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Basalt quarry, Bockenau, Rüdesheim, Bad Kreuznach, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germanyi
Regional Level Types
Basalt quarryQuarry (Abandoned)
BockenauMunicipality
RüdesheimCollective Municipality
Bad KreuznachDistrict
Rhineland-PalatinateState
GermanyCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
49° 49' 46'' North , 7° 40' 51'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Quarry (Abandoned) - last checked 2023
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Bockenau1,209 (2011)0.4km
Burgsponheim217 (2011)2.6km
Waldböckelheim2,333 (2015)2.9km
Oberstreit257 (2011)3.6km
Sponheim901 (2011)3.7km
Mindat Locality ID:
266142
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:266142:4
GUID (UUID V4):
a0272441-e03a-4d63-ad5f-91438d3af794
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Bockenauer Steinbruch,
Other Languages:
German:
Steinbruch, Bockenau, Rüdesheim, Landkreis Bad Kreuznach, Rheinland-Pfalz, Deutschland


Quarry south of Bockenau village, abandoned in the early 1980s.

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Mineral List


1 valid mineral.

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz
var. Agate
4.DA.05SiO2
var. Amethyst4.DA.05SiO2
var. Chalcedony4.DA.05SiO2
4.DA.05SiO2
Unclassified
'Jasper'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
O Quartz var. AmethystSiO2
O Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
O QuartzSiO2
SiSilicon
Si Quartz var. AmethystSiO2
Si Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Si QuartzSiO2

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
EuropeContinent
Germany

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