Limestone quarry, Medenbach, Breitscheid, Lahn-Dill-Kreis, Giessen Region, Hesse, Germanyi
Regional Level Types | |
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Limestone quarry | Quarry |
Medenbach | Village |
Breitscheid | Municipality |
Lahn-Dill-Kreis | District |
Giessen Region | Region |
Hesse | City-State |
Germany | Country |
Limestone quarry, Dillenburg mining district, Hesse, Germany
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
50° 41' 33'' North , 8° 12' 33'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
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Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
---|---|---|
Breitscheid | 5,000 (2017) | 1.5km |
Haiger | 20,218 (2015) | 5.5km |
Herborn | 21,133 (2015) | 6.8km |
Driedorf | 5,213 (2011) | 6.8km |
Merkenbach | 1,600 (2015) | 7.3km |
Mindat Locality ID:
31792
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:31792:1
GUID (UUID V4):
c0d979c2-8320-4d6a-8df9-154e29e58086
Other Languages:
German:
Kalkbruch (Kalksteinwerk Medenbach), Medenbach, Breitscheid, Lahn-Dill-Kreis, Regierungsbezirk Gießen, Hessen, Deutschland
Located 1 km WSW of Medenbach.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsMineral List
8 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Aragonite Formula: CaCO3 |
ⓘ Azurite Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
ⓘ Dolomite Formula: CaMg(CO3)2 |
ⓘ Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 |
ⓘ 'Limonite' |
ⓘ Malachite Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
ⓘ Quartz var. Capped Quartz |
ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony ? Formula: SiO2 References: |
ⓘ Quartz var. Smoky Quartz Formula: SiO2 References: |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
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ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
ⓘ | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
ⓘ | Quartz var. Capped Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
ⓘ | var. Chalcedony ? | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
ⓘ | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 | |
ⓘ | var. Smoky Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
ⓘ | Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
ⓘ | Aragonite | 5.AB.15 | CaCO3 |
ⓘ | Azurite | 5.BA.05 | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
ⓘ | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
Unclassified | |||
ⓘ | 'Limonite' | - |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
---|---|---|
H | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
H | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
C | Carbon | |
C | ⓘ Aragonite | CaCO3 |
C | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
C | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
C | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Aragonite | CaCO3 |
O | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony | SiO2 |
O | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
O | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
O | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
O | ⓘ Quartz var. Smoky Quartz | SiO2 |
Mg | Magnesium | |
Mg | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony | SiO2 |
Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | ⓘ Quartz var. Smoky Quartz | SiO2 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Aragonite | CaCO3 |
Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
Ca | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Fe | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Cu | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
EuropeContinent
- Rhenish MassifMassif
Germany
- Hesse
- Dillenburg mining districtMining District
- Lahn ValleyRiver Valley
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