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Meerberg quarry, Linz am Rhein, Linz am Rhein, Neuwied, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germanyi
Regional Level Types
Meerberg quarryQuarry (Backfilled)
Linz am RheinMunicipality
Linz am RheinMunicipality
NeuwiedDistrict
Rhineland-PalatinateState
GermanyCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
50° 36' 33'' North , 7° 17' 47'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Quarry (Backfilled) - last checked 2024
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Kalenborn715 (2015)1.5km
Bruchhausen929 (2011)3.4km
Kasbach-Ohlenberg1,406 (2011)3.6km
Vettelschoß3,510 (2015)3.9km
Ockenfels1,101 (2016)4.0km
Mindat Locality ID:
214731
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:214731:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Mehrberg; Düstemich
Other Languages:
German:
Mehrberg (Meerberg), Linz am Rhein, Verbandsgemeinde Linz am Rhein, Landkreis Neuwied, Rheinland-Pfalz, Deutschland


Basalt quarry closed in 2010 and subsequently used as a landfill site.

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Mineral List


5 valid minerals.

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘMontmorillonite9.EC.40(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
ⓘNatrolite9.GA.05Na2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
ⓘPaulingite-K9.GC.35(K2,Ca,Na2,Ba)5[Al10Si35O90] · 45H2O
ⓘOffretite9.GD.25KCaMg(Si13Al5)O36 · 15H2O
Unclassified
ⓘ'Chabazite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Hⓘ NatroliteNa2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
Hⓘ OffretiteKCaMg(Si13Al5)O36 · 15H2O
Hⓘ Paulingite-K(K2,Ca,Na2,Ba)5[Al10Si35O90] · 45H2O
CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Oⓘ NatroliteNa2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
Oⓘ OffretiteKCaMg(Si13Al5)O36 · 15H2O
Oⓘ Paulingite-K(K2,Ca,Na2,Ba)5[Al10Si35O90] · 45H2O
NaSodium
Naⓘ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Naⓘ NatroliteNa2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
Naⓘ Paulingite-K(K2,Ca,Na2,Ba)5[Al10Si35O90] · 45H2O
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Mgⓘ OffretiteKCaMg(Si13Al5)O36 · 15H2O
AlAluminium
Alⓘ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Alⓘ NatroliteNa2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
Alⓘ OffretiteKCaMg(Si13Al5)O36 · 15H2O
Alⓘ Paulingite-K(K2,Ca,Na2,Ba)5[Al10Si35O90] · 45H2O
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Siⓘ NatroliteNa2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
Siⓘ OffretiteKCaMg(Si13Al5)O36 · 15H2O
Siⓘ Paulingite-K(K2,Ca,Na2,Ba)5[Al10Si35O90] · 45H2O
KPotassium
Kⓘ OffretiteKCaMg(Si13Al5)O36 · 15H2O
Kⓘ Paulingite-K(K2,Ca,Na2,Ba)5[Al10Si35O90] · 45H2O
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Caⓘ OffretiteKCaMg(Si13Al5)O36 · 15H2O
Caⓘ Paulingite-K(K2,Ca,Na2,Ba)5[Al10Si35O90] · 45H2O
BaBarium
Baⓘ Paulingite-K(K2,Ca,Na2,Ba)5[Al10Si35O90] · 45H2O

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