Vaals, Limburg, Netherlandsi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Vaals | Municipality |
| Limburg | Province |
| Netherlands | Country |
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Type:
Mindat Locality ID:
339200
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:339200:6
GUID (UUID V4):
8497140d-d02e-4aa8-a9d8-edc65df6d37f
Other Languages:
French:
Vaals, Limbourg, Pays-Bas
German:
Vaals, Limburg, Niederlande
Italian:
Vaals, Limburgo, Paesi Bassi
Russian:
Валс, Лимбург, Нидерланды
Simplified Chinese:
瓦爾斯, 林堡省, 荷兰
Spanish:
Vaals, Limburgo, Países Bajos
Afrikaans:
Vaals, Limburg, Nederland
Albanian:
Vaals, Limburgu, Holanda
Arabic:
فالس, ليمبورخ, هولندا
Armenian:
Վալս, Լիմբուրխ, Նիդերլանդներ
Asturian:
Vaals, Limburg, Países Baxos
Basque:
Vaals, Limburg, Herbehereak
Catalan:
Vaals, Limburg, Països Baixos
Cebuano:
Gemeente Vaals
Czech:
Vaals, Limburg, Nizozemsko
Danish:
Vaals, Limburg, Holland
Dutch:
Vaals, Limburg, Nederland
Esperanto:
Vaals, Limburgo, Nederlando
Farsi/Persian:
فالس, لیمبورخ, هلند
Hungarian:
Vaals, Limburg, Hollandia
Indonesian:
Vaals, Limburg, Belanda
Japanese:
ファールス, リンブルフ州, オランダ
Korean:
팔스, 림뷔르흐주, 네덜란드
Latin:
Valis, Limburgum, Nederlandia
Limburgian:
Vols, Nederlands Limburg, Nederland
Lithuanian:
Valsas, Limburgo provincija, Nyderlandai
Luxembourgish:
Vaals, Provënz Limburg, Holland
Malay:
Vaals, Limburg, Belanda
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Vaals, Limburg Séng
Norwegian:
Vaals, Limburg, Nederland
Occitan:
Vaals, Limborg, Païses Basses
Polish:
Vaals, Limburgia, Holandia
Ripuarian:
Vols, Niederlande
Romanian:
Vaals, Limburg, Țările de Jos
Saterland Frisian:
Vaals, Limbuurich, Niederlounde
Swedish:
Vaals, Limburg, Nederländerna
Vietnamese:
Vaals, Limburg, Hà Lan
Volapük:
Vaals, Limburg, Nedän
Waray:
Vaals, Limburg, Nederlandes
West Frisian:
Faals, Limburch, Nederlân
Vaals (Dutch: [vaːls]; Ripuarian: Vols [ˈvɔls]) is a town in the extreme southeastern part of the Dutch province of Limburg, which is in the southeastern part of the Netherlands.
The municipality covers an area of 23.90 km² (9.23 sq mi) in the foothills of the Ardennes–Eifel range and is located about 23 km (ca. 14 mi) east of Maastricht and 5 km (3.1 mi) west of the city centre of Aachen.
It borders on both Belgium and Germany. The three borders meet on the Drielandenpunt, a few meters from the highest point in the European part of the Netherlands, the Vaalserberg. The Vaalserberg used to be called "Hubertusberg".
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| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
| ⓘ 'Glauconite' Formula: K0.6-0 · 85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2 Locality: Cottessen, Vaals, Limburg, Netherlands |
| ⓘ Goethite Formula: α-Fe3+O(OH) |
| ⓘ 'Limonite' |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 Localities: References: |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 Localities: References: |
| ⓘ Siderite Formula: FeCO3 Locality: Wingberg, Vaals, Limburg, Netherlands |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Goethite | 4.00. | α-Fe3+O(OH) |
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| ⓘ | Siderite | 5.AB.05 | FeCO3 |
| Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
| ⓘ | 'Glauconite' | - | K0.6-0 · 85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2 |
| ⓘ | 'Limonite' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Goethite | α-Fe3+O(OH) |
| H | ⓘ Glauconite | K0.6-0 · 85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2 |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Goethite | α-Fe3+O(OH) |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Glauconite | K0.6-0 · 85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Glauconite | K0.6-0 · 85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Glauconite | K0.6-0 · 85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Glauconite | K0.6-0 · 85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | ⓘ Glauconite | K0.6-0 · 85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Goethite | α-Fe3+O(OH) |
| Fe | ⓘ Glauconite | K0.6-0 · 85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
Fossils
There are 8 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.BETA TEST - 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.
| Occurrences | 43 | |||||||||||||||
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| Youngest Fossil Listed | 66.0 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous) | |||||||||||||||
| Oldest Fossil Listed | 83.5 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous) | |||||||||||||||
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| Fossil Localities | Click to show 8 fossil localities |
- Limburg
- Late/Upper Cretaceous🐚 Border of Vijlenerbosch
- Late/Upper Cretaceous🐚 Nieuwe Weg
- Late/Upper Cretaceous🐚 Vaals
- Late/Upper Cretaceous🐚 Vaals
- Late/Upper Cretaceous🐚 Vijlen
- Late/Upper Cretaceous🐚 Vijlen Chalk
- Late/Upper Cretaceous🐚 Vijlenerbosch [Zeven Wegen Chalk
- Late/Upper Cretaceous🐚 Zeven Wegen Chalk
Other Databases
| Wikipedia: | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vaals |
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| Wikidata ID: | Q9768 |
| GeoNames ID: | 2745904 |
Localities in this Region
- Limburg
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Heimans quarry, Vaals, Limburg, Netherlands