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L176 Road cut, Reichenbach, Baumholder, Birkenfeld, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germanyi
Regional Level Types
L176 Road cutRoad Cutting
ReichenbachMunicipality
BaumholderCollective Municipality
BirkenfeldDistrict
Rhineland-PalatinateState
GermanyCountry

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01767620017272284922544.jpg
Chabazite, etc.

L176 Road cut, Reichenbach, Baumholder, Birkenfeld, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
01767620017272284922544.jpg
Chabazite, etc.

L176 Road cut, Reichenbach, Baumholder, Birkenfeld, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
01767620017272284922544.jpg
Chabazite, etc.

L176 Road cut, Reichenbach, Baumholder, Birkenfeld, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
49° 38' 55'' North , 7° 17' 25'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
49.64874,7.29046
GeoHash:
G#: u0v4mykbb
GRN:
N34E04
Type:
Road Cutting
Köppen climate type:
Cfb : Temperate oceanic climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Reichenbach675 (2017)0.9km
Kronweiler363 (2016)1.7km
Sonnenberg-Winnenberg535 (2016)2.1km
Frauenberg473 (2011)2.1km
Ruschberg857 (2017)3.2km
Mindat Locality ID:
189239
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:189239:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
German:
L176 Straßenanschnitt, Reichenbach, Baumholder, Landkreis Birkenfeld, Rheinland-Pfalz, Deutschland


L 176 road cut just N of Reichenbach. Rock was exposed around 1980.

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ 'Chabazite'
ⓘ 'Stilbite Subgroup'
Formula: M6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O

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ⓘ'Chabazite'-
ⓘ'Stilbite Subgroup'-M6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Stilbite SubgroupM6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
OOxygen
Oⓘ Stilbite SubgroupM6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
AlAluminium
Alⓘ Stilbite SubgroupM6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Stilbite SubgroupM6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O

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