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Gifhorn, Lower Saxony, Germanyi
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View of the Vorhop peat digging area, in 1920.

Vorhop, Wittingen, Gifhorn, Lower Saxony, Germany
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View of the Neudorf-Platendorf peat digging area, ca. 1920.

Neudorf-Platendorf, Gifhorn, Lower Saxony, Germany
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View of the Neudorf-Platendorf peat digging area, ca. 1920.

Neudorf-Platendorf, Gifhorn, Lower Saxony, Germany
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View of the Vorhop peat digging area, in 1920.

Vorhop, Wittingen, Gifhorn, Lower Saxony, Germany
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View of the Neudorf-Platendorf peat digging area, ca. 1920.

Neudorf-Platendorf, Gifhorn, Lower Saxony, Germany
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View of the Neudorf-Platendorf peat digging area, ca. 1920.

Neudorf-Platendorf, Gifhorn, Lower Saxony, Germany
08095330016446869841955.jpg
View of the Vorhop peat digging area, in 1920.

Vorhop, Wittingen, Gifhorn, Lower Saxony, Germany
04675670016446869483997.jpg
View of the Neudorf-Platendorf peat digging area, ca. 1920.

Neudorf-Platendorf, Gifhorn, Lower Saxony, Germany
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Gifhorn43,000 (2015)
Wittingen12,427 (2015)
Sassenburg10,982 (2011)
Meinersen8,322 (2011)
Klein Schwülper6,606 (2015)
Isenbüttel6,277 (2015)
Mindat Locality ID:
344409
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:344409:5
GUID (UUID V4):
40b98fc4-2698-42a1-b215-c494bc2f1449
Other Languages:
German:
Landkreis Gifhorn, Niedersachsen, Deutschland


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Lechatelierite
Formula: SiO2

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Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Lechatelierite4.DA.30SiO2

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OOxygen
O LechatelieriteSiO2
SiSilicon
Si LechatelieriteSiO2

Fossils

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

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Occurrences123
Youngest Fossil Listed172 Ma (Middle Jurassic)
Oldest Fossil Listed190 Ma (Early Jurassic)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Posidonia Shale117182 - 174.1 Ma (Jurassic)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Parvulactaeon
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Cephalaspidea : Aplustridae : Parvulactaeon175.6 - 171.6 Ma
Jurassic
Costactaeon
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Tubiferidae : Costactaeon180.1 - 175.6 Ma
Early Jurassic
Kalchreuthia frankei
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Iravadiidae : Kalchreuthia : Kalchreuthia frankei189.6 - 183 Ma
Early Jurassic
Ozotipula tarda
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Diptera : Limoniidae : Ozotipula : Ozotipula tarda183 - 182 Ma
Early Jurassic
Eoptychoptera simplex
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Diptera : Ptychopteridae : Eoptychoptera : Eoptychoptera simplex183 - 182 Ma
Early Jurassic
Heterothemis brodiei
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Odonata : Liassogomphidae : Heterothemis : Heterothemis brodiei183 - 182 Ma
Early Jurassic
Ensphingophlebia undulata
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Odonata : Sphenophlebiidae : Ensphingophlebia : Ensphingophlebia undulata183 - 182 Ma
Early Jurassic
Heterophlebia buckmani
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Odonata : Heterophlebiidae : Heterophlebia : Heterophlebia buckmani183 - 182 Ma
Early Jurassic
Paraheterophlebia wunnenbergi
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Odonata : Myopophlebiidae : Paraheterophlebia : Paraheterophlebia wunnenbergi183 - 182 Ma
Early Jurassic
Myopophlebia libera
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Odonata : Myopophlebiidae : Myopophlebia : Myopophlebia libera183 - 182 Ma
Early Jurassic
Phthitogomphus angulatus
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Odonata : Liassogomphidae : Phthitogomphus : Phthitogomphus angulatus183 - 182 Ma
Early Jurassic
Strongylogomphus grasselianus
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Odonata : Myopophlebiidae : Strongylogomphus : Strongylogomphus grasselianus183 - 182 Ma
Early Jurassic
Protomyrmeleon grasselensis
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Protomyrmeleontidae : Protomyrmeleon : Protomyrmeleon grasselensis183 - 182 Ma
Early Jurassic
Syrrhoe commissa
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Odonata : Syrrhoe : Syrrhoe commissa183 - 182 Ma
Early Jurassic
Panorpidium minima
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Orthoptera : Elcanidae : Panorpidium : Panorpidium minima183 - 182 Ma
Early Jurassic
Protogryllus formosus
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Orthoptera : Protogryllidae : Protogryllus : Protogryllus formosus183 - 182 Ma
Early Jurassic
Schesslitziella integra
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Phasmatodea : Aerophasmidae : Schesslitziella : Schesslitziella integra183 - 182 Ma
Early Jurassic
Ptyctoblattina simplicior
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Blattodea : Raphidiomimidae : Liadoblattina : Ptyctoblattina simplicior183 - 182 Ma
Early Jurassic
Megalocoris laticlavus
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Hemiptera : Archegocimicidae : Megalocoris : Megalocoris laticlavus183 - 182 Ma
Early Jurassic
Corynecoris occultatus
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Hemiptera : Archegocimicidae : Corynecoris : Corynecoris occultatus183 - 182 Ma
Early Jurassic
Ensphingocoris parvulus
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Hemiptera : Archegocimicidae : Ensphingocoris : Ensphingocoris parvulus183 - 182 Ma
Early Jurassic
Stiphroschema longealatum
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Hemiptera : Pachymeridiidae : Stiphroschema : Stiphroschema longealatum183 - 182 Ma
Early Jurassic
Adelocoris ambiguus
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Hemiptera : Pachymeridiidae : Adelocoris : Adelocoris ambiguus183 - 182 Ma
Early Jurassic
Fulgoridium
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Hemiptera : Fulgoridiidae : Fulgoridium183 - 182 Ma
Early Jurassic
Compactofulgoridium obesum
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Hemiptera : Fulgoridiidae : Compactofulgoridium : Compactofulgoridium obesum183 - 182 Ma
Early Jurassic
Compactofulgoridium fronterotundum
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Hemiptera : Fulgoridiidae : Compactofulgoridium : Compactofulgoridium fronterotundum183 - 182 Ma
Early Jurassic
Productofulgoridium filiferum
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Hemiptera : Fulgoridiidae : Productofulgoridium : Productofulgoridium filiferum183 - 182 Ma
Early Jurassic
Procerofulgoridium verticillatum
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Hemiptera : Fulgoridiidae : Procerofulgoridium : Procerofulgoridium verticillatum183 - 182 Ma
Early Jurassic
Fulgoridium incertecoloratum
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Hemiptera : Fulgoridiidae : Fulgoridium : Fulgoridium incertecoloratum183 - 182 Ma
Early Jurassic
Margaroptilon formosum
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Hemiptera : Fulgoridiidae : Margaroptilon : Margaroptilon formosum183 - 182 Ma
Early Jurassic
Elasmoscelidium promotum
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Hemiptera : Elasmoscelidium : Elasmoscelidium promotum183 - 182 Ma
Early Jurassic
Elasmoscelidium rectemarginatum
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Hemiptera : Elasmoscelidium : Elasmoscelidium rectemarginatum183 - 182 Ma
Early Jurassic
Tetrafulgoria parallelogramma
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Hemiptera : Fulgoridiidae : Tetrafulgoria : Tetrafulgoria parallelogramma183 - 182 Ma
Early Jurassic
Procercopis lacerata
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Hemiptera : Procercopidae : Procercopis : Procercopis lacerata183 - 182 Ma
Early Jurassic
Pholipheron articulatus
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Pholipheron : Pholipheron articulatus183 - 182 Ma
Early Jurassic
Metanastes denudatus
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Metanastes : Metanastes denudatus183 - 182 Ma
Early Jurassic
Tripsalis praecisa
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Tripsalis : Tripsalis praecisa183 - 182 Ma
Early Jurassic
Brachylaimon striatus
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Brachylaimon : Brachylaimon striatus183 - 182 Ma
Early Jurassic
Sideriosemion punctolineatum
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Sideriosemion : Sideriosemion punctolineatum183 - 182 Ma
Early Jurassic
Diplocelides minutus
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Diplocelides : Diplocelides minutus183 - 182 Ma
Early Jurassic
Sphaerocantharis defossa
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Sphaerocantharis : Sphaerocantharis defossa183 - 182 Ma
Early Jurassic
Pleuralocista insculpta
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Pleuralocista : Pleuralocista insculpta183 - 182 Ma
Early Jurassic
Omogongylus ovatus
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Omogongylus : Omogongylus ovatus183 - 182 Ma
Early Jurassic
Trochiscites capitapertus
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Trochiscites : Trochiscites capitapertus183 - 182 Ma
Early Jurassic
Camaricopterus ovalis
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Schizophoridae : Camaricopterus : Camaricopterus ovalis183 - 182 Ma
Early Jurassic
Sphaerocantharis striata
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Sphaerocantharis : Sphaerocantharis striata183 - 182 Ma
Early Jurassic
Peridosoma praecisum
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Peridosoma : Peridosoma praecisum183 - 182 Ma
Early Jurassic
Amphoxyne minuta
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Amphoxyne : Amphoxyne minuta183 - 182 Ma
Early Jurassic
Mesoncus striatulus
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Mesoncus : Mesoncus striatulus183 - 182 Ma
Early Jurassic
Aposphinctus conservatus
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Hydrophilidae : Aposphinctus : Aposphinctus conservatus183 - 182 Ma
Early Jurassic
Prosynactus gracilis
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Trachypachidae : Prosynactus : Prosynactus gracilis183 - 182 Ma
Early Jurassic
Prosynactus scissus
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Carabidae : Prosynactus : Prosynactus scissus183 - 182 Ma
Early Jurassic
Scalopoides inscissus
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Scalopoides : Scalopoides inscissus183 - 182 Ma
Early Jurassic
Rhomaleus ornatus
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Rhomaleus : Rhomaleus ornatus183 - 182 Ma
Early Jurassic
Amblycephalonius tenuistriatus
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Coptoclavidae : Amblycephalonius : Amblycephalonius tenuistriatus183 - 182 Ma
Early Jurassic
Grasselites pusillus
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Grasselites : Grasselites pusillus183 - 182 Ma
Early Jurassic
Zetemenos sexlineatus
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Hydrophilidae : Zetemenos : Zetemenos sexlineatus183 - 182 Ma
Early Jurassic
Leptosolenophorus brevicollis
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Leptosolenophorus : Leptosolenophorus brevicollis183 - 182 Ma
Early Jurassic
Diatrypamene angulocollis
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Diatrypamene : Diatrypamene angulocollis183 - 182 Ma
Early Jurassic
Aptilotitus capitecarens
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Aptilotitus : Aptilotitus capitecarens183 - 182 Ma
Early Jurassic
Dorniella pulchra
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Grylloblattodea : Blattogryllidae : Dorniella : Dorniella pulchra183 - 182 Ma
Early Jurassic
Liassopsychops curvata
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Neuroptera : Prohemerobiidae : Liassopsychops : Liassopsychops curvata183 - 182 Ma
Early Jurassic
Prohemerobius mediolatus
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Neuroptera : Prohemerobiidae : Prohemerobius : Prohemerobius mediolatus183 - 182 Ma
Early Jurassic
Parhemerobius dilatatus
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Neuroptera : Prohemerobiidae : Actinophlebia : Parhemerobius dilatatus183 - 182 Ma
Early Jurassic
Paractinophlebia grasselensis
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Neuroptera : Prohemerobiidae : Paractinophlebia : Paractinophlebia grasselensis183 - 182 Ma
Early Jurassic
Parorthophlebia grasselensis
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Mecoptera : Orthophlebidae : Parorthophlebia : Parorthophlebia grasselensis183 - 182 Ma
Early Jurassic
Orthophlebia latipennisimilis
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Mecoptera : Orthophlebiidae : Orthophlebia : Orthophlebia latipennisimilis183 - 182 Ma
Early Jurassic
Protobittacus desacuminatus
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Mecoptera : Neorthophlebiidae : Protobittacus : Protobittacus desacuminatus183 - 182 Ma
Early Jurassic
Parabittacus lingula
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Mecoptera : Bittacidae : Parabittacus : Parabittacus lingula183 - 182 Ma
Early Jurassic
Haplobittacus parvus
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Mecoptera : Neorthophlebiidae : Haplobittacus : Haplobittacus parvus183 - 182 Ma
Early Jurassic
Pseudopolycentropus obtusus
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Mecoptera : Pseudopolycentropidae : Pseudopolycentropus : Pseudopolycentropus obtusus183 - 182 Ma
Early Jurassic
Protorhyphus ovisimilis
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Diptera : Protorhyphidae : Protorhyphus : Protorhyphus ovisimilis183 - 182 Ma
Early Jurassic
Heterorhyphus analivarius
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Diptera : Protorhyphidae : Heterorhyphus : Heterorhyphus analivarius183 - 182 Ma
Early Jurassic
Architipula bodeisimilis
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Diptera : Limoniidae : Architipula : Architipula bodeisimilis183 - 182 Ma
Early Jurassic
Architipula brunsvicensis
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Diptera : Limoniidae : Architipula : Architipula brunsvicensis183 - 182 Ma
Early Jurassic
Architipula formosa
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Diptera : Limoniidae : Architipula : Architipula formosa183 - 182 Ma
Early Jurassic
Homoeoptychopteris incerta
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Diptera : Homoeoptychopteris : Homoeoptychopteris incerta183 - 182 Ma
Early Jurassic
Trimerocephalium incisum
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Trimerocephalium : Trimerocephalium incisum183 - 182 Ma
Early Jurassic
Culiciscolex gibberatus
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Diptera : Culiciscolex : Culiciscolex gibberatus183 - 182 Ma
Early Jurassic
Amianta eurycephala
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Diptera : Amianta : Amianta eurycephala183 - 182 Ma
Early Jurassic
Ellipibodus laesa
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Diptera : Ellipibodus : Ellipibodus laesa183 - 182 Ma
Early Jurassic
Amblylexis gibberata
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Diptera : Amblylexis : Amblylexis gibberata183 - 182 Ma
Early Jurassic
Agmatozoon articulatum
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Diptera : Agmatozoon : Agmatozoon articulatum183 - 182 Ma
Early Jurassic
Gastroratus dispertitus
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Gastroratus : Gastroratus dispertitus183 - 182 Ma
Early Jurassic
Heterorhyphus anomalus
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Diptera : Heterorhyphidae : Heterorhyphus : Heterorhyphus anomalus183 - 182 Ma
Early Jurassic
Panorpidium geinitzi
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Orthoptera : Elcanidae : Panorpidium : Panorpidium geinitzi183 - 182 Ma
Early Jurassic
Panorpidium media
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Orthoptera : Elcanidae : Panorpidium : Panorpidium media183 - 182 Ma
Early Jurassic
Liadoblattina blakei
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Blattaria : Raphidiomimidae : Liadoblattina : Liadoblattina blakei183 - 182 Ma
Early Jurassic
Geinitzia fasciata
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Reculida : Geinitziidae : Geinitzia : Geinitzia fasciata183 - 182 Ma
Early Jurassic
Necrotaulius parvulus
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Trichoptera : Necrotauliidae : Necrotaulius : Necrotaulius parvulus183 - 182 Ma
Early Jurassic
Elasmoscelidium boreale
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Hemiptera : Fulgoridiidae : Elasmoscelidium : Elasmoscelidium boreale183 - 182 Ma
Early Jurassic
Procerithium brandi
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Sorbeoconcha : Procerithiidae : Procerithium : Procerithium brandi180.1 - 175.6 Ma
Early Jurassic
Costactaeon schroederi
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Tubiferidae : Costactaeon : Costactaeon schroederi175.6 - 171.6 Ma
Jurassic
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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gifhorn_(district)
Wikidata ID:Q6053
GeoNames ID:2920479

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