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ENCI quarry, Pietersberg, Maastricht, Limburg, Netherlandsi
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ENCI quarryQuarry (Abandoned)
PietersbergHill
MaastrichtMunicipality
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Quarry with in the back the former mine adits

ENCI quarry, Pietersberg, Maastricht, Limburg, Netherlands
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ENCI quarry, Pietersberg, Maastricht, Limburg, Netherlands
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ENCI location

ENCI quarry, Pietersberg, Maastricht, Limburg, Netherlands
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Quarry with in the back the former mine adits

ENCI quarry, Pietersberg, Maastricht, Limburg, Netherlands
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Admistrative buildings

ENCI quarry, Pietersberg, Maastricht, Limburg, Netherlands
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ENCI location

ENCI quarry, Pietersberg, Maastricht, Limburg, Netherlands
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Quarry with in the back the former mine adits

ENCI quarry, Pietersberg, Maastricht, Limburg, Netherlands
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Admistrative buildings

ENCI quarry, Pietersberg, Maastricht, Limburg, Netherlands
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
50° 49' 13'' North , 5° 41' 31'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
50.82030,5.69213
GRN:
N34E03
Type:
Quarry (Abandoned) - last checked 2023
Köppen climate type:
Cfb : Temperate oceanic climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Heugem4,620 (2018)1.4km
Sint Pieter145 (2017)1.9km
De Heeg6,255 (2017)2.2km
Biesland1,505 (2017)2.6km
Gronsveld2,380 (2017)2.9km
Nearest Clubs:
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ClubLocationDistance
Vieille Montagne HeritageKelmis / La Calamine, Belgium25km
Mindat Locality ID:
61650
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:61650:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0


The ENCI quarry is a limestone quarry on the Meuse side of the Sint-Pietersberg (part of the Caestert Plateau) in the Dutch municipality of Maastricht. Opencast limestone ("marl") mining started here in 1926 with the establishment of the Eerste Nederlandse Cement Industrie (ENCI). Limestone is an important raw material for cement production. The marl extraction was definitively stopped on 1 July 2018.

The locality was well known for fossil urchins which occured quite frequently in the chalk.

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4 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘTridymite4.DA.10SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘHydroxylapatite
var. Carbonate-rich Hydroxylapatite		8.BN.05Ca5(PO4,CO3)3(OH,O)
ⓘ8.BN.05Ca5(PO4)3(OH)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Hydroxylapatite var. Carbonate-rich HydroxylapatiteCa5(PO4,CO3)3(OH,O)
Hⓘ HydroxylapatiteCa5(PO4)3(OH)
CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ Hydroxylapatite var. Carbonate-rich HydroxylapatiteCa5(PO4,CO3)3(OH,O)
OOxygen
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ Hydroxylapatite var. Carbonate-rich HydroxylapatiteCa5(PO4,CO3)3(OH,O)
Oⓘ HydroxylapatiteCa5(PO4)3(OH)
Oⓘ TridymiteSiO2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ TridymiteSiO2
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ Hydroxylapatite var. Carbonate-rich HydroxylapatiteCa5(PO4,CO3)3(OH,O)
Pⓘ HydroxylapatiteCa5(PO4)3(OH)
SSulfur
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ Hydroxylapatite var. Carbonate-rich HydroxylapatiteCa5(PO4,CO3)3(OH,O)
Caⓘ HydroxylapatiteCa5(PO4)3(OH)
FeIron
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2

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Wikipedia:https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/ENCI-groeve
Wikidata ID:Q1836458

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