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Eisenkaul Mine, Wehr, Brohltal, Ahrweiler, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germanyi
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Eisenkaul MineMine
WehrMunicipality
BrohltalCollective Municipality
AhrweilerDistrict
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GermanyCountry
Eisenkaul Mine, Eifel Volcanic Fields, Germany

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
50° North , 7° East (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~3km
GRN:
N34E04
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
Cfb : Temperate oceanic climate
Mindat Locality ID:
51580
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:51580:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Name(s) in local language(s):
Grube Eisenkaul, Wehr, Niederzissen, Eifel, Rheinland-Pfalz, Deutschland


Ancient iron mine worked from 1847 to 1863.
Located southwest of Wehr, in the forest adjacent to the road leading to Weibern.

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5 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘSphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘGoethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
ⓘHematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘSiderite5.AB.05FeCO3
Unclassified
ⓘ'Limonite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
CCarbon
Cⓘ SideriteFeCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Oⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ SideriteFeCO3
SiSilicon
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
Sⓘ SphaleriteZnS
FeIron
Feⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Feⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Feⓘ SideriteFeCO3
ZnZinc
Znⓘ SphaleriteZnS

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References

www.kreis-ahrweiler.de (n.d.) https://www.kreis-ahrweiler.de/kvar/VT/hjb2002/hjb2002.22.htm
Liebering, W., (1883): Beschreibung des Bergrevieres Coblenz I, Verlag Adolph Marcus , Bonn
Reppke, V. (1993) Varistische und postvaristische Buntmetallmineralisationen in der östlichen Eifel (Linksrheinisches Schiefergebirge). Ein mineralogischer und bergbauhistorischer Überblick. Dissertation Univ. Göttingen: 347 pages (in German).
Bultmann, T. (2002) Die Eisenerzvorkommen im Wehrer Kessel. Ihre Gewinnung und Verarbeitung vom Mittelalter bis zur Neuzeit. Jahrbuch Kreis Ahrweiler, 80.
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