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Pumice quarries, Wassenach, Brohltal, Ahrweiler, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germanyi
Regional Level Types
Pumice quarriesGroup of Quarries (Abandoned)
WassenachMunicipality
BrohltalCollective Municipality
AhrweilerDistrict
Rhineland-PalatinateState
GermanyCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
50° 25' 36'' North , 7° 16' 31'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Group of Quarries (Abandoned) - last checked 2024
Kรถppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Wassenach1,174 (2011)0.9km
Glees564 (2011)1.9km
Burgbrohl3,332 (2017)3.1km
Weiler323 (2018)3.8km
Nickenich3,582 (2011)3.9km
Mindat Locality ID:
193017
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:193017:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Name(s) in local language(s):
Bimsgruben, Wassenach, Laacher See Komplex, Eifel, Rheinland-Pfalz, Deutschland


Abandoned pumice quarries located south of Wassenach.

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Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
โ“˜'Pyrochlore Group'4.00.A2Nb2(O,OH)6Z
โ“˜Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Group 9 - Silicates
โ“˜Titanite9.AG.15CaTi(SiO4)O
โ“˜Gehlenite9.BB.10Ca2Al[AlSiO7]
โ“˜Sanidine9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
โ“˜Nosean9.FB.10Na8(Al6Si6O24)(SO4) ยท H2O

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HHydrogen
Hโ“˜ NoseanNa8(Al6Si6O24)(SO4) · H2O
Hโ“˜ Pyrochlore GroupA2Nb2(O,OH)6Z
OOxygen
Oโ“˜ GehleniteCa2Al[AlSiO7]
Oโ“˜ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oโ“˜ NoseanNa8(Al6Si6O24)(SO4) · H2O
Oโ“˜ Pyrochlore GroupA2Nb2(O,OH)6Z
Oโ“˜ SanidineK(AlSi3O8)
Oโ“˜ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
NaSodium
Naโ“˜ NoseanNa8(Al6Si6O24)(SO4) · H2O
AlAluminium
Alโ“˜ GehleniteCa2Al[AlSiO7]
Alโ“˜ NoseanNa8(Al6Si6O24)(SO4) · H2O
Alโ“˜ SanidineK(AlSi3O8)
SiSilicon
Siโ“˜ GehleniteCa2Al[AlSiO7]
Siโ“˜ NoseanNa8(Al6Si6O24)(SO4) · H2O
Siโ“˜ SanidineK(AlSi3O8)
Siโ“˜ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
SSulfur
Sโ“˜ NoseanNa8(Al6Si6O24)(SO4) · H2O
KPotassium
Kโ“˜ SanidineK(AlSi3O8)
CaCalcium
Caโ“˜ GehleniteCa2Al[AlSiO7]
Caโ“˜ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
TiTitanium
Tiโ“˜ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
FeIron
Feโ“˜ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
NbNiobium
Nbโ“˜ Pyrochlore GroupA2Nb2(O,OH)6Z

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