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Bemelerbos I quarry, Bemelen, Eijsden-Margraten, Limburg, Netherlandsi
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Bemelerbos I quarryQuarry
BemelenVillage
Eijsden-MargratenMunicipality
LimburgProvince
NetherlandsCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
50° 50' 48'' North , 5° 46' 3'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Bemelen355 (2017)0.4km
Sint Antoniusbank105 (2017)0.4km
Berg120 (2017)1.6km
Terblijt185 (2017)1.7km
Berg3,200 (2017)2.0km
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ClubLocationDistance
Vieille Montagne HeritageKelmis / La Calamine, Belgium23km
Mindat Locality ID:
437250
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:437250:2
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Bemelerbosch I quarry


The Bemelerbos Quarry I or Bemelerbosch Quarry I is a marl quarry in the Dutch municipality of Eijsden-Margraten. The quarry is located east of Bemelen on the edge of the Bemelerbos on the northern slope of the Mettenberg. To the northwest, the Koelbosgrub dry valley flows into the Meuse valley. The quarry is located on the western edge of the Margraten Plateau in the transition to the Maas Valley. In the area, the plateau plunges steeply for several meters. The quarry is located in the area of ​​Bemelerberg & Schiepersberg.

About 150 meters to the southwest is the Bemelerbos quarry II and about 150 meters to the east is the Bemelerbos quarry III.[3]

The quarry was mined by block crushers for the extraction of limestone blocks.

The Bemelerbos Quarry I is a small quarry that consists of a corridor of approximately 50 meters long with numerous side corridors.

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Wikipedia:https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bemelerbosgroeve_I
Wikidata ID:Q66480865

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