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Cuxhaven District, Lower Saxony, Germanyi
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View of the Warstade chalk quarrying area, in 1909.

Chalk quarry, Hemmoor, Cuxhaven District, Lower Saxony, Germany
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View of the Warstade chalk quarrying area, in 1930.

Chalk quarry, Hemmoor, Cuxhaven District, Lower Saxony, Germany
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Views of the Warstade chalk quarrying area, in 1956.

Chalk quarry, Hemmoor, Cuxhaven District, Lower Saxony, Germany
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View of the Warstade chalk quarrying area, in 1909.

Chalk quarry, Hemmoor, Cuxhaven District, Lower Saxony, Germany
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View of the Warstade chalk quarrying area, in 1930.

Chalk quarry, Hemmoor, Cuxhaven District, Lower Saxony, Germany
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Views of the Warstade chalk quarrying area, in 1956.

Chalk quarry, Hemmoor, Cuxhaven District, Lower Saxony, Germany
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View of the Warstade chalk quarrying area, in 1909.

Chalk quarry, Hemmoor, Cuxhaven District, Lower Saxony, Germany
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View of the Warstade chalk quarrying area, in 1930.

Chalk quarry, Hemmoor, Cuxhaven District, Lower Saxony, Germany
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Cuxhaven52,677 (2016)
Langen18,863 (2015)
Loxstedt16,382 (2011)
Schiffdorf14,143 (2011)
Hemmoor8,817 (2015)
Nordholz7,616 (2017)
Mindat Locality ID:
288114
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:288114:3
GUID (UUID V4):
530b306d-343a-4491-adf3-0837a676ef3f
Other Languages:
French:
Cuxhaven, Basse-Saxe, Allemagne
German:
Landkreis Cuxhaven, Niedersachsen, Deutschland
Italian:
Cuxhaven, Bassa Sassonia, Germania
Low Saxon/Low German:
Cuxhoben, Neddersassen, Düütschland
Russian:
Куксхафен, Нижняя Саксония, Германия
Simplified Chinese:
库克斯港, 下萨克森, 德国
Spanish:
Cuxhaven, Baja Sajonia, Alemania
Afrikaans:
Cuxhaven, Nedersakse, Duitsland
Arabic:
كوكسهافن, سكسونيا السفلى, ألمانيا
Aragonese:
Cuxhaven, Baixa Saxonia, Alemanya
Armenian:
Կուքսհաֆեն, Ստորին Սաքսոնիա, Գերմանիա
Asturian:
Cuxhaven, Baxa Saxonia, Alemaña
Bashkir:
Куксхафен, Түбәнге Саксония, Германия
Basque:
Cuxhaven, Saxonia Beherea, Alemania
Bavarian:
Cuxhaven, Niedasaxn, Deitschland
Belarusian:
Куксгафен, Ніжняя Саксонія, Германія
Breton:
Cuxhaven, Saks-Izel, Alamagn
Catalan:
Cuxhaven, Baixa Saxònia, Alemanya
Cebuano:
Cuxhaven, Lower Saxony, Alemanya
Corsican:
Cuxhaven, Germania
Croatian:
Cuxhaven, Donja Saska, Njemačka
Czech:
Cuxhaven, Dolní Sasko, Německo
Danish:
Cuxhaven, Niedersachsen, Tyskland
Dutch:
Cuxhaven, Nedersaksen, Duitsland
Dutch Low Saxon:
Cuxhaven, Nedersaksen, Duutslaand
Esperanto:
Cuxhaven, Malsupra Saksio, Germanio
Estonian:
Cuxhaven, Alam-Saksi, Saksamaa
Farsi/Persian:
کوکسهاون, نیدرزاکسن, آلمان
Finnish:
Cuxhaven, Ala-Saksi, Saksa
Franco-Provençal:
Cuxhaven, Alemagne
Friulian:
Cuxhaven, Gjermanie
Galician:
Cuxhaven, Baixa Saxonia, Alemaña
Hebrew:
קוקסהאפן, סקסוניה התחתונה, גרמניה
Hungarian:
Cuxhaven, Alsó-Szászország, Németország
Icelandic:
Cuxhaven, Neðra-Saxland, Þýskaland
Ido:
Cuxhaven, Infra-Saxonia, Germania
Indonesian:
Cuxhaven, Niedersachsen, Jerman
Interlingua:
Cuxhaven, Basse Saxonia, Germania
Interlingue:
Cuxhaven, Infra Saxonia, Germania
Irish Gaelic:
Cuxhaven, An tSacsain Íochtarach, An Ghearmáin
Japanese:
クックスハーフェン, ニーダーザクセン州, ドイツ
Kazakh (Cyrillic Script):
Куксхафен, Төменгі Саксония, Германия
Kongo:
Cuxhaven, Niedersachsen, Alemanyi
Korean:
쿡스하펜, 니더작센주, 독일
Kyrgyz:
Куксхафен, Германия
Ligurian:
Cuxhaven, Bassa Sasònia, Germania
Limburgian:
Cuxhaven, Nedersakse, Duitsland
Lithuanian:
Kukshafenas, Žemutinė Saksonija, Vokietija
Lombard:
Cuxhaven, Bàsa Sasònia, Germania
Luxembourgish:
Cuxhaven, Niddersachsen, Däitschland
Macedonian:
Куксхафен, Долна Саксонија, Германија
Malagasy:
Cuxhaven, Alemaina
Malay:
Cuxhaven, Sachsen Hilir, Jerman
Minangkabau:
Cuxhaven, Jerman
Narom:
Cuxhaven, Allemangne
Neapolitan:
Cuxhaven, Germania
Northern Frisian:
Cuxhuuwen, Niidersaksen, Tjüschlönj
Norwegian:
Cuxhaven, Niedersachsen, Tyskland
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Cuxhaven, Niedersachsen, Tyskland
Occitan:
Cuxhaven, Bassa Saxònia, Alemanha
Picard:
Cuxhaven, Alemanne
Piedmontese:
Cuxhaven, Bassa Sassònia, Almagna
Polish:
Cuxhaven, Dolna Saksonia, Niemcy
Portuguese:
Cuxhaven, Baixa Saxônia, Alemanha
Romanian:
Cuxhaven, Saxonia Inferioară, Germania
Romansh:
Cuxhaven, Saxonia Inferiura, Germania
Sardinian:
Cuxhaven, Germania
Scots:
Cuxhaven, Lawer Saxony, Germany
Scottish Gaelic:
Cuxhaven, Sagsainn Ìosail, A' Ghearmailt
Serbian:
Куксхавен, Доња Саксонија, Њемачка
Serbo-Croatian:
Cuxhaven, Donja Saska, Njemačka
Sicilian:
Cuxhaven, Girmania
Slovak:
Cuxhaven, Dolné Sasko, Nemecko
Slovenian:
Cuxhaven, Spodnja Saška, Nemčija
South Azerbaijani:
کوکسهاون, نیدرزاکسن, آلمان
Swahili:
Cuxhaven, Saksonia Chini, Ujerumani
Swedish:
Cuxhaven, Niedersachsen, Tyskland
Tatar:
Куксһафен, Түбән Саксония, Алмания
Turkish:
Cuxhaven, Aşağı Saksonya, Almanya
Ukrainian:
Куксгафен, Нижня Саксонія, Німеччина
Uzbek (Latin Script):
Cuxhaven, Quyi Saksoniya, Germaniya
Venetian:
Cuxhaven, Sassonia Bassa, Germania
Vietnamese:
Cuxhaven, Niedersachsen, Đức
Volapük:
Cuxhaven, Dona-Saxän, Deutän
Walloon:
Cuxhaven, Almagne
Waray:
Cuxhaven, Niedersachsen, Alemanya
Welsh:
Cuxhaven, Niedersachsen, Yr Almaen
West Flemish:
Cuxhaven, Nedersaksen, Duutsland
West Frisian:
Cuxhaven, Nedersaksen, Dútslân
Western Punjabi:
ککسہیون, تھلواں سیکسنی, جرمنی
Wolof:
Cuxhaven, Almaañ
Zulu:
Cuxhaven, IJalimani


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Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Ilmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
Rutile4.DB.05TiO2
Group 9 - Silicates
Zircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
Unclassified
'Monazite' ?-REE(PO4)

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
O IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
O MonaziteREE(PO4)
O RutileTiO2
O ZirconZr(SiO4)
SiSilicon
Si ZirconZr(SiO4)
PPhosphorus
P MonaziteREE(PO4)
TiTitanium
Ti IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Ti RutileTiO2
FeIron
Fe IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
ZrZirconium
Zr ZirconZr(SiO4)

Fossils

There are 4 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences35
Youngest Fossil Listed13.8 Ma (Miocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed72.1 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Hypoxytoma
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Oxytomidae : Hypoxytoma72.1 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Limatula
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Limida : Limidae : Limatula72.1 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Lyriochlamys
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Pectinidae : Lyriochlamys72.1 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Pseudolimea
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Limida : Limidae : Pseudolimea72.1 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Spondylus
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Spondylidae : Spondylus72.1 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Spyridoceramus
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Spyridoceramus72.1 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Tenuipteria
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Bakevelliidae : Tenuipteria72.1 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Oncopareia
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Malacostraca : Decapoda : Nephropidae : Oncopareia72.1 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Puppigerus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Cheloniidae : Puppigerus55.8 - 48.6 Ma
Eocene
Cetacea
order
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Cetacea28.1 - 23.03 Ma
Cenozoic
Cryptodira
suborder
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Cryptodira55.8 - 48.6 Ma
Eocene
Chelonioidea
superfamily
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Chelonioidea55.8 - 48.6 Ma
Eocene
Cheloniidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Cheloniidae55.8 - 48.6 Ma
Eocene
Delphinoidea
superfamily
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Cetacea : Delphinoidea20.44 - 13.82 Ma
Miocene
Eurhinodelphinidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Cetacea : Eurhinodelphinidae20.44 - 13.82 Ma
Miocene
Cetotheriidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Cetacea : Cetotheriidae20.44 - 13.82 Ma
Miocene
Entolium membranaceum
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Entolium : Entolium membranaceum72.1 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Pycnodonte vesicularis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Gryphaeidae : Pycnodonte : Pycnodonte vesicularis72.1 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Dhondtichlamys
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Pectinidae : Dhondtichlamys72.1 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Dhondtichlamys pulchellus
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Pectinidae : Dhondtichlamys : Dhondtichlamys pulchellus72.1 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Puppigerus crassicostata
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Cheloniidae : Puppigerus : Puppigerus crassicostata55.8 - 48.6 Ma
Eocene
Newaagia obliquus
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Terquemiidae : Newaagia : Newaagia obliquus72.1 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Agerostrea ungulatus
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Flemingostreidae : Agerostrea : Agerostrea ungulatus72.1 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Plagiostoma hoperi
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Limida : Limidae : Plagiostoma : Plagiostoma hoperi72.1 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Camptonectes virgatus
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Pectinidae : Camptonectes : Camptonectes virgatus72.1 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Spondylus fimbriatus
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Spondylidae : Spondylus : Spondylus fimbriatus72.1 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Pinna cretacea
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Pinnidae : Pinna : Pinna cretacea72.1 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Neithea (Neithea) sexcostata
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Pectinidae : Neithea : Neithea (Neithea) sexcostata72.1 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Merklinia variabilis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Pectinidae : Merklinia : Merklinia variabilis72.1 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Atreta nilssoni
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Dimyidae : Atreta : Atreta nilssoni72.1 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Limatula decussata
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Limidae : Limatula : Limatula decussata72.1 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuxhaven_(district)
Wikidata ID:Q4197
GeoNames ID:2939657

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