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Bremer smelter ("Monte Schlacko") slag locality, Geisweid, Siegen, Siegen-Wittgenstein, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germanyi
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Bremer smelter ("Monte Schlacko") slag localitySlag Locality
GeisweidQuarter
SiegenCity
Siegen-WittgensteinDistrict
ArnsbergAdministrative District
North Rhine-WestphaliaState
GermanyCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
50° North , 8° East (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~9km
Köppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
248246
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:248246:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Name(s) in local language(s):
Bremer Hütte ("Monte Schlacko"; Schlackenvorkommen), Geisweid, Siegen, Siegerland, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Deutschland


374 m high slag dump.
Slag from the 'Bremer Hütte' (an iron smelter) was dumped here starting in 1900.
Between Siegen-Geisweid and Kreuztal there are further slag dumps with similar heights.

The dump ground belongs to the Deutschen Edelstahlwerke GmbH.

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1 valid mineral.

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Ettringite
Formula: Ca6Al2(SO4)3(OH)12 · 26H2O

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘEttringite7.DG.15Ca6Al2(SO4)3(OH)12 · 26H2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ EttringiteCa6Al2(SO4)3(OH)12 · 26H2O
OOxygen
Oⓘ EttringiteCa6Al2(SO4)3(OH)12 · 26H2O
AlAluminium
Alⓘ EttringiteCa6Al2(SO4)3(OH)12 · 26H2O
SSulfur
Sⓘ EttringiteCa6Al2(SO4)3(OH)12 · 26H2O
CaCalcium
Caⓘ EttringiteCa6Al2(SO4)3(OH)12 · 26H2O

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