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Prangenhaus quarry, Wรผlfrath, Mettmann, Dรผsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germanyi
Regional Level Types
Prangenhaus quarryQuarry (Abandoned)
WรผlfrathCity
MettmannDistrict
DรผsseldorfAdministrative District
North Rhine-WestphaliaState
GermanyCountry

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04880800017272066711170.jpg
View of the Wรผlfrath limestone quarrying area, in 1957.

Prangenhaus quarry, Wรผlfrath, Mettmann, Dรผsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
09834310017272066715848.jpg
View of the Wรผlfrath limestone quarrying area, in 1922.

Prangenhaus quarry, Wรผlfrath, Mettmann, Dรผsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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Pyrite, etc.

Prangenhaus quarry, Wรผlfrath, Mettmann, Dรผsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
04880800017272066711170.jpg
View of the Wรผlfrath limestone quarrying area, in 1957.

Prangenhaus quarry, Wรผlfrath, Mettmann, Dรผsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
09834310017272066715848.jpg
View of the Wรผlfrath limestone quarrying area, in 1922.

Prangenhaus quarry, Wรผlfrath, Mettmann, Dรผsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
04690010017272066723409.jpg
Pyrite, etc.

Prangenhaus quarry, Wรผlfrath, Mettmann, Dรผsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
04880800017272066711170.jpg
View of the Wรผlfrath limestone quarrying area, in 1957.

Prangenhaus quarry, Wรผlfrath, Mettmann, Dรผsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
09834310017272066715848.jpg
View of the Wรผlfrath limestone quarrying area, in 1922.

Prangenhaus quarry, Wรผlfrath, Mettmann, Dรผsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
51° 17' 4'' North , 7° 0' 59'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
51.28472,7.01639
GeoHash:
G#: u1hgz8j5j
GRN:
N35E04
Type:
Quarry (Abandoned) - last checked 2022
Kรถppen climate type:
Cfb : Temperate oceanic climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Wรผlfrath22,355 (2015)1.5km
Mettmann39,550 (2015)4.8km
Heiligenhaus27,700 (2015)5.6km
Velbert87,669 (2018)5.9km
Wuppertal360,797 (2018)9.7km
Mindat Locality ID:
36453
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:36453:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Steinbruch Flandersbach, Rheinische Kalksteinwerke Wรผlfrath,
Name(s) in local language(s):
Steinbruch Prangenhaus, Rohdenhaus, Wรผlfrath, Region Niederberg, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Deutschland


A former quarry in Upper Devonian limestones, disseminated by lead, zinc, copper and iron bearing veins.
Abandoned in 2000, later flooded. Now used by a company for tests of off-road vehicles.

Located 1.5 km south of Rohdenhaus, NW of Wรผlfrath.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


40 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

โ“˜ Anglesite
Formula: PbSO4
โ“˜ Antlerite
Formula: Cu3(SO4)(OH)4
โ“˜ Aragonite
Formula: CaCO3
โ“˜ Azurite
Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
โ“˜ Brochantite
Formula: Cu4(SO4)(OH)6
โ“˜ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
โ“˜ Cerussite
Formula: PbCO3
โ“˜ Chalcanthite
Formula: CuSO4 · 5H2O
โ“˜ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
โ“˜ Covellite
Formula: CuS
โ“˜ Cuprite
Formula: Cu2O
โ“˜ Devilline
Formula: CaCu4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O
โ“˜ Ferricopiapite
Formula: Fe3+0.67Fe3+4(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O
โ“˜ Galena
Formula: PbS
โ“˜ Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
โ“˜ Gunningite
Formula: ZnSO4 · H2O
โ“˜ Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
โ“˜ Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
โ“˜ Hemimorphite
Formula: Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
โ“˜ Heterogenite
Formula: Co3+O(OH)
โ“˜ Kolwezite
Formula: CuCo(CO3)(OH)2
โ“˜ Ktenasite
Formula: ZnCu4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 6H2O
โ“˜ Langite
Formula: Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 · 2H2O
โ“˜ 'Limonite'
โ“˜ Linarite
Formula: PbCu(SO4)(OH)2
โ“˜ Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
โ“˜ Melanterite
Formula: Fe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O
โ“˜ Mimetite
Formula: Pb5(AsO4)3Cl
โ“˜ Native Copper
Formula: Cu
โ“˜ Otavite
Formula: CdCO3
โ“˜ Posnjakite
Formula: Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 · H2O
โ“˜ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
โ“˜ Pyrite var. Bravoite
Formula: (Fe,Ni)S2
โ“˜ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
โ“˜ Rosasite
Formula: (Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2
โ“˜ Rozenite
Formula: FeSO4 · 4H2O
โ“˜ Serpierite
Formula: Ca(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O
โ“˜ Siderite
Formula: FeCO3
โ“˜ Siderotil
Formula: FeSO4 · 5H2O
โ“˜ Smithsonite
Formula: ZnCO3
โ“˜ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
โ“˜ Szomolnokite
Formula: FeSO4 · H2O

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
โ“˜Native Copper1.AA.05Cu
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
โ“˜Covellite2.CA.05aCuS
โ“˜Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
โ“˜Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
โ“˜Galena2.CD.10PbS
โ“˜Pyrite
var. Bravoite		2.EB.05a(Fe,Ni)S2
โ“˜2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
โ“˜Goethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
โ“˜Cuprite4.AA.10Cu2O
โ“˜Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
โ“˜Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
โ“˜Heterogenite4.FE.20Co3+O(OH)
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
โ“˜Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
โ“˜Otavite5.AB.05CdCO3
โ“˜Siderite5.AB.05FeCO3
โ“˜Smithsonite5.AB.05ZnCO3
โ“˜Aragonite5.AB.15CaCO3
โ“˜Cerussite5.AB.15PbCO3
โ“˜Azurite5.BA.05Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
โ“˜Kolwezite5.BA.10CuCo(CO3)(OH)2
โ“˜Malachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
โ“˜Rosasite5.BA.10(Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
โ“˜Anglesite7.AD.35PbSO4
โ“˜Antlerite7.BB.15Cu3(SO4)(OH)4
โ“˜Brochantite7.BB.25Cu4(SO4)(OH)6
โ“˜Linarite7.BC.65PbCu(SO4)(OH)2
โ“˜Gunningite7.CB.05ZnSO4 ยท H2O
โ“˜Szomolnokite7.CB.05FeSO4 ยท H2O
โ“˜Rozenite7.CB.15FeSO4 ยท 4H2O
โ“˜Chalcanthite7.CB.20CuSO4 ยท 5H2O
โ“˜Siderotil7.CB.20FeSO4 ยท 5H2O
โ“˜Melanterite7.CB.35Fe2+(H2O)6SO4 ยท H2O
โ“˜Gypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 ยท 2H2O
โ“˜Ferricopiapite7.DB.35Fe3+0.67Fe3+4(SO4)6(OH)2 ยท 20H2O
โ“˜Langite7.DD.10Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 ยท 2H2O
โ“˜Posnjakite7.DD.10Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 ยท H2O
โ“˜Ktenasite7.DD.20ZnCu4(SO4)2(OH)6 ยท 6H2O
โ“˜Devilline7.DD.30CaCu4(SO4)2(OH)6 ยท 3H2O
โ“˜Serpierite7.DD.30Ca(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6 ยท 3H2O
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
โ“˜Mimetite8.BN.05Pb5(AsO4)3Cl
Group 9 - Silicates
โ“˜Hemimorphite9.BD.10Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 ยท H2O
Unclassified
โ“˜'Limonite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hโ“˜ AntleriteCu3(SO4)(OH)4
Hโ“˜ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Hโ“˜ BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
Hโ“˜ ChalcanthiteCuSO4 · 5H2O
Hโ“˜ DevillineCaCu4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O
Hโ“˜ FerricopiapiteFe3+0.67Fe43+(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O
Hโ“˜ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Hโ“˜ GunningiteZnSO4 · H2O
Hโ“˜ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Hโ“˜ HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Hโ“˜ HeterogeniteCo3+O(OH)
Hโ“˜ KolweziteCuCo(CO3)(OH)2
Hโ“˜ KtenasiteZnCu4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 6H2O
Hโ“˜ LangiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6 · 2H2O
Hโ“˜ LinaritePbCu(SO4)(OH)2
Hโ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Hโ“˜ MelanteriteFe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O
Hโ“˜ PosnjakiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6 · H2O
Hโ“˜ Rosasite(Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2
Hโ“˜ RozeniteFeSO4 · 4H2O
Hโ“˜ SerpieriteCa(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O
Hโ“˜ SiderotilFeSO4 · 5H2O
Hโ“˜ SzomolnokiteFeSO4 · H2O
CCarbon
Cโ“˜ AragoniteCaCO3
Cโ“˜ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cโ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Cโ“˜ CerussitePbCO3
Cโ“˜ KolweziteCuCo(CO3)(OH)2
Cโ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cโ“˜ OtaviteCdCO3
Cโ“˜ Rosasite(Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2
Cโ“˜ SideriteFeCO3
Cโ“˜ SmithsoniteZnCO3
OOxygen
Oโ“˜ AnglesitePbSO4
Oโ“˜ AntleriteCu3(SO4)(OH)4
Oโ“˜ AragoniteCaCO3
Oโ“˜ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Oโ“˜ BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
Oโ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Oโ“˜ CerussitePbCO3
Oโ“˜ ChalcanthiteCuSO4 · 5H2O
Oโ“˜ CupriteCu2O
Oโ“˜ DevillineCaCu4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O
Oโ“˜ FerricopiapiteFe3+0.67Fe43+(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O
Oโ“˜ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Oโ“˜ GunningiteZnSO4 · H2O
Oโ“˜ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Oโ“˜ HematiteFe2O3
Oโ“˜ HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Oโ“˜ HeterogeniteCo3+O(OH)
Oโ“˜ KolweziteCuCo(CO3)(OH)2
Oโ“˜ KtenasiteZnCu4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 6H2O
Oโ“˜ LangiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6 · 2H2O
Oโ“˜ LinaritePbCu(SO4)(OH)2
Oโ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Oโ“˜ MelanteriteFe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O
Oโ“˜ MimetitePb5(AsO4)3Cl
Oโ“˜ OtaviteCdCO3
Oโ“˜ PosnjakiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6 · H2O
Oโ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Oโ“˜ Rosasite(Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2
Oโ“˜ RozeniteFeSO4 · 4H2O
Oโ“˜ SerpieriteCa(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O
Oโ“˜ SiderotilFeSO4 · 5H2O
Oโ“˜ SideriteFeCO3
Oโ“˜ SmithsoniteZnCO3
Oโ“˜ SzomolnokiteFeSO4 · H2O
SiSilicon
Siโ“˜ HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Siโ“˜ QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
Sโ“˜ AnglesitePbSO4
Sโ“˜ AntleriteCu3(SO4)(OH)4
Sโ“˜ Pyrite var. Bravoite(Fe,Ni)S2
Sโ“˜ BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
Sโ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sโ“˜ ChalcanthiteCuSO4 · 5H2O
Sโ“˜ CovelliteCuS
Sโ“˜ DevillineCaCu4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O
Sโ“˜ FerricopiapiteFe3+0.67Fe43+(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O
Sโ“˜ GalenaPbS
Sโ“˜ GunningiteZnSO4 · H2O
Sโ“˜ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Sโ“˜ KtenasiteZnCu4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 6H2O
Sโ“˜ LangiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6 · 2H2O
Sโ“˜ LinaritePbCu(SO4)(OH)2
Sโ“˜ MelanteriteFe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O
Sโ“˜ PosnjakiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6 · H2O
Sโ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Sโ“˜ RozeniteFeSO4 · 4H2O
Sโ“˜ SerpieriteCa(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O
Sโ“˜ SiderotilFeSO4 · 5H2O
Sโ“˜ SphaleriteZnS
Sโ“˜ SzomolnokiteFeSO4 · H2O
ClChlorine
Clโ“˜ MimetitePb5(AsO4)3Cl
CaCalcium
Caโ“˜ AragoniteCaCO3
Caโ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Caโ“˜ DevillineCaCu4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O
Caโ“˜ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Caโ“˜ SerpieriteCa(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O
FeIron
Feโ“˜ Pyrite var. Bravoite(Fe,Ni)S2
Feโ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feโ“˜ FerricopiapiteFe3+0.67Fe43+(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O
Feโ“˜ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Feโ“˜ HematiteFe2O3
Feโ“˜ MelanteriteFe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O
Feโ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Feโ“˜ RozeniteFeSO4 · 4H2O
Feโ“˜ SiderotilFeSO4 · 5H2O
Feโ“˜ SideriteFeCO3
Feโ“˜ SzomolnokiteFeSO4 · H2O
CoCobalt
Coโ“˜ HeterogeniteCo3+O(OH)
Coโ“˜ KolweziteCuCo(CO3)(OH)2
NiNickel
Niโ“˜ Pyrite var. Bravoite(Fe,Ni)S2
CuCopper
Cuโ“˜ AntleriteCu3(SO4)(OH)4
Cuโ“˜ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cuโ“˜ BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
Cuโ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuโ“˜ ChalcanthiteCuSO4 · 5H2O
Cuโ“˜ CovelliteCuS
Cuโ“˜ CupriteCu2O
Cuโ“˜ Native CopperCu
Cuโ“˜ DevillineCaCu4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O
Cuโ“˜ KolweziteCuCo(CO3)(OH)2
Cuโ“˜ KtenasiteZnCu4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 6H2O
Cuโ“˜ LangiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6 · 2H2O
Cuโ“˜ LinaritePbCu(SO4)(OH)2
Cuโ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cuโ“˜ PosnjakiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6 · H2O
Cuโ“˜ Rosasite(Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2
Cuโ“˜ SerpieriteCa(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O
ZnZinc
Znโ“˜ GunningiteZnSO4 · H2O
Znโ“˜ HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Znโ“˜ KtenasiteZnCu4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 6H2O
Znโ“˜ Rosasite(Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2
Znโ“˜ SerpieriteCa(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O
Znโ“˜ SmithsoniteZnCO3
Znโ“˜ SphaleriteZnS
AsArsenic
Asโ“˜ MimetitePb5(AsO4)3Cl
CdCadmium
Cdโ“˜ OtaviteCdCO3
PbLead
Pbโ“˜ AnglesitePbSO4
Pbโ“˜ CerussitePbCO3
Pbโ“˜ GalenaPbS
Pbโ“˜ LinaritePbCu(SO4)(OH)2
Pbโ“˜ MimetitePb5(AsO4)3Cl

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https://www.mineralienatlas.de/?l=4733
Schnorrer-Kรถhler, Gรผnther (1988) Der Niederbergische Erzbezirk des Werdener Bergreviers in Nordrhein-Westfalen [The Niederbergische Erzbezirk of the Werden mining area in North Rhine-Westphalia]. Lapis, 13 (1) 11-35
Harms, Udo (2009) Nickeloan pyrite from Prangenhaus quarry, Niederberg area, Germanyโ€”A short communication. Geochemistry, 69 (3) 279-285 doi:10.1016/j.chemer.2009.05.003
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