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Eiserne Hose mine, Lich, Giessen, Giessen Region, Hesse, Germanyi
Regional Level Types
Eiserne Hose mineMine (Abandoned)
LichTown
GiessenDistrict
Giessen RegionRegion
HesseCity-State
GermanyCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
50° 31' 2'' North , 8° 50' 51'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
50.51726,8.84753
GeoHash:
G#: u0yr3k6s6
GRN:
N34E05
Type:
Mine (Abandoned) - last checked 2020
KÃķppen climate type:
Cfb : Temperate oceanic climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Lich13,534 (2015)2.3km
Hungen4,588 (2015)5.8km
MÞnzenberg5,619 (2015)8.8km
Reiskirchen10,734 (2011)9.3km
Steinheim651 (2015)9.8km
Mindat Locality ID:
341713
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:341713:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
German:
Grube Eiserne Hose, Lich, Regierungsbezirk Gießen, Regierungsbezirk Gießen, Hessen, Deutschland


Former bauxite mine (abandoned in 1990).

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Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘHematite4.CB.05Fe2O3

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OOxygen
Oⓘ HematiteFe2O3
FeIron
Feⓘ HematiteFe2O3

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Germany

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References

AltemÞller, H.‐J., Poetsch, T. (1993) Mikromorphologische AnsÃĪtze zur Rekonstruktion tertiÃĪrer Umwandlungsprozesse im Aufschluß „Eiserne Hose" bei Lich/Oberhessen. Mitteilungen der Deutschen Bodenkundlichen Gesellschaft: 72: 1491‐1494.
Buchem, Uwe (2017) Skript zur Exkursion der VFMG-Bezirksgruppe Karlsruhe und der geol. AG des naturwissenschaftlichen Vereins Karlsruhe vom 30.09. – 01.10.2017 (pages 34-xx).
Rudi, K. (2019) VerwitterungslagerstÃĪtten im westlichen Vogelsberg. Der Aufschluss: 70(5): 278-289.
www.mineralienatlas.de (n.d.) https://www.mineralienatlas.de/lexikon/index.php/Deutschland/Hessen/Gie%C3%9Fen%2C%20Bezirk/Gie%C3%9Fen%2C%20Landkreis/Lich/Grube%20Eiserne%20Hose
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