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Flint quarry, Löwenburg, Pleigne, Delémont, Jura, Switzerlandi
Regional Level Types
Flint quarryQuarry
LöwenburgSector
PleigneMunicipality
DelémontDistrict
JuraCanton
SwitzerlandCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
47° 26' 13'' North , 7° 19' 33'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
47.43716,7.32584
GeoHash:
G#: u0mjyewt2
GRN:
N32E04
Type:
Quarry
Köppen climate type:
Cfb : Temperate oceanic climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Kiffis248 (2018)2.3km
Movelier455 (2017)3.1km
Pleigne394 (2017)4.2km
Ligsdorf316 (2018)4.2km
Sondersdorf350 (2018)5.1km
Mindat Locality ID:
188646
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:188646:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Name(s) in local language(s):
Carrière de flint, Löwenburg, Pleigne, Jura, Suisse (Schweiz; Svizzera)


Lower Paleolitic flint quarry, operated about 5000 years ago.
Discovered in the 1990s.

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