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Grottenberg Mine, Niederhof, Messinghausen, Brilon, Hochsauerlandkreis, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germanyi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Grottenberg Mine | Mine |
| Niederhof | - not defined - |
| Messinghausen | Section |
| Brilon | Town |
| Hochsauerlandkreis | District |
| Arnsberg | Administrative District |
| North Rhine-Westphalia | State |
| Germany | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
51° North , 8° East (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~1km
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Name(s) in local language(s):
Grube Grottenberg, Niederhof, Messinghausen, Brilon, Sauerland, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Deutschland
Ancient iron mine, working hematite-bearing inclusions in greenstones.
Located just below the diabase quarry, 5 km ENE of Messinghausen and about 15 km east of Brilon.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsGallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
- Rheno-Hercynian BeltOrogenic Belt
EuropeContinent
- Rhenish MassifMassif
Germany
- North Rhine-Westphalia
- SauerlandGroup of Hills
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Grottenberg Mine, Niederhof, Messinghausen, Brilon, Hochsauerlandkreis, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany