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Erpeler Ley (Leyberg), Erpel, Unkel, Neuwied, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germanyi
Regional Level Types
Erpeler Ley (Leyberg)Quarry
ErpelMunicipality
UnkelCollective Municipality
NeuwiedDistrict
Rhineland-PalatinateState
GermanyCountry

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Erpeler Ley and the Bridge at Remagen

Erpeler Ley, Erpel, Unkel, Neuwied, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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View of the Erpeler Ley basalt cliff, ca. 1890.

Erpeler Ley, Erpel, Unkel, Neuwied, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
02342950017272301739256.jpg
Erpeler Ley and the Bridge at Remagen

Erpeler Ley, Erpel, Unkel, Neuwied, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
05034210017272301738103.jpg
View of the Erpeler Ley basalt cliff, ca. 1890.

Erpeler Ley, Erpel, Unkel, Neuwied, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
02342950017272301739256.jpg
Erpeler Ley and the Bridge at Remagen

Erpeler Ley, Erpel, Unkel, Neuwied, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
05034210017272301738103.jpg
View of the Erpeler Ley basalt cliff, ca. 1890.

Erpeler Ley, Erpel, Unkel, Neuwied, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
50° 34' 53'' North , 7° 14' 47'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
50.58139,7.24639
GeoHash:
G#: u0vpubh9v
GRN:
N34E04
Type:
Quarry
KÃķppen climate type:
Cfb : Temperate oceanic climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Erpel2,635 (2011)0.9km
Remagen16,280 (2015)1.4km
Kasbach-Ohlenberg1,406 (2011)1.4km
Bruchhausen929 (2011)2.1km
Ockenfels1,101 (2016)2.1km
Mindat Locality ID:
214689
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:214689:1
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
German:
Erpeler Ley (Leyberg), Erpel, Verbandsgemeinde Unkel, Landkreis Neuwied, Rheinland-Pfalz, Deutschland


Abandoned quarry in a Tertiary age volcano.

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Siⓘ ForsteriteMg2SiO4

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References

von Humboldt, A. (1790) Bemerkungen Þber einige Basalte am Rhein, Braunschweig.
Meyer, W. (1983) Geologischer WanderfÞhrer: Eifel. Franckh'sche Verlangshandlung W. Keller & Co., Stuttgart.
Meyer, W. and Stets, J. (1996) Das Rheintal zwischen Bingen und Bonn. Sammlung Geologischer FÞhrer, 98. GebrÞder Borntrager, Berlin, Stuttgart.
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