element

Fossils

There are 94 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.

Occurrences94
Youngest Fossil Listed7.25 Ma (Miocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed11.6 Ma (Miocene)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Tachilni945.333 - 3.6 Ma (Neogene)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Gastropoda
class
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda11.62 - 7.246 Ma
Miocene
Margarites (Pupillaria)
subgenus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Trochidae : Margarites : Margarites (Pupillaria)11.62 - 7.246 Ma
Miocene
Calyptraea
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Calyptraeidae : Calyptraea11.62 - 7.246 Ma
Miocene
Beringius
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Buccinidae : Beringius11.62 - 7.246 Ma
Miocene
Buccinum
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Buccinidae : Buccinum11.62 - 7.246 Ma
Miocene
Cancellaria
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Cancellariidae : Cancellaria11.62 - 7.246 Ma
Miocene
Molopophorus
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Nassariidae : Molopophorus11.62 - 7.246 Ma
Miocene
Neptunea
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Buccinidae : Neptunea11.62 - 7.246 Ma
Miocene
Bivalvia
class
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia11.62 - 7.246 Ma
Miocene
Acila (Truncacila)
subgenus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Nuculida : Nuculidae : Acila : Acila (Truncacila)11.62 - 7.246 Ma
Miocene
Yoldiella
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Nuculanida : Yoldiidae : Yoldiella11.62 - 7.246 Ma
Miocene
Chama
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Venerida : Chamidae : Chama11.62 - 7.246 Ma
Miocene
Clinocardium
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardiida : Cardiidae : Clinocardium11.62 - 7.246 Ma
Miocene
Cyclocardia
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Carditida : Carditidae : Cyclocardia11.62 - 7.246 Ma
Miocene
Mya (Arenomya)
subgenus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pholadida : Myidae : Mya : Mya (Arenomya)11.62 - 7.246 Ma
Miocene
Mya
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Myida : Myidae : Mya11.62 - 7.246 Ma
Miocene
Panomya
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Adapedonta : Hiatellidae : Panomya11.62 - 7.246 Ma
Miocene
Natica (Tectonatica) janthostoma
species
Natica (Tectonatica) janthostoma11.62 - 7.246 Ma
Miocene
Naticidae
family
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Naticidae11.62 - 7.246 Ma
Miocene
Polinices (Euspira) pallidus
species
Polinices (Euspira) pallidus11.62 - 7.246 Ma
Miocene
Acila (Truncacila) castrensis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Nuculida : Nuculidae : Acila : Acila (Truncacila) castrensis11.62 - 7.246 Ma
Miocene
Macoma astori
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardiida : Tellinidae : Macoma : Macoma astori11.62 - 7.246 Ma
Miocene
Mya (Mya) truncata
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pholadida : Myidae : Mya : Mya (Mya) truncata11.62 - 7.246 Ma
Miocene
Neptunea (Neptunea)
subgenus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Buccinidae : Neptunea : Neptunea (Neptunea)11.62 - 7.246 Ma
Miocene
Macoma (Macoma)
subgenus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardiida : Tellinidae : Macoma : Macoma (Macoma)11.62 - 7.246 Ma
Miocene
Periploma (Periploma)
subgenus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Thraciida : Periplomatidae : Periploma : Periploma (Periploma)11.62 - 7.246 Ma
Miocene
Glycymeris (Axinola) septentrionalis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Arcida : Glycymerididae : Glycymeris : Glycymeris (Axinola) septentrionalis11.62 - 7.246 Ma
Miocene
Chlamys (Chlamys) cosibensis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Pectinidae : Chlamys : Chlamys (Chlamys) cosibensis11.62 - 7.246 Ma
Miocene
Diplodonta parilis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Veneroidei : Ungulinidae : Diplodonta : Diplodonta parilis11.62 - 7.246 Ma
Miocene
Cryptonatica affinis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Naticidae : Cryptonatica : Cryptonatica affinis11.62 - 7.246 Ma
Miocene
Mactromeris polynyma
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Veneroidei : Mactridae : Mactromeris : Mactromeris polynyma11.62 - 7.246 Ma
Miocene
Musculus niger
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Mytilida : Crenellidae : Musculus : Musculus niger11.62 - 7.246 Ma
Miocene
Clinocardium (Clinocardium) meekianum
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardiida : Cardiidae : Clinocardium : Clinocardium (Clinocardium) meekianum11.62 - 7.246 Ma
Miocene
Mactromeris albaria
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Veneroidei : Mactridae : Mactromeris : Mactromeris albaria11.62 - 7.246 Ma
Miocene
Tellina (Megangulus) lutea
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardiida : Tellinidae : Tellina : Tellina (Megangulus) lutea11.62 - 7.246 Ma
Miocene
Mactromeris brevirostrata
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Veneroidei : Mactridae : Mactromeris : Mactromeris brevirostrata11.62 - 7.246 Ma
Miocene
Protothaca staleyi
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Veneroidei : Veneridae : Leukoma : Protothaca staleyi11.62 - 7.246 Ma
Miocene
Mytilus (Crenomytilus) coalingensis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Mytilida : Mytilidae : Mytilus : Mytilus (Crenomytilus) coalingensis11.62 - 7.246 Ma
Miocene
Clinocardium pristinum
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardiida : Cardiidae : Clinocardium : Clinocardium pristinum11.62 - 7.246 Ma
Miocene
Echinarachnius ungaensis
species
Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Clypeasteroida : Echinarachniidae : Echinarachnius : Echinarachnius ungaensis11.62 - 7.246 Ma
Miocene
Remondella waldroni
species
Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Clypeasteroida : Scutellidae : Remondella : Remondella waldroni11.62 - 7.246 Ma
Miocene
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 3 fossil localities

Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unimak_Island
Wikidata ID:Q375615
GeoNames ID:5877242

Localities in this Region

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