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Watchet, Somerset West and Taunton, Somerset, England, UKi
Regional Level Types
WatchetCivil Parish
Somerset West and TauntonDistrict
SomersetCounty
EnglandConstituent Country
UKCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Watchet3,581 (2018)
Mindat Locality ID:
241966
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:241966:7
GUID (UUID V4):
65be3682-81cc-4554-8378-992fe2c59292
Other Languages:
French:
Watchet, Somerset, Angleterre, Royaume-Uni
Italian:
Watchet, Somerset, Inghilterra, Regno Unito
Simplified Chinese:
沃切特, 森麻實郡, 英格兰, 英国
Spanish:
Watchet, Somerset, Inglaterra, Reino Unido
Bulgarian:
Уочет, Съмърсет, Англия, Обединено кралство Великобритания и Северна Ирландия
Cebuano:
Watchet, Somerset , Inglatera, Hiniusang Gingharian
Dutch:
Watchet, Somerset, Engeland, Verenigd Koninkrijk
Farsi/Persian:
واتچت, سامرست , انگلستان, بریتانیا
Irish Gaelic:
Watchet, Somerset, Sasana, An Ríocht Aontaithe
Japanese:
ウォチェット, サマセット, イングランド, イギリス
Latin:
Watchet, Somersetensis comitatus, Anglia, Britanniarum regnum
Norwegian:
Watchet, Somerset, England, Storbritannia
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Watchet, Somerset, England, Storbritannia
Polish:
Watchet, Somerset, Anglia, Wielka Brytania
Romanian:
Watchet, Somerset, Anglia, Regatul Unit al Marii Britanii și al Irlandei de Nord
South Azerbaijani:
واتچت, اینگیلیس, بیرلشمیش شاهلیق
Swedish:
Watchet, Somerset, England, Storbritannien
Volapük:
Watchet, Somerset, Linglän, Regän Pebalöl
Welsh:
Watchet, Gwlad yr Haf, Lloegr, Y Deyrnas Unedig


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Mineral List

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8 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Celestine
Formula: SrSO4
'Glauconite'
Formula: K0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2
Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
Gypsum var. Selenite
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
Palygorskite
Formula: ◻Al2Mg22Si8O20(OH)2(H2O)4 · 4H2O
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Strontianite
Formula: SrCO3
Witherite
Formula: BaCO3

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Strontianite5.AB.15SrCO3
Witherite5.AB.15BaCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Celestine7.AD.35SrSO4
Gypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
var. Selenite7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
Palygorskite9.EE.20◻Al2Mg22Si8O20(OH)2(H2O)4 · 4H2O
Unclassified
'Glauconite'-K0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H GlauconiteK0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2
H GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
H Palygorskite◻Al2Mg22Si8O20(OH)2(H2O)4 · 4H2O
H Gypsum var. SeleniteCaSO4 · 2H2O
CCarbon
C CalciteCaCO3
C StrontianiteSrCO3
C WitheriteBaCO3
OOxygen
O BaryteBaSO4
O CalciteCaCO3
O CelestineSrSO4
O GlauconiteK0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2
O GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
O Palygorskite◻Al2Mg22Si8O20(OH)2(H2O)4 · 4H2O
O StrontianiteSrCO3
O WitheriteBaCO3
O Gypsum var. SeleniteCaSO4 · 2H2O
MgMagnesium
Mg GlauconiteK0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2
Mg Palygorskite◻Al2Mg22Si8O20(OH)2(H2O)4 · 4H2O
AlAluminium
Al GlauconiteK0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2
Al Palygorskite◻Al2Mg22Si8O20(OH)2(H2O)4 · 4H2O
SiSilicon
Si GlauconiteK0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2
Si Palygorskite◻Al2Mg22Si8O20(OH)2(H2O)4 · 4H2O
SSulfur
S BaryteBaSO4
S CelestineSrSO4
S GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
S PyriteFeS2
S Gypsum var. SeleniteCaSO4 · 2H2O
KPotassium
K GlauconiteK0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2
CaCalcium
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Ca Gypsum var. SeleniteCaSO4 · 2H2O
FeIron
Fe GlauconiteK0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2
Fe PyriteFeS2
SrStrontium
Sr CelestineSrSO4
Sr StrontianiteSrCO3
BaBarium
Ba BaryteBaSO4
Ba WitheriteBaCO3

Fossils

There are 2 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences3
Youngest Fossil Listed191 Ma (Early Jurassic)
Oldest Fossil Listed201 Ma (Early Jurassic)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Lias - Blue Lias2196.5 - 174.1 Ma (Jurassic)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Mystriosuchus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Phytosauridae : Mystriosuchus201.3 - 196.5 Ma
Early Jurassic
Excalibosaurus costini
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Excalibosaurus : Excalibosaurus costini199.3 - 190.8 Ma
Early Jurassic
Eoplesiosaurus antiquior
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Eoplesiosaurus : Eoplesiosaurus antiquior201.3 - 196.5 Ma
Early Jurassic
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 2 fossil localities

Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watchet
Wikidata ID:Q641921
GeoNames ID:2634704

Localities in this Region

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