Basalt quarries, Mendig, Mendig, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germanyi
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Basalt quarries | Group of Quarries |
Mendig | Municipality |
Mendig | Collective Municipality |
Mayen-Koblenz | District |
Rhineland-Palatinate | State |
Germany | Country |
Basalt quarries, Eifel Volcanic Fields, Germany
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
50° 22' 50'' North , 7° 16' 33'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Group of Quarries
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
---|---|---|
Mendig | 8,813 (2015) | 1.6km |
Thür | 1,450 (2017) | 2.6km |
Bell | 1,534 (2011) | 3.0km |
Kottenheim | 2,780 (2011) | 3.9km |
Kruft | 3,854 (2011) | 4.1km |
Mindat Locality ID:
4502
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:4502:8
GUID (UUID V4):
f37898b1-3880-494f-94f3-b091fbab0d0b
Other Languages:
German:
Basaltsteinbrüche, Mendig, Verbandsgemeinde Mendig, Landkreis Mayen-Koblenz, Rheinland-Pfalz, Deutschland
A couple of small quarries in the upper Mendig lava flow ("Mendiger Mühlsteinlava"), a nephelinite-leucite-tephrite. The quarries are located in the northern part of Mendig city (Niedermendig), in the area of Hotel Hansa.
Xenoliths (subvolcanites, crystalline schists, Ca-rich rocks).
Individual localities:
- Michels quarry (abandoned)
- Bous quarry
- Geilen quarry
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ⓘ Albite Formula: Na(AlSi3O8) |
ⓘ Albite var. Andesine Formula: (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8] |
ⓘ Almandine Formula: Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3 |
ⓘ Analcime Formula: Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O |
ⓘ Andalusite Formula: Al2(SiO4)O |
ⓘ Andradite Formula: Ca3Fe3+2(SiO4)3 |
ⓘ Aragonite Formula: CaCO3 Localities: |
ⓘ Augite Formula: (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 Localities: |
ⓘ Azurite Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
ⓘ Baddeleyite Formula: ZrO2 References: Schmitt, Axel K, Klitzke, Malte, Gerdes, Axel, Schäfer, Christof (2017) Zircon Hafnium–Oxygen Isotope and Trace Element Petrochronology of Intraplate Volcanic Rocks from the Eifel (Germany) and Implications for Mantle versus Crustal Origins of Zircon Megacrysts. Journal of Petrology, 58 (9) 1841-1870 doi:10.1093/petrology/egx075 |
ⓘ 'Biotite' Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 Localities: |
ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 Localities: |
ⓘ 'Chabazite' References: |
ⓘ Cordierite Formula: (Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18) |
ⓘ Corundum Formula: Al2O3 |
ⓘ Cristobalite Formula: SiO2 |
ⓘ Ettringite Formula: Ca6Al2(SO4)3(OH)12 · 26H2O |
ⓘ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series' |
ⓘ Fluorapatite Formula: Ca5(PO4)3F Localities: |
ⓘ Forsterite Formula: Mg2SiO4 |
ⓘ Gehlenite Formula: Ca2Al[AlSiO7] |
ⓘ Graphite Formula: C |
ⓘ Haüyne Formula: Na3Ca(Si3Al3)O12(SO4) Localities: |
ⓘ Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 Localities: |
ⓘ Hercynite Formula: Fe2+Al2O4 |
ⓘ 'Hypersthene' Formula: (Mg,Fe)SiO3 |
ⓘ Leucite Formula: K(AlSi2O6) Localities: |
ⓘ Magnetite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4 Localities: |
ⓘ Malachite Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
ⓘ Montmorillonite Formula: (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
ⓘ Nepheline Formula: Na3K(Al4Si4O16) Localities: |
ⓘ Perovskite Formula: CaTiO3 |
ⓘ 'Plagioclase' Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
ⓘ Sanidine Formula: K(AlSi3O8) Localities: |
ⓘ Sillimanite Formula: Al2(SiO4)O |
ⓘ Sodalite Formula: Na4(Si3Al3)O12Cl |
ⓘ Thorite Formula: Th(SiO4) References: Schmitt, Axel K, Klitzke, Malte, Gerdes, Axel, Schäfer, Christof (2017) Zircon Hafnium–Oxygen Isotope and Trace Element Petrochronology of Intraplate Volcanic Rocks from the Eifel (Germany) and Implications for Mantle versus Crustal Origins of Zircon Megacrysts. Journal of Petrology, 58 (9) 1841-1870 doi:10.1093/petrology/egx075 |
ⓘ Titanite Formula: CaTi(SiO4)O Localities: |
ⓘ Tridymite Formula: SiO2 |
ⓘ Vaterite Formula: CaCO3 |
ⓘ Wollastonite Formula: Ca3(Si3O9) |
ⓘ Zircon Formula: Zr(SiO4) |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 1 - Elements | |||
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ⓘ | Graphite | 1.CB.05a | C |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
ⓘ | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
ⓘ | Hercynite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Al2O4 |
ⓘ | Corundum | 4.CB.05 | Al2O3 |
ⓘ | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
ⓘ | Perovskite | 4.CC.30 | CaTiO3 |
ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
ⓘ | Tridymite | 4.DA.10 | SiO2 |
ⓘ | Cristobalite | 4.DA.15 | SiO2 |
ⓘ | Baddeleyite | 4.DE.35 | ZrO2 |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
ⓘ | Aragonite | 5.AB.15 | CaCO3 |
ⓘ | Vaterite | 5.AB.20 | CaCO3 |
ⓘ | Azurite | 5.BA.05 | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
ⓘ | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
ⓘ | Ettringite | 7.DG.15 | Ca6Al2(SO4)3(OH)12 · 26H2O |
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
ⓘ | Fluorapatite | 8.BN.05 | Ca5(PO4)3F |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
ⓘ | Forsterite | 9.AC.05 | Mg2SiO4 |
ⓘ | Almandine | 9.AD.25 | Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3 |
ⓘ | Andradite | 9.AD.25 | Ca3Fe3+2(SiO4)3 |
ⓘ | Zircon | 9.AD.30 | Zr(SiO4) |
ⓘ | Thorite | 9.AD.30 | Th(SiO4) |
ⓘ | Sillimanite | 9.AF.05 | Al2(SiO4)O |
ⓘ | Andalusite | 9.AF.10 | Al2(SiO4)O |
ⓘ | Titanite | 9.AG.15 | CaTi(SiO4)O |
ⓘ | Gehlenite | 9.BB.10 | Ca2Al[AlSiO7] |
ⓘ | Cordierite | 9.CJ.10 | (Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18) |
ⓘ | Augite | 9.DA.15 | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
ⓘ | Wollastonite | 9.DG.05 | Ca3(Si3O9) |
ⓘ | Montmorillonite | 9.EC.40 | (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
ⓘ | Nepheline | 9.FA.05 | Na3K(Al4Si4O16) |
ⓘ | Sanidine | 9.FA.30 | K(AlSi3O8) |
ⓘ | Albite var. Andesine | 9.FA.35 | (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8] |
ⓘ | 9.FA.35 | Na(AlSi3O8) | |
ⓘ | Haüyne | 9.FB.10 | Na3Ca(Si3Al3)O12(SO4) |
ⓘ | Sodalite | 9.FB.10 | Na4(Si3Al3)O12Cl |
ⓘ | Leucite | 9.GB.05 | K(AlSi2O6) |
ⓘ | Analcime | 9.GB.05 | Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O |
Unclassified | |||
ⓘ | 'Hypersthene' | - | (Mg,Fe)SiO3 |
ⓘ | 'Chabazite' | - | |
ⓘ | 'Biotite' | - | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
ⓘ | 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series' | - | |
ⓘ | 'Plagioclase' | - | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Analcime | Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O |
H | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
H | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
H | ⓘ Ettringite | Ca6Al2(SO4)3(OH)12 · 26H2O |
H | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
H | ⓘ Montmorillonite | (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
C | Carbon | |
C | ⓘ Aragonite | CaCO3 |
C | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
C | ⓘ Graphite | C |
C | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
C | ⓘ Vaterite | CaCO3 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
O | ⓘ Analcime | Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O |
O | ⓘ Andalusite | Al2(SiO4)O |
O | ⓘ Albite var. Andesine | (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8] |
O | ⓘ Andradite | Ca3Fe23+(SiO4)3 |
O | ⓘ Aragonite | CaCO3 |
O | ⓘ Augite | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
O | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
O | ⓘ Almandine | Fe32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
O | ⓘ Baddeleyite | ZrO2 |
O | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | ⓘ Cordierite | (Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18) |
O | ⓘ Corundum | Al2O3 |
O | ⓘ Cristobalite | SiO2 |
O | ⓘ Ettringite | Ca6Al2(SO4)3(OH)12 · 26H2O |
O | ⓘ Fluorapatite | Ca5(PO4)3F |
O | ⓘ Forsterite | Mg2SiO4 |
O | ⓘ Gehlenite | Ca2Al[AlSiO7] |
O | ⓘ Haüyne | Na3Ca(Si3Al3)O12(SO4) |
O | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
O | ⓘ Hercynite | Fe2+Al2O4 |
O | ⓘ Hypersthene | (Mg,Fe)SiO3 |
O | ⓘ Leucite | K(AlSi2O6) |
O | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
O | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
O | ⓘ Montmorillonite | (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
O | ⓘ Nepheline | Na3K(Al4Si4O16) |
O | ⓘ Perovskite | CaTiO3 |
O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
O | ⓘ Sanidine | K(AlSi3O8) |
O | ⓘ Sillimanite | Al2(SiO4)O |
O | ⓘ Sodalite | Na4(Si3Al3)O12Cl |
O | ⓘ Thorite | Th(SiO4) |
O | ⓘ Titanite | CaTi(SiO4)O |
O | ⓘ Tridymite | SiO2 |
O | ⓘ Vaterite | CaCO3 |
O | ⓘ Wollastonite | Ca3(Si3O9) |
O | ⓘ Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
O | ⓘ Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
F | Fluorine | |
F | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
F | ⓘ Fluorapatite | Ca5(PO4)3F |
Na | Sodium | |
Na | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
Na | ⓘ Analcime | Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O |
Na | ⓘ Albite var. Andesine | (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8] |
Na | ⓘ Haüyne | Na3Ca(Si3Al3)O12(SO4) |
Na | ⓘ Montmorillonite | (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
Na | ⓘ Nepheline | Na3K(Al4Si4O16) |
Na | ⓘ Sodalite | Na4(Si3Al3)O12Cl |
Na | ⓘ Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
Mg | Magnesium | |
Mg | ⓘ Augite | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
Mg | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
Mg | ⓘ Cordierite | (Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18) |
Mg | ⓘ Forsterite | Mg2SiO4 |
Mg | ⓘ Hypersthene | (Mg,Fe)SiO3 |
Mg | ⓘ Montmorillonite | (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
Al | ⓘ Analcime | Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O |
Al | ⓘ Andalusite | Al2(SiO4)O |
Al | ⓘ Albite var. Andesine | (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8] |
Al | ⓘ Almandine | Fe32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
Al | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
Al | ⓘ Cordierite | (Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18) |
Al | ⓘ Corundum | Al2O3 |
Al | ⓘ Ettringite | Ca6Al2(SO4)3(OH)12 · 26H2O |
Al | ⓘ Gehlenite | Ca2Al[AlSiO7] |
Al | ⓘ Haüyne | Na3Ca(Si3Al3)O12(SO4) |
Al | ⓘ Hercynite | Fe2+Al2O4 |
Al | ⓘ Leucite | K(AlSi2O6) |
Al | ⓘ Montmorillonite | (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
Al | ⓘ Nepheline | Na3K(Al4Si4O16) |
Al | ⓘ Sanidine | K(AlSi3O8) |
Al | ⓘ Sillimanite | Al2(SiO4)O |
Al | ⓘ Sodalite | Na4(Si3Al3)O12Cl |
Al | ⓘ Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
Si | ⓘ Analcime | Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O |
Si | ⓘ Andalusite | Al2(SiO4)O |
Si | ⓘ Albite var. Andesine | (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8] |
Si | ⓘ Andradite | Ca3Fe23+(SiO4)3 |
Si | ⓘ Augite | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
Si | ⓘ Almandine | Fe32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
Si | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
Si | ⓘ Cordierite | (Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18) |
Si | ⓘ Cristobalite | SiO2 |
Si | ⓘ Forsterite | Mg2SiO4 |
Si | ⓘ Gehlenite | Ca2Al[AlSiO7] |
Si | ⓘ Haüyne | Na3Ca(Si3Al3)O12(SO4) |
Si | ⓘ Hypersthene | (Mg,Fe)SiO3 |
Si | ⓘ Leucite | K(AlSi2O6) |
Si | ⓘ Montmorillonite | (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
Si | ⓘ Nepheline | Na3K(Al4Si4O16) |
Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | ⓘ Sanidine | K(AlSi3O8) |
Si | ⓘ Sillimanite | Al2(SiO4)O |
Si | ⓘ Sodalite | Na4(Si3Al3)O12Cl |
Si | ⓘ Thorite | Th(SiO4) |
Si | ⓘ Titanite | CaTi(SiO4)O |
Si | ⓘ Tridymite | SiO2 |
Si | ⓘ Wollastonite | Ca3(Si3O9) |
Si | ⓘ Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
Si | ⓘ Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
P | Phosphorus | |
P | ⓘ Fluorapatite | Ca5(PO4)3F |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Ettringite | Ca6Al2(SO4)3(OH)12 · 26H2O |
S | ⓘ Haüyne | Na3Ca(Si3Al3)O12(SO4) |
Cl | Chlorine | |
Cl | ⓘ Sodalite | Na4(Si3Al3)O12Cl |
K | Potassium | |
K | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
K | ⓘ Leucite | K(AlSi2O6) |
K | ⓘ Nepheline | Na3K(Al4Si4O16) |
K | ⓘ Sanidine | K(AlSi3O8) |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Albite var. Andesine | (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8] |
Ca | ⓘ Andradite | Ca3Fe23+(SiO4)3 |
Ca | ⓘ Aragonite | CaCO3 |
Ca | ⓘ Augite | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
Ca | ⓘ Ettringite | Ca6Al2(SO4)3(OH)12 · 26H2O |
Ca | ⓘ Fluorapatite | Ca5(PO4)3F |
Ca | ⓘ Gehlenite | Ca2Al[AlSiO7] |
Ca | ⓘ Haüyne | Na3Ca(Si3Al3)O12(SO4) |
Ca | ⓘ Montmorillonite | (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
Ca | ⓘ Perovskite | CaTiO3 |
Ca | ⓘ Titanite | CaTi(SiO4)O |
Ca | ⓘ Vaterite | CaCO3 |
Ca | ⓘ Wollastonite | Ca3(Si3O9) |
Ca | ⓘ Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
Ti | Titanium | |
Ti | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
Ti | ⓘ Perovskite | CaTiO3 |
Ti | ⓘ Titanite | CaTi(SiO4)O |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Andradite | Ca3Fe23+(SiO4)3 |
Fe | ⓘ Augite | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
Fe | ⓘ Almandine | Fe32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
Fe | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
Fe | ⓘ Cordierite | (Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18) |
Fe | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
Fe | ⓘ Hercynite | Fe2+Al2O4 |
Fe | ⓘ Hypersthene | (Mg,Fe)SiO3 |
Fe | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
Cu | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
Zr | Zirconium | |
Zr | ⓘ Baddeleyite | ZrO2 |
Zr | ⓘ Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
Th | Thorium | |
Th | ⓘ Thorite | Th(SiO4) |
Localities in this Region
- Rhineland-Palatinate
- Mayen-Koblenz
- Mendig
- Mendig
- Basalt quarries
- Mendig
- Mendig
- Mayen-Koblenz
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
EuropeContinent
Germany
- East Eifel Volcanic FieldVolcanic Field
- Eifel Volcanic FieldsGroup of Volcanic Fields
- Laacher See Volcanic ComplexComplex
Germany/Belgium
- Eifel MountainsMountain Range
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