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Schäfer quarry, Hahnstätten, Aar-Einrich, Rhein-Lahn-Kreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germanyi
Regional Level Types
Schäfer quarryQuarry
HahnstättenMunicipality
Aar-EinrichCollective Municipality
Rhein-Lahn-KreisDistrict
Rhineland-PalatinateState
GermanyCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
50° 19' 1'' North , 8° 3' 53'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Lohrheim581 (2011)1.1km
Hahnstätten2,900 (2015)1.9km
Niederneisen1,462 (2011)2.1km
Kaltenholzhausen613 (2011)3.1km
Flacht1,189 (2017)3.3km
Mindat Locality ID:
36167
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:36167:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
German:
Steinbruch Schäfer, Hahnstätten, Verbandsgemeinde Aar-Einrich, Rhein-Lahn-Kreis, Rheinland-Pfalz, Deutschland


A limestone quarry operated by the Schäfer company.
Located 1.5 km NNW of Hahnstätten and about 3 km SSE of Niederneisen.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

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4 valid minerals.

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Goethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
Pyrolusite4.DB.05Mn4+O2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Dolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Unclassified
'Limonite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
CCarbon
C CalciteCaCO3
C DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
OOxygen
O CalciteCaCO3
O DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
O GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
O PyrolusiteMn4+O2
MgMagnesium
Mg DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
CaCalcium
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
MnManganese
Mn PyrolusiteMn4+O2
FeIron
Fe GoethiteFe3+O(OH)

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