Basalt quarry, Hohenseelbachskopf, Neunkirchen, Siegen-Wittgenstein, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germanyi
Regional Level Types | |
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Basalt quarry | Quarry |
Hohenseelbachskopf | Mountain |
Neunkirchen | Town |
Siegen-Wittgenstein | District |
Arnsberg | Administrative District |
North Rhine-Westphalia | State |
Germany | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
50° 45' 38'' North , 7° 59' 12'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
---|---|---|
Herdorf | 7,239 (2015) | 3.0km |
Daaden | 4,499 (2011) | 3.3km |
Neunkirchen | 14,225 (2017) | 4.5km |
Niederdreisbach | 1,003 (2017) | 4.6km |
Derschen | 1,086 (2011) | 4.9km |
Mindat Locality ID:
236289
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:236289:5
GUID (UUID V4):
1cd067bf-a3c0-4c78-becf-eddd1100c559
Name(s) in local language(s):
Basaltbruch, Hohenseelbachskopf, Neunkirchen, Siegerland, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Deutschland
Basalt quarry in a lava dome (504 m), which operated from 1900-1925.
Located between Neunkirchen and Herdorf, at the border between North Rhine-Westphalia and Rhineland-Palatinate.
Note: coordinates are approximate, quarry strongly overgrown.
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4 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ 'Apatite' Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
ⓘ Aragonite Formula: CaCO3 |
ⓘ Augite Formula: (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
ⓘ Corundum Formula: Al2O3 |
ⓘ Corundum var. Sapphire Formula: Al2O3 |
ⓘ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series' |
ⓘ Opal Formula: SiO2 · nH2O |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
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ⓘ | Corundum | 4.CB.05 | Al2O3 |
ⓘ | var. Sapphire | 4.CB.05 | Al2O3 |
ⓘ | Opal | 4.DA.10 | SiO2 · nH2O |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
ⓘ | Aragonite | 5.AB.15 | CaCO3 |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
ⓘ | Augite | 9.DA.15 | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
Unclassified | |||
ⓘ | 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series' | - | |
ⓘ | 'Apatite' | - | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
H | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
C | Carbon | |
C | ⓘ Aragonite | CaCO3 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Aragonite | CaCO3 |
O | ⓘ Augite | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
O | ⓘ Corundum | Al2O3 |
O | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
O | ⓘ Corundum var. Sapphire | Al2O3 |
O | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
F | Fluorine | |
F | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
Mg | Magnesium | |
Mg | ⓘ Augite | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | ⓘ Corundum | Al2O3 |
Al | ⓘ Corundum var. Sapphire | Al2O3 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Augite | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
Si | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
P | Phosphorus | |
P | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
Cl | Chlorine | |
Cl | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Aragonite | CaCO3 |
Ca | ⓘ Augite | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
Ca | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Augite | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
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