Eschbach cliffs, Eschbach, Usingen, Hochtaunuskreis, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germanyi
Regional Level Types | |
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Eschbach cliffs | Cliff |
Eschbach | Village |
Usingen | Town |
Hochtaunuskreis | District |
Darmstadt | Region |
Hesse | City-State |
Germany | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
50° 21' 49'' North , 8° 32' 16'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Usingen | 13,511 (2015) | 3.1km |
Neu-Anspach | 15,276 (2011) | 5.9km |
Grävenwiesbach | 5,245 (2015) | 6.4km |
Wehrheim | 9,383 (2011) | 7.4km |
Ober-Mörlen | 5,967 (2015) | 10.9km |
Mindat Locality ID:
271025
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:271025:2
GUID (UUID V4):
282c19cb-8ddc-43f5-a890-040330a6832b
Other Languages:
German:
Eschbacher Klippen, Eschbach, Usingen, Hochtaunuskreis, Regierungsbezirk Darmstadt, Hessen, Deutschland
Outcrop of a large quartz vein that is 6 km long and up to 80 m wide. The outcrop itself is a ridge made of massive milky quartz that is up to 12 meters high and about 100 meters long and is used as a climbing rock.
The same vein is exploited about 8 km away in the large Saalburg quartzite quarry.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsGallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
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ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
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