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Aalter, East Flanders, Flanders, Belgiumi
Regional Level Types
AalterMunicipality
East FlandersProvince
FlandersRegion
BelgiumCountry

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Locality type:
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Aalter18,802 (2012)
Knesselare7,889 (2012)
Other Languages:
French:
Aalter, Province de Flandre-Orientale, Flandre, Belgique
German:
Aalter, Provinz Ostflandern, Belgien
Italian:
Aalter, Provincia delle Fiandre Orientali, Fiandre, Belgio
Russian:
Алтер, Восточная Фландрия, Фландрия, Бельгия
Simplified Chinese:
阿尔特, 东佛兰德省, 法兰德斯, 比利时
Spanish:
Aalter, Provincia de Flandes Oriental, Flandes, Bélgica
Armenian:
Ալտեր, Արևելյան Ֆլանդրիա, Ֆլանդրիա, Բելգիա
Basque:
Aalter, Ekialdeko Flandria, Flandria, Belgika
Breton:
Aalter , Reter-Flandrez, Flandrez, Belgia
Bulgarian:
Алтер, Източна Фландрия, Фландрия, Белгия
Catalan:
Aalter, Flandes Oriental, Flandes, Bèlgica
Cebuano:
Aalter, Provincie Oost-Vlaanderen, Belhika
Czech:
Aalter, Východní Flandry, Vlámsko, Belgie
Danish:
Aalter, Østflandern, Flandern, Belgien
Dutch:
Aalter, Oost-Vlaanderen, Vlaanderen, België
Esperanto:
Aalter, Orienta Flandrio, Flandrio, Belgio
Estonian:
Aalter, Ida-Flandria, Belgia
Farsi/Persian:
الته, فلاندر شرقی, فلاندر, بلژیک
Galician:
Aalter, Flandres Oriental, Flandres, Bélxica
Greek:
Άαλτερ, Ανατολική Φλάνδρα, Φλάνδρα, Βέλγιο
Hungarian:
Aalter, Kelet-Flandria, Flandria, Belgium
Icelandic:
Aalter, Austur-Flæmingjaland, Flæmingjaland, Belgía
Japanese:
アールテル, オースト=フランデレン州, フランドル, ベルギー
Latvian:
Āltera, Austrumflandrija, Flandrija, Beļģija
Lingala:
Aalter, Bɛ́ljika
Lithuanian:
Alteras, Rytų Flandrijos provincija, Belgija
Luxembourgish:
Aalter, Provënz Ostflandern, Flandern, Belsch
Macedonian:
Алтер, Фландрија, Белгија
Norwegian:
Aalter, Øst-Flandern, Flandern, Belgia
Occitan:
Aalter, Flandra Orientala, Flandra, Belgica
Polish:
Aalter, Flandria Wschodnia, Flandria, Belgia
Portuguese:
Aalter, Flandres Oriental, Flandres, Bélgica
Romanian:
Aalter, Flandra de Est, Flandra, Belgia
Slovak:
Aalter, Východné Flámsko, Belgicko
Swedish:
Aalter, Östflandern, Flandern, Belgien
Turkish:
Aalter, Doğu Flandre, Flandre, Belçika
Urdu:
آلٹیر, مشرقی فلانڈرز, فلینڈرس, بلجئیم
Vietnamese:
Aalter, Oost-Vlaanderen, Vlaanderen, Bỉ
Volapük:
Aalter, Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgän
Waray:
Aalter, Oost-Vlaanderen, Vlaanderen, Belhika
West Flemish:
Aalter, Ôost-Vloandern, Vloandern, België


Aalter is a municipality located between Bruges and Ghent in the Belgian province of East Flanders.

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1 valid mineral.

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Opal
Formula: SiO2 · nH2O
Reference: Buttgenbach, H. (1947) Les Minéraux de Belgique et du Congo belge. Dunod, Paris, 573 pages.; Mélon, J., Bourguignon, P., Fransolet, A.-M. (1976) Les minéraux de Belgique. Editions G. Lelotte, Dison (Belgique), 283 pages.; Hatert, F., Deliens, M., Fransolet, A.-M., Van Der Meersche, E. (2002) Les minéraux de Belgique. 2ème édition, Muséum des Sciences Naturelles, Bruxelles, Belgium, 304 pages (in French).

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Opal4.DA.10SiO2 · nH2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H OpalSiO2 · nH2O
OOxygen
O OpalSiO2 · nH2O
SiSilicon
Si OpalSiO2 · nH2O

Fossils

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

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Occurrences85
Youngest Fossil Listed41.3 Ma (Eocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed56.0 Ma (Paleocene)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Bruxelles - Aalter Sands8447.8 - 41.3 Ma (Eocene)
Aalter156 - 47.8 Ma (Eocene)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Euspira
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Euspira47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Keilostoma
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Diastomatidae : Keilostoma47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Sandbergeria
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Scaliolidae : Sandbergeria47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Seila
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Cerithiopsidae : Seila47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Sigatica
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Naticidae : Sigatica47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Sigmesalia
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Turritellidae : Sigmesalia47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Teinostoma
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Trochida : Skeneidae : Teinostoma47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Clavilithes
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Fasciolariidae : Clavilithes47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Pseudoliva
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Pseudolividae : Pseudoliva47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Cylichna
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Cephalaspidea : Cylichnidae : Cylichna47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Mnestia
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Cephalaspidea : Mnestiidae : Mnestia47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Rhizorus
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Cephalaspidea : Rhizoridae : Rhizorus47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Odostomia
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Odostomia47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Omalaxis
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Turritellidae : Omalaxis47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Pyramidella
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Pyramidellidae : Pyramidella47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Arcopagia
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardiida : Tellinidae : Arcopagia47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Bathytormus
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Carditida : Crassatellidae : Bathytormus47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Gari (Gobraeus)
subgenus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardiida : Psammobiidae : Gari : Gari (Gobraeus)47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Macrosolen
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardiida : Psammobiidae : Macrosolen47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Nemocardium
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardiida : Cardiidae : Nemocardium47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Petalocardia
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Venerida : Glossidae : Petalocardia47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Phaxas
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardiida : Phaxas47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Solena (Plectosolen)
subgenus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Solenida : Solenidae : Solena : Solena (Plectosolen)47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Pleuromeris
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Carditida : Carditidae : Pleuromeris47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Sita
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Carditida : Astartidae : Sita47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Tellina
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardiida : Tellinidae : Tellina47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Caestocorbula
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Myida : Corbulidae : Caestocorbula47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Corbula
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Myida : Corbulidae : Corbula47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Lentidium
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Myida : Corbulidae : Lentidium47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Corbula (Varicorbula)
subgenus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pholadida : Corbulidae : Corbula : Corbula (Varicorbula)47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Neaeroporomya
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Poromyidae : Neaeroporomya47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Callista (Costacallista) suberycinoides
species
Callista (Costacallista) suberycinoides47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Sinum clathratum
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Naticidae : Sinum : Sinum clathratum47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Calyptraea (Trochita) aperta
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Calyptraeidae : Trochita : Calyptraea (Trochita) aperta47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Venericor planicosta
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Carditida : Carditidae : Venericardia : Venericor planicosta47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Haustator contractus
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Sorbeoconcha : Turritellidae : Haustator : Haustator contractus47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Haustator mitis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Sorbeoconcha : Turritellidae : Haustator : Haustator mitis47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Cardium (Orthocardium) porulosum
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardiida : Cardiidae : Orthocardium : Cardium (Orthocardium) porulosum47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Cyclocardia (Arcturellina) sulcata
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Carditida : Carditidae : Cyclocardia : Cyclocardia (Arcturellina) sulcata47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Claibornicardia carinata
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Carditida : Carditidae : Glyptoactis : Claibornicardia carinata47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Monitilora (Monitilora) elegans
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Lucinida : Lucinidae : Monitilora : Monitilora (Monitilora) elegans47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Corbula (Bicorbula) gallica
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pholadida : Corbulidae : Bicorbula : Corbula (Bicorbula) gallica47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Gibbolucina (Gibbolucina) gibbosula
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Lucinida : Lucinidae : Gibbolucina : Gibbolucina (Gibbolucina) gibbosula47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Nuculana (Saccella) striata
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Nuculanida : Nuculanidae : Saccella : Nuculana (Saccella) striata47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Nucula (Nucula) fragilis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Nuculida : Nuculidae : Nucula : Nucula (Nucula) fragilis47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Nuculana (Saccella) galeottiana
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Nuculanida : Nuculanidae : Saccella : Nuculana (Saccella) galeottiana47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Pitar (Calpitaria) sulcatarius
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Veneroidei : Veneridae : Pitar : Pitar (Calpitaria) sulcatarius47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Abra suessoniensis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardiida : Semelidae : Abra : Abra suessoniensis47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Rimella fissurella
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Strombidae : Rimella : Rimella fissurella47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Callista (Microcallista) proxima
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Veneroidei : Veneridae : Callista : Callista (Microcallista) proxima47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Nucula (Nucula) mixta
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Nuculida : Nuculidae : Nucula : Nucula (Nucula) mixta47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Barbatia (Barbatia) appendiculata
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Arcida : Arcidae : Barbatia : Barbatia (Barbatia) appendiculata47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Acar lamellosa
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Arcida : Arcidae : Acar : Acar lamellosa47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Trigonodesma lissa
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Arcida : Arcidae : Trigonodesma : Trigonodesma lissa47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Glycymeris dispar
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Arcida : Glycymerididae : Glycymeris : Glycymeris dispar47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Nucinella miliaris
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Solemyida : Manzanellidae : Nucinella : Nucinella miliaris47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Pinna margaritacea
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Pinnidae : Pinna : Pinna margaritacea47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Mimachlamys plebeia
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Pectinidae : Chlamys : Mimachlamys plebeia47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Anomia primaeva
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Anomiidae : Anomia : Anomia primaeva47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Cubitostrea multicostata
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Ostreidae : Cubitostrea : Cubitostrea multicostata47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Callucina (Callucina) squamula
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Lucinida : Lucinidae : Callucina : Callucina (Callucina) squamula47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Parvilucina (Callucinella) latebrosa
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Lucinida : Lucinidae : Parvilucina : Parvilucina (Callucinella) latebrosa47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Gonimyrtea galeottiana
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Lucinida : Lucinidae : Gonimyrtea : Gonimyrtea galeottiana47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Monitilora (Monitilora) grata
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Lucinida : Lucinidae : Monitilora : Monitilora (Monitilora) grata47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Gibbolucina (Eomiltha) defrancei
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Lucinida : Lucinidae : Gibbolucina : Gibbolucina (Eomiltha) defrancei47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Cavilucina (Cavilucina) sulcata
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Lucinida : Lucinidae : Cavilucina : Cavilucina (Cavilucina) sulcata47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Pterolucina consobrina
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Veneroidei : Pterolucina : Pterolucina consobrina47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Divalinga chavani
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Lucinida : Lucinidae : Divalinga : Divalinga chavani47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Diplodonta (Zemysina) lamberti
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Veneroidei : Ungulinidae : Diplodonta : Diplodonta (Zemysina) lamberti47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Erycina (Erycina) longidentata
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Veneroidei : Erycinidae : Erycina : Erycina (Erycina) longidentata47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Pleuromeris (Choniocardia) decussata
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Carditida : Carditidae : Pleuromeris : Pleuromeris (Choniocardia) decussata47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Caryocorbula striata
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pholadida : Corbulidae : Caryocorbula : Caryocorbula striata47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Spisula (Austromactra) parameces
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Veneroidei : Mactridae : Spisula : Spisula (Austromactra) parameces47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Solena (Eosolen) laversinensis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Solenida : Solenidae : Eosolen : Solena (Eosolen) laversinensis47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Callocardia (Nitidavenus) nitidula
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Veneroidei : Veneridae : Callocardia : Callocardia (Nitidavenus) nitidula47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Cryptochorda stromboides
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Volutidae : Cryptochorda : Cryptochorda stromboides47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Turbinolia paniselensis
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Turbinoliidae : Turbinolia : Turbinolia paniselensis56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Spirancilla buccinoides
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Spirancilla : Spirancilla buccinoides47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Ancilla canalifera
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Ancillariidae : Ancilla : Ancilla canalifera47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 2 fossil localities

References

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Buttgenbach, H. (1947) Les Minéraux de Belgique et du Congo belge. Dunod, Paris, 573 pages.
Mélon, J., Bourguignon, P., Fransolet, A.-M. (1976) Les minéraux de Belgique. Editions G. Lelotte, Dison (Belgique), 283 pages.
Hatert, F., Deliens, M., Fransolet, A.-M., Van Der Meersche, E. (2002) Les minéraux de Belgique. 2ème édition, Muséum des Sciences Naturelles, Bruxelles, Belgium, 304 pages (in French).

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aalter
Wikidata ID:Q300970
GeoNames ID:2803444


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