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Diorite quarry, Neusalza-Spremberg, Görlitz District, Saxony, Germanyi
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Diorite quarryQuarry (Abandoned)
Neusalza-SprembergTown
Görlitz DistrictDistrict
SaxonyState
GermanyCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
51° 2' 9'' North , 14° 32' 10'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
51.03598,14.53616
GRN:
N35E07
Type:
Quarry (Abandoned) - last checked 2025
Köppen climate type:
Cfb : Temperate oceanic climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Neusalza-Spremberg2,489 (2015)0.4km
Friedersdorf1,512 (2015)2.3km
Schönbach1,368 (2014)4.0km
Beiersdorf1,369 (2017)4.2km
Oppach3,060 (2014)4.2km
Mindat Locality ID:
452836
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:452836:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
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Upper Sorbian:
Nowosólc-Grodk, Nowosólc-Hródk, Wokrjes Zhorjelc, Sakska, Němska
Polish:
Nowy Solec, Neusalza-Spremberg, Powiat Görlitz, Saksonia, Niemcy


An old abandoned diorite quarry, exposed in the main granite of Lusatian Mountains, approx. 200m NW of the summit of Hutzelberg 343m. Between streets Am Spreepark and Am Hutzelberg in Neusalza-Spremberg.

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References

Hazard J. (1891) - Geologische Specialkarte des Königreichs Sachsen, Nr. 71 Section Löbau - Neusalza; Leitung H.Credner, Leipzig [Neue Nummer 4953].
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