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Tunbridge, Southern Midlands municipality, Tasmania, Australiai
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TunbridgeTown
Southern Midlands municipalityMunicipality
TasmaniaState
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Halite

Saltpan Plains, Tunbridge, Southern Midlands municipality, Tasmania, Australia
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Halite

Saltpan Plains, Tunbridge, Southern Midlands municipality, Tasmania, Australia
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Halite

Saltpan Plains, Tunbridge, Southern Midlands municipality, Tasmania, Australia
Type:
Town
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Tunbridge193 (2014)
Mindat Locality ID:
453234
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:453234:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
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French:
Tunbridge, Tasmanie, Australie
Asturian:
Tunbridge, Tasmania
Cebuano:
Tunbridge, State of Tasmania
Dutch:
Tunbridge, Tasmanië, Australië
Irish Gaelic:
Tunbridge, An Tasmáin, An Astráil
Swedish:
Tunbridge, Tasmanien, Australien


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Mineral List

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

1 valid mineral.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Halite
Formula: NaCl
References:
Mathew Latham collectionIdentification: Visual Identification

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 3 - Halides
ⓘHalite3.AA.20NaCl

List of minerals for each chemical element

NaSodium
Naⓘ HaliteNaCl
ClChlorine
Clⓘ HaliteNaCl

Fossils

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

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Occurrences27
Youngest Fossil Listed269 Ma (Permian)
Oldest Fossil Listed296 Ma (Permian)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
García1122.46 - 112.03 Ma (Early/Lower Cretaceous)
Weston6279.3 - 272.3 Ma (Permian)
Cascades16290.1 - 279.3 Ma (Permian)
Bundella4295.5 - 290.1 Ma (Permian)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Dyscritella
genus		Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Trepostomatida : Dyscritellidae : Dyscritella290.1 - 279.3 Ma
Permian
Streblotrypa
genus		Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Cryptostomida : Rhabdomesidae : Streblotrypa279.3 - 272.3 Ma
Permian
Stenopora tasmaniensis
species		Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Trepostomatida : Stenoporidae : Stenopora : Stenopora tasmaniensis295.5 - 290.1 Ma
Permian
Polypora virga
species		Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Fenestrida : Fenestellidae : Polypora : Polypora virga290.1 - 279.3 Ma
Permian
Stenopora ovata
species		Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Trepostomatida : Stenoporidae : Stenopora : Stenopora ovata290.1 - 279.3 Ma
Permian
Mackinneyella granulosa
species		Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Fenestrida : Polyporidae : Mackinneyella : Mackinneyella granulosa272.3 - 268.8 Ma
Permian
Polyporella protuberans
species		Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Fenestrida : Polyporidae : Polyporella : Polyporella protuberans279.3 - 272.3 Ma
Permian
Polyporella rebarbensis
species		Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Fenestrida : Polyporidae : Polyporella : Polyporella rebarbensis279.3 - 272.3 Ma
Permian
Crockfordia grantonensis
species		Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Trepostomida : Maychellinidae : Crockfordia : Crockfordia grantonensis290.1 - 279.3 Ma
Permian
Rectifenestella expansa
species		Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Fenestrida : Fenestellidae : Rectifenestella : Rectifenestella expansa290.1 - 279.3 Ma
Permian
Stenopora berriedalensis
species		Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Trepostomatida : Stenoporidae : Stenopora : Stenopora berriedalensis279.3 - 272.3 Ma
Permian
Dyscritella inversa
species		Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Trepostomatida : Dyscritellidae : Dyscritella : Dyscritella inversa295.5 - 290.1 Ma
Permian
Rectifenestella counselensis
species		Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Fenestrida : Fenestellidae : Rectifenestella : Rectifenestella counselensis290.1 - 272.3 Ma
Permian
Dyscritella tunbridgensis
species		Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Trepostomatida : Dyscritellidae : Dyscritella : Dyscritella tunbridgensis290.1 - 279.3 Ma
Permian
Paucipora tasmaniensis
species		Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Fenestrida : Polyporidae : Paucipora : Paucipora tasmaniensis290.1 - 279.3 Ma
Permian
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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tunbridge,_Tasmania
Wikidata ID:Q7852824
GeoNames ID:2145872

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Australia

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Australia
Australian PlateTectonic Plate

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