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HĂŒttenberg sand pit, Glees, Brohltal, Ahrweiler, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germanyi
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HĂŒttenberg sand pitQuarry (Abandoned)
GleesMunicipality
BrohltalCollective Municipality
AhrweilerDistrict
Rhineland-PalatinateState
GermanyCountry
HĂŒttenberg sand pit, Eifel Volcanic Fields, Germany

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
50° 25' 45'' North , 7° 13' 41'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Quarry (Abandoned) - last checked 2024
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Wehr1,152 (2011)1.6km
Glees564 (2011)1.6km
Galenberg221 (2011)2.0km
Oberzissen1,069 (2011)3.1km
Brenk204 (2016)3.2km
Mindat Locality ID:
36148
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:36148:1
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Dachsbusch
Other Languages:
German:
Sandgrube HĂŒttenberg, Glees, Brohltal, Landkreis Ahrweiler, Rheinland-Pfalz, Deutschland


Abandoned tuff quarry (small sandpit), in the pyroclastic formation of the so-called HĂŒttenberg pumice tuffs ("HĂŒttenberg-Bimstuffe", alkali-trachyte).

Xenoliths of different origin: mica schists, crystalline schists, metasomatites, sanidinites, subvolcanites, carbonatites, selbergites, and alkali basalts.

Located between Dachsbusch Mt. and HĂŒttenberg Mt, near Glees and about 2.5 km SSE of Niederzissen.

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