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Ahrweiler, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germanyi
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Herchenberg

Herchenberg quarry, Burgbrohl, Brohltal, Ahrweiler, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Gliding fold, Dachsbusch

Dachsbusch quarry, Glees, Brohltal, Ahrweiler, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Dump

Bergsegen I Mine, Aremberg, Adenau, Ahrweiler, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Herchenberg

Herchenberg quarry, Burgbrohl, Brohltal, Ahrweiler, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Gliding fold, Dachsbusch

Dachsbusch quarry, Glees, Brohltal, Ahrweiler, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Dump

Bergsegen I Mine, Aremberg, Adenau, Ahrweiler, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Herchenberg

Herchenberg quarry, Burgbrohl, Brohltal, Ahrweiler, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Gliding fold, Dachsbusch

Dachsbusch quarry, Glees, Brohltal, Ahrweiler, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Neighbouring regions:
Neuwied, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Vulkaneifel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Type:
District
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler27,823 (2015)
Sinzig17,880 (2015)
Remagen16,280 (2015)
Bad Breisig8,959 (2017)
Burgbrohl3,332 (2017)
Adenau2,995 (2015)
Mindat Locality ID:
51579
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:51579:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Ahrweiler District
Other Languages:
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French:
Arrondissement d'Ahrweiler, Rhénanie-Palatinat, Allemagne
German:
Landkreis Ahrweiler, Rheinland-Pfalz, Deutschland
Italian:
Circondario di Ahrweiler, Renania-Palatinato, Germania
Russian:
Арвайлер, Рейнланд-Пфальц, Германия
Simplified Chinese:
阿尔魏勒县, 莱茵兰-普法尔茨, 德国
Spanish:
Distrito de Ahrweiler, Renania-Palatinado, Alemania
Arabic:
أرفيلر, راينلند بالاتينات, ألمانيا
Cebuano:
Landkreis Ahrweiler, Rheinland-Pfalz, Alemanya
Czech:
Zemský okres Ahrweiler, Porýní-Falc, Německo
Danish:
Landkreis Ahrweiler, Rheinland-Pfalz, Tyskland
Dutch:
Landkreis Ahrweiler, Rijnland-Palts, Duitsland
Esperanto:
Distrikto Ahrweiler, Rejnlando-Palatinato, Germanio
Farsi/Persian:
اهرویلر, راینلاند-فالتس, آلمان
Franco-Provençal:
Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler, Alemagne
Georgian:
არვაილის რაიონი, რაინლანდ-პფალცი, გერმანია
Hungarian:
Ahrweiler járás, Rajna-vidék-Pfalz, Németország
Indonesian:
Ahrweiler, Rheinland-Pfalz, Jerman
Interlingua:
Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler, Rhenania-Palatinato, Germania
Interlingue:
Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler, Rheinland-Palatinia, Germania
Irish Gaelic:
Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler, Tír na Réine agus an Phalaitíneacht, An Ghearmáin
Japanese:
アールヴァイラー郡, ラインラント＝プファルツ州, ドイツ
Kazakh (Cyrillic Script):
Арвайлер, Рейнланд-Пфальц, Германия
Korean:
아르바일러 군, 라인란트팔츠주, 독일
Luxembourgish:
Landkrees Ahrweiler, Rheinland-Pfalz, Däitschland
Macedonian:
Арвајлер, Рајнска област-Пфалц, Германија
Malay:
Ahrweiler, Rhineland-Palatinate, Jerman
Norwegian:
Ahrweiler, Rheinland-Pfalz, Tyskland
Polish:
Powiat Ahrweiler, Nadrenia-Palatynat, Niemcy
Portuguese:
Ahrweiler, Renânia-Palatinado, Alemanha
Romanian:
Ahrweiler, Renania-Palatinat, Germania
Saterland Frisian:
Loundkring Ahrweiler, Rhienlound-Palts, Düütsklound
Serbian:
Округ Арвајлер, Рајна-Палатинат, Њемачка
Serbo-Croatian:
Okrug Arvajler, Porajnje-Falačka, Njemačka
Swedish:
Landkreis Ahrweiler, Rheinland-Pfalz, Tyskland
Turkish:
Ahrweiler, Renanya-Palatina, Almanya
Ukrainian:
Арвайлер, Рейнланд-Пфальц, Німеччина
Vietnamese:
Ahrweiler, Rheinland-Pfalz, Đức
Walloon:
Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler, Almagne
Waray:
Ahrweiler, Rheinland-Pfalz, Alemanya
West Flemish:
Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler, Reynland-Palts, Duutsland
West Frisian:
Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler, Rynlân-Palts, Dútslân
Western Punjabi:
اہرویلر, رائین لینڈ-پالاٹیناٹے, جرمنی


Ahrweiler is a district in the north of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is bounded by (from the north and clockwise) the districts of Euskirchen, Rhein-Sieg and the city of Bonn in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, and the districts of Neuwied, Mayen-Koblenz and Vulkaneifel.

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189 valid minerals. 5 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals.

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ⓘ Actinolite
Formula: ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
ⓘ Aegirine
Formula: NaFe3+Si2O6
ⓘ Aegirine var. Titanium-bearing Aegirine
Formula: Na(Fe,Ti)Si2O6
Habit: prismatic
Colour: Blackish green, dark green to bottle-green
Description: Found by G. Blaß. Contains up to 6 atomic % titanium.
ⓘ Aegirine-augite
Formula: (NaaCabFe2+cMgd)(Fe3+eAlfFe2+gMgh)Si2O6
ⓘ Afwillite
Formula: Ca3[SiO4][SiO2(OH)2] · 2H2O
ⓘ Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
ⓘ Albite var. Andesine
Formula: (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
ⓘ Albite var. Anorthoclase
Formula: (Na,K)AlSi3O8
ⓘ Albite var. Oligoclase
Formula: (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
ⓘ Allanite-(Ce)
Formula: (CaCe)(AlAlFe2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
ⓘ 'Allanite Group'
Formula: (A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
ⓘ Allophane
Formula: (Al2O3)(SiO2)1.3-2 · 2.5-3H2O
ⓘ Almandine
Formula: Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3
ⓘ 'Amphibole Supergroup'
Formula: AB2C5(T8O22)W2
ⓘ Analcime
Formula: Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.
ⓘ Andalusite
Formula: Al2(SiO4)O
ⓘ Andradite
Formula: Ca3Fe3+2(SiO4)3
Localities: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region.
ⓘ Andradite var. Melanite
Formula: Ca3Fe3+2(SiO4)3
ⓘ Anglesite
Formula: PbSO4
ⓘ Ankerite
Formula: Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
ⓘ Annabergite
Formula: Ni3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
ⓘ Annabergite var. Magnesium-bearing Annabergite
Formula: (Ni,Mg)3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
ⓘ Anorthite
Formula: Ca(Al2Si2O8)
ⓘ 'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3A
ⓘ 'Apophyllite Group'
Formula: AB4[Si8O20]X · 8H2O
ⓘ Aragonite
Formula: CaCO3
Localities: Reported from at least 11 localities in this region.
ⓘ Aragonite var. Flos Ferri
Formula: CaCO3
References:
Christof Schäfer
ⓘ Arsenopyrite
Formula: FeAsS
ⓘ Augite
Formula: (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Localities: Reported from at least 13 localities in this region.
ⓘ Aurichalcite
Formula: (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
ⓘ Azurite
Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
ⓘ Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
Localities: Reported from at least 9 localities in this region.
ⓘ Berthierite
Formula: FeSb2S4
ⓘ Bindheimite
Formula: Pb2Sb2O6O
ⓘ 'Biotite'
Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Localities: Reported from at least 10 localities in this region.
ⓘ Birnessite
Formula: (Na,Ca)0.5(Mn4+,Mn3+)2O4 · 1.5H2O
ⓘ Bornite
Formula: Cu5FeS4
ⓘ Boulangerite
Formula: Pb5Sb4S11
ⓘ Bournonite
Formula: PbCuSbS3
Localities: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region.
ⓘ Breithauptite
Formula: NiSb
ⓘ Brenkite (TL)
Formula: Ca2(CO3)F2
Type Locality:
Description: From the quaternary phonolite, hydrothermal.
ⓘ Brochantite
Formula: Cu4(SO4)(OH)6
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Localities: Reported from at least 18 localities in this region.
ⓘ 'Calcium Amphibole Subgroup'
Formula: AnCa2(C2+5-mC3+m)(Si8-(n+m)Al(n+m))W2
ⓘ 'Calcium Amphibole Subgroup var. Hornblende'
Formula: AnCa2(Z2+5-mZ3+m)(Si8-(n+m)Al(n+m))(OH,F,Cl)2
ⓘ Caledonite
Formula: Pb5Cu2(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)6
ⓘ Cancrinite
Formula: (Na,Ca,◻)8(Al6Si6O24)(CO3,SO4)2 · 2H2O
ⓘ 'Cancrinite Group'
ⓘ Carnotite ?
Formula: K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O
ⓘ Celestine
Formula: SrSO4
ⓘ Cerussite
Formula: PbCO3
ⓘ Cervantite
Formula: Sb3+Sb5+O4
ⓘ 'Chabazite'
ⓘ Chabazite-Ca
Formula: (Ca,K2,Na2)2[Al2Si4O12]2 · 12H2O
ⓘ Chalcanthite
Formula: CuSO4 · 5H2O
ⓘ Chalcocite
Formula: Cu2S
ⓘ Chalcophyllite
Formula: Cu18Al2(AsO4)4(SO4)3(OH)24 · 36H2O
ⓘ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
Localities: Reported from at least 25 localities in this region.
ⓘ 'Chlorite Group'
ⓘ Chloritoid
Formula: Fe2+Al2O(SiO4)(OH)2
ⓘ Chrysocolla
Formula: Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
ⓘ Cobaltite ?
Formula: CoAsS
ⓘ Cordierite
Formula: Mg2Al4Si5O18
ⓘ Corundum
Formula: Al2O3
Localities: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region.
ⓘ Corundum var. Sapphire
Formula: Al2O3
ⓘ Covellite
Formula: CuS
ⓘ Cristobalite
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Cuprite
Formula: Cu2O
Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.
ⓘ 'Cuproroméite' ?
Formula: Cu2Sb2(O,OH)7
ⓘ Davyne
Formula: (Na,K)6Ca2(Al6Si6O24)(Cl2,SO4)2
ⓘ Delafossite
Formula: Cu+Fe3+O2
ⓘ Devilline
Formula: CaCu4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O
ⓘ Dickite
Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
ⓘ Diopside
Formula: CaMgSi2O6
ⓘ Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.
ⓘ Dolomite var. Iron-bearing Dolomite
Formula: Ca(Mg,Fe)(CO3)2
References:
Reppke (1993)Identified by Volker Reppke: Wet Chemical
ⓘ Dorrite
Formula: Ca4(Mg3Fe3+9)O4(Si3Al8Fe3+O36)
Habit: club-shaped twins
Colour: red
Description: Found by G. Blaß. Analysis gave a titanium content of 0.64 to 0.68 atoms per formula unit from 28 cations. These crystals, therefore, are dorrite since a maximum titanium content limit of 1 atom per formula unit from 28 cations has been established in the nomenclature.
ⓘ Enstatite
Formula: Mg2Si2O6
ⓘ Enstatite var. Bronzite
Formula: (Mg,Fe2+)2[SiO3]2
ⓘ Epidote
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
ⓘ Erythrite
Formula: Co3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
ⓘ Ettringite
Formula: Ca6Al2(SO4)3(OH)12 · 26H2O
ⓘ Fayalite
Formula: Fe2+2(SiO4)
ⓘ Fedorite
Formula: (Na,K)2-3(Ca4Na3)Si16O38(OH,F)2 · 3.5H2O
ⓘ 'Feldspar Group'
Habit: tabular
Colour: colourless to white
ⓘ Ferri-obertiite ?
Formula: NaNa2(Mg3Fe3+Ti)Si8O22O2
Description: A Fe:Mn ratio of 4:1 has been analysed. It is currently not clear whether ferri-obertiite, mangani-obertiite or both occur at this locality, see also http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,14,342477,342721#msg-342721 for further information.
ⓘ Ferrosilite
Formula: Fe2+2Si2O6
ⓘ Fluorapatite
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3F
Localities: Reported from at least 9 localities in this region.
ⓘ Fluorapophyllite-(K)
Formula: KCa4(Si8O20)(F,OH) · 8H2O
ⓘ Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
ⓘ Forsterite
Formula: Mg2(SiO4)
Localities: Reported from at least 10 localities in this region.
ⓘ Galena
Formula: PbS
Localities: Reported from at least 24 localities in this region.
ⓘ Garronite-Ca
Formula: Na2Ca5Al12Si20O64 · 27H2O
ⓘ Gehlenite
Formula: Ca2Al[AlSiO7]
ⓘ Gersdorffite
Formula: NiAsS
ⓘ Gibbsite
Formula: Al(OH)3
ⓘ Gismondine-Ca
Formula: CaAl2Si2O8 · 4H2O
ⓘ 'Glass'
ⓘ Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
Localities: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region.
ⓘ Gonnardite
Formula: (Na,Ca)2(Si,Al)5O10 · 3H2O
ⓘ Graphite
Formula: C
ⓘ Grossular
Formula: Ca3Al2(SiO4)3
ⓘ Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
ⓘ Hannebachite (TL)
Formula: CaSO3 · H2O
Type Locality:
Description: From the quaternary basalt top (in porous melilite-nepheline-leucitite).
ⓘ Haüyne
Formula: Na3Ca(Si3Al3)O12(SO4)
Localities: Reported from at least 8 localities in this region.
ⓘ Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
ⓘ Hercynite
Formula: Fe2+Al2O4
ⓘ Heterogenite
Formula: Co3+O(OH)
ⓘ 'Hornblende Root Name Group'
Formula: ◻Ca2(C2+4C3+)(AlSi7O22)W2
Localities: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region.
ⓘ Hörnesite
Formula: Mg3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
ⓘ Huttonite
Formula: ThSiO4
ⓘ Hydrocerussite
Formula: Pb3(CO3)2(OH)2
ⓘ Hydrotalcite
Formula: Mg6Al2(CO3)(OH)16 · 4H2O
ⓘ Hydroxylapatite
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(OH)
Habit: colourless
Description: Found by G. Blaß. Up to 0.4mm. Analysis showed it to be completely free of fluorine and a low strontium content.
ⓘ Hydrozincite
Formula: Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6
ⓘ 'Hypersthene'
Formula: (Mg,Fe)SiO3
ⓘ Ilmenite
Formula: Fe2+TiO3
Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.
ⓘ Ilvaite ?
Formula: CaFe3+Fe2+2(Si2O7)O(OH)
ⓘ Jarosite
Formula: KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6
ⓘ Jeremejevite
Formula: Al6(BO3)5(F,OH)3
ⓘ Kermesite
Formula: Sb2S2O
ⓘ Kyanite
Formula: Al2(SiO4)O
ⓘ Langite
Formula: Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 · 2H2O
ⓘ Låvenite
Formula: Na2Ca2Mn2Zr2(Si2O7)2O2F2
ⓘ Lavendulan
Formula: NaCaCu5(AsO4)4Cl · 5H2O
ⓘ Leadhillite
Formula: Pb4(CO3)2(SO4)(OH)2
ⓘ Lepidocrocite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
ⓘ Leucite
Formula: K(AlSi2O6)
Localities: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region.
ⓘ 'Limonite'
Localities: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region.
ⓘ Linarite
Formula: PbCu(SO4)(OH)2
ⓘ Lizardite
Formula: Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
ⓘ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Localities: Reported from at least 19 localities in this region.
ⓘ Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Localities: Reported from at least 8 localities in this region.
ⓘ 'Manganese Oxides'
ⓘ 'Manganese Oxides var. Manganese Dendrites'
Colour: black
Description: Found by G. Blaß.
ⓘ Mangani-obertiite ?
Formula: NaNa2(Mg3Mn3+Ti4+)Si8O22O2
Description: A Fe:Mn ratio of 4:1 has been analysed. It is currently not clear whether ferri-obertiite, mangani-obertiite or both occur at this locality, see also http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,14,342477,342721#msg-342721 for further information.
ⓘ 'Manganogel'
Formula: ~MnO2 · nH2O
ⓘ Marcasite
Formula: FeS2
Localities: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region.
ⓘ Meionite
Formula: Ca4Al6Si6O24CO3
ⓘ 'Melilite Group'
Formula: A2M(XSiO7)
ⓘ Meneghinite
Formula: Pb13CuSb7S24
ⓘ Metastibnite
Formula: Sb2S3
ⓘ Millerite
Formula: NiS
Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.
ⓘ Monazite-(Ce)
Formula: Ce(PO4)
ⓘ 'Monazite Group'
Formula: REE(PO4)
ⓘ Montmorillonite
Formula: (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.
ⓘ Mottramite
Formula: PbCu(VO4)(OH)
References:
Christof Schäfer
ⓘ Mullite
Formula: Al4+2xSi2-2xO10-x
ⓘ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘ Namuwite
Formula: Zn4(SO4)(OH)6 · 4H2O
ⓘ Native Antimony
Formula: Sb
ⓘ Native Copper
Formula: Cu
ⓘ Native Sulphur
Formula: S8
ⓘ Natrojarosite
Formula: NaFe3(SO4)2(OH)6
ⓘ Natrolite
Formula: Na2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
ⓘ Natron
Formula: Na2CO3 · 10H2O
ⓘ Nepheline
Formula: Na3K(Al4Si4O16)
Localities: Reported from at least 9 localities in this region.
ⓘ Nosean (TL)
Formula: Na8(Al6Si6O24)(SO4) · H2O
Localities: Reported from at least 10 localities in this region.
ⓘ 'Obertiite Root Name Group'
Formula: ANa2(C2+3C3+Ti)Si8O22O2
Description: A Fe:Mn ratio of 4:1 has been analysed. It is currently not clear whether ferri-obertiite, mangani-obertiite or both occur at this locality, see also http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,14,342477,342721#msg-342721 for further information.
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