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Donnerkuhle quarry, Hagen, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germanyi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Donnerkuhle quarry | Quarry (Active) |
| Hagen | Urban District |
| Arnsberg | Administrative District |
| North Rhine-Westphalia | State |
| Germany | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
51° 21' 43'' North , 7° 31' 32'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Quarry (Active) - last checked 2020
Age:
393.3 ยฑ 1.2 to 382.7 ยฑ 1.6 Ma
Geologic Time:
Kรถppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Hagen | 198,972 (2015) | 3.7km |
| Herdecke | 25,618 (2015) | 7.5km |
| Nachrodt-Wiblingwerde | 6,860 (2011) | 8.1km |
| Schwerte | 50,399 (2015) | 9.5km |
| Wetter (Ruhr) | 29,146 (2015) | 9.6km |
Name(s) in local language(s):
Steinbruch Donnerkuhle, Hagen, Sauerland, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Deutschland
Active quarry.
Because of a fatal accident in 2008, in one of the other quarries of the Lhoist company, collecting is prohibited in the Donnerkuhle quarry.
Update 2011/2012: Sadly, the quarry management has decided not to allow any further collecting on the site.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
16 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| โ Aragonite Formula: CaCO3 |
| โ Baryte Formula: BaSO4 |
| โ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
| โ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
| โ Dolomite Formula: CaMg(CO3)2 |
| โ Galena Formula: PbS |
| โ Gypsum Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| โ Gypsum var. Selenite Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| โ Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 |
| โ 'Linnaeite-Polydymite Series' Description: Average: Ni26 Co21 Fe9 S44 (Wt.%).
Assignment to specific species impossible without structure refinement. |
| โ Malachite Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| โ Marcasite Formula: FeS2 |
| โช Millerite Formula: NiS Habit: Acicular crystals, twisted "corkscrew" crystals common. Colour: Pale brass-yellow Description: Rich specimens with acicular crystals, large lath-like crystals up to 10cm in length.
Found in discordant Calcite veins. |
| โ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| โ Pyrite var. Bravoite Formula: (Fe,Ni)S2 |
| โ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| โ Siderite Formula: FeCO3 |
| โ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
| โ Todorokite Formula: (Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| โ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| โ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| โ | Millerite | 2.CC.20 | NiS |
| โ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| โ | Pyrite var. Bravoite | 2.EB.05a | (Fe,Ni)S2 |
| โ | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 | |
| โ | Marcasite | 2.EB.10a | FeS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| โ | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| โ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| โ | Todorokite | 4.DK.10 | (Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 ยท 3-4H2O |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| โ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| โ | Siderite | 5.AB.05 | FeCO3 |
| โ | Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| โ | Aragonite | 5.AB.15 | CaCO3 |
| โ | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| โ | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
| โ | Gypsum | 7.CD.40 | CaSO4 ยท 2H2O |
| โ | var. Selenite | 7.CD.40 | CaSO4 ยท 2H2O |
| Unclassified | |||
| โ | 'Linnaeite-Polydymite Series' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | โ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| H | โ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| H | โ Todorokite | (Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O |
| H | โ Gypsum var. Selenite | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | โ Aragonite | CaCO3 |
| C | โ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| C | โ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| C | โ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| C | โ Siderite | FeCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | โ Aragonite | CaCO3 |
| O | โ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| O | โ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | โ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| O | โ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| O | โ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| O | โ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| O | โ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | โ Siderite | FeCO3 |
| O | โ Todorokite | (Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O |
| O | โ Gypsum var. Selenite | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | โ Todorokite | (Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | โ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Mg | โ Todorokite | (Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | โ Todorokite | (Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | โ Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | โ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| S | โ Pyrite var. Bravoite | (Fe,Ni)S2 |
| S | โ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | โ Galena | PbS |
| S | โ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| S | โ Marcasite | FeS2 |
| S | โ Millerite | NiS |
| S | โ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | โ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| S | โ Gypsum var. Selenite | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| S | โ Linnaeite-Polydymite Series | |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | โ Todorokite | (Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | โ Aragonite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | โ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | โ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Ca | โ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| Ca | โ Todorokite | (Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O |
| Ca | โ Gypsum var. Selenite | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| Mn | Manganese | |
| Mn | โ Todorokite | (Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | โ Pyrite var. Bravoite | (Fe,Ni)S2 |
| Fe | โ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | โ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| Fe | โ Marcasite | FeS2 |
| Fe | โ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | โ Siderite | FeCO3 |
| Co | Cobalt | |
| Co | โ Linnaeite-Polydymite Series | |
| Ni | Nickel | |
| Ni | โ Pyrite var. Bravoite | (Fe,Ni)S2 |
| Ni | โ Millerite | NiS |
| Ni | โ Linnaeite-Polydymite Series | |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | โ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Cu | โ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | โ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Sr | Strontium | |
| Sr | โ Todorokite | (Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O |
| Ba | Barium | |
| Ba | โ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| Ba | โ Todorokite | (Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | โ Galena | PbS |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
- Rheno-Hercynian BeltOrogenic Belt
EuropeContinent
- Rhenish MassifMassif
Germany
- North Rhine-Westphalia
- ⭔The RuhrArea
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Donnerkuhle quarry, Hagen, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany