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Kaub, Loreley, Rhein-Lahn-Kreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germanyi
Regional Level Types
KaubTown
LoreleyCollective Municipality
Rhein-Lahn-KreisDistrict
Rhineland-PalatinateState
GermanyCountry

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04439570017272345782450.jpg
View of the Kaub slate mining area, ca. 1935.

Kaub, Loreley, Rhein-Lahn-Kreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Kaub underground slate mining scene, ca. 1935.

Kaub, Loreley, Rhein-Lahn-Kreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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View of the Kaub slate mining area, ca. 1910.

Kaub, Loreley, Rhein-Lahn-Kreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
04439570017272345782450.jpg
View of the Kaub slate mining area, ca. 1935.

Kaub, Loreley, Rhein-Lahn-Kreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
07129390017272345782088.jpg
Kaub underground slate mining scene, ca. 1935.

Kaub, Loreley, Rhein-Lahn-Kreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
00083100017272345799543.jpg
View of the Kaub slate mining area, ca. 1910.

Kaub, Loreley, Rhein-Lahn-Kreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
04439570017272345782450.jpg
View of the Kaub slate mining area, ca. 1935.

Kaub, Loreley, Rhein-Lahn-Kreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
07129390017272345782088.jpg
Kaub underground slate mining scene, ca. 1935.

Kaub, Loreley, Rhein-Lahn-Kreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Type:
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Kaub1,024 (2015)
Dörscheid455 (2016)
Mindat Locality ID:
286173
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:286173:2
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Kaub, Arrondissement de Rhin-Lahn, Rhénanie-Palatinat, Allemagne
German:
Kaub, Verbandsgemeinde Loreley, Rhein-Lahn-Kreis, Rheinland-Pfalz, Deutschland
Italian:
Kaub, Circondario del Reno-Lahn, Renania-Palatinato, Germania
Russian:
Кауб, Рейн-Лан, Рейнланд-Пфальц, Германия
Simplified Chinese:
考布, 莱茵-拉恩县, 莱茵兰-普法尔茨, 德国
Spanish:
Kaub, Distrito de Rin-Lahn, Renania-Palatinado, Alemania
Arabic:
كاوب, منطقة الراين - لآن - كرآيس, راينلند بالاتينات, ألمانيا
Cebuano:
Kaub, Rhein-Lahn-Kreis, Rheinland-Pfalz, Alemanya
Dutch:
Kaub, Rhein-Lahn-Kreis, Rijnland-Palts, Duitsland
Esperanto:
Kaub, Distrikto Rhein-Lahn, Rejnlando-Palatinato, Germanio
Farsi/Persian:
کواب, راین-لان, راینلاند-فالتس, آلمان
Hungarian:
Kaub, Rajna-vidék-Pfalz, Németország
Japanese:
カウプ, ライン=ラーン郡, ラインラント=プファルツ州, ドイツ
Kazakh (Cyrillic Script):
Кауб, Рейнланд-Пфальц, Германия
Kyrgyz:
Кауб, Германия
Malay:
Kaub, Rhein-Lahn-Kreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Jerman
Polish:
Kaub, Powiat Rhein-Lahn, Nadrenia-Palatynat, Niemcy
Portuguese:
Kaub, Rhein-Lahn, Renânia-Palatinado, Alemanha
Romanian:
Kaub, Districtul Rhein-Lahn, Renania-Palatinat, Germania
Serbian:
Кауб, Округ Рајна-Лан, Рајна-Палатинат, Њемачка
Serbo-Croatian:
Kaub, Okrug Rajna-Lan, Porajnje-Falačka, Njemačka
South Azerbaijani:
کواب, راینلاند-فالتس, آلمان
Swedish:
Kaub, Rhein-Lahn-Kreis, Rheinland-Pfalz, Tyskland
Turkish:
Kaub, Renanya-Palatina, Almanya
Ukrainian:
Кауб, Рейн-Лан, Рейнланд-Пфальц, Німеччина
Uzbek (Latin Script):
Kaub, Germaniya
Vietnamese:
Kaub, Rhein-Lahn-Kreis, Rheinland-Pfalz, Đức
Volapük:
Kaub, Rinän-Palzän, Deutän
Waray:
Kaub, Rhein-Lahn-Kreis, Rheinland-Pfalz, Alemanya


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4 valid minerals.

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘChalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘvar. Rock Crystal4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
ⓘAnkerite5.AB.10Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
Cⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ Quartz var. Rock CrystalSiO2
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ Quartz var. Rock CrystalSiO2
SSulfur
Sⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
FeIron
Feⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Feⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
CuCopper
Cuⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaub
Wikidata ID:Q540860
GeoNames ID:2892101

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  • Rhineland-Palatinate

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