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Winden, Melk, Melk District, Lower Austria, Austriai
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WindenCadastral Community
MelkTown
Melk DistrictDistrict
Lower AustriaState
AustriaCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Winden122 (2018)
Mindat Locality ID:
249299
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:249299:8
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
German:
Katastralgemeinde Winden, Melk, Bezirk Melk, Niederösterreich, Österreich


Minerals found in outcrops caused by the construction of the ÖBB service ramp.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List

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

2 valid minerals.

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
ⓘSiderite5.AB.05FeCO3

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ SideriteFeCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ SideriteFeCO3
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
FeIron
Feⓘ SideriteFeCO3

Fossils

There are 15 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

These data are provided on an experimental basis and are taken from external databases. Mindat.org has no control currently over the accuracy of these data.

Occurrences15
Youngest Fossil Listed23.0 Ma (Oligocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed28.1 Ma (Oligocene)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Pielach1528.1 - 23.03 Ma (Cenozoic)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Glycymeris
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Arcida : Glycymerididae : Glycymeris28.1 - 23.03 Ma
Cenozoic
Mytilus (Crenomytilus)
subgenus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Mytilida : Mytilidae : Mytilus : Mytilus (Crenomytilus)28.1 - 23.03 Ma
Cenozoic
Saxolucina
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Lucinida : Lucinidae : Saxolucina28.1 - 23.03 Ma
Cenozoic
Cardiidae
family
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardiida : Cardiidae28.1 - 23.03 Ma
Cenozoic
Anomia ephippium
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Anomiidae : Anomia : Anomia ephippium28.1 - 23.03 Ma
Cenozoic
Lutraria (Lutraria)
subgenus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Veneroidei : Mactridae : Lutraria : Lutraria (Lutraria)28.1 - 23.03 Ma
Cenozoic
Mesohalina margaritaceus
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Sorbeoconcha : Potamididae : Mesohalina : Mesohalina margaritaceus28.1 - 23.03 Ma
Cenozoic
Granulolabium plicatum
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Sorbeoconcha : Batillariidae : Granulolabium : Granulolabium plicatum28.1 - 23.03 Ma
Cenozoic
Turritella (Haustator) venus
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Sorbeoconcha : Turritellidae : Haustator : Turritella (Haustator) venus28.1 - 23.03 Ma
Cenozoic
Calyptraea chinensis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Calyptraeidae : Calyptraea : Calyptraea chinensis28.1 - 23.03 Ma
Cenozoic
Euspira helicina
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Naticidae : Euspira : Euspira helicina28.1 - 23.03 Ma
Cenozoic
Bullia hungarica
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Nassariidae : Bullia : Bullia hungarica28.1 - 23.03 Ma
Cenozoic
Cochlis tigrina
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Naticidae : Cochlis : Cochlis tigrina28.1 - 23.03 Ma
Cenozoic
Lucinella divaricata
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Lucinida : Lucinidae : Lucinella : Lucinella divaricata28.1 - 23.03 Ma
Cenozoic
Cordiopsis incrassata
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Veneroidei : Veneridae : Pitar : Cordiopsis incrassata28.1 - 23.03 Ma
Cenozoic
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