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Malchertanne, Hessen, Germany

Type:	Forest(s) - an area dominated by tree vegetation
Mindat.org Region:	Darmstadt-Dieburg, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany
Region:	Hessen, Germany
Latitude:	49° 47' 59" N
Longitude:	8° 37' 59" E
Lat/Long (dec):	49.8,8.63333
Köppen climate type:	Cfb : Temperate oceanic climate
Mindat Feature ID:	2874133
Long-form Identifier:	mindat:2:6:2874133:2
GUID:	da065fb7-5e76-44f2-92ba-a242739cd5bb

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Mindat.org localities near to this feature

Locality	Latitude	Longitude	Distance
Nieder-Beerbach, Mühltal, Darmstadt-Dieburg, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany	49° 47' 27" N	8° 40' 36" E	3.3km (2.0 miles)
Glasberg quarry, Nieder-Beerbach, Mühltal, Darmstadt-Dieburg, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany	49° 47' 49" N	8° 41' 38" E	4.4km (2.7 miles)
Emmertsberg quarry, Waschenbach, Mühltal, Darmstadt-Dieburg, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany	49° 47' 44" N	8° 42' 15" E	5.1km (3.2 miles)
Waschenbach, Mühltal, Darmstadt-Dieburg, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany	49° 48' 15" N	8° 42' 24" E	5.3km (3.3 miles)
Nieder-Ramstadt, Mühltal, Darmstadt-Dieburg, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany	49° 49' 17" N	8° 41' 58" E	5.3km (3.3 miles)
Kirchberg, Nieder-Ramstadt, Mühltal, Darmstadt-Dieburg, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany	49° 50' 8" N	8° 41' 5" E	5.4km (3.4 miles)
Trautheim, Mühltal, Darmstadt-Dieburg, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany	49° 50' 17" N	8° 41' 21" E	5.9km (3.6 miles)
Traisa, Trautheim, Mühltal, Darmstadt-Dieburg, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany	49° 50' 24" N	8° 42' 1" E	6.6km (4.1 miles)
Darmstadt meteorite, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany	49° 52' 0" N	8° 39' 0" E	7.5km (4.7 miles)
Nieder-Modau, Ober-Ramstadt, Darmstadt-Dieburg, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany	49° 48' 2" N	8° 44' 21" E	7.6km (4.7 miles)
Gnade Gottes Mine, Nieder-Modau, Ober-Ramstadt, Darmstadt-Dieburg, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany	49° 48' 41" N	8° 44' 39" E	8.1km (5.0 miles)
Roman diorite quarry, Reichenbach, Lautertal (Odenwald), Bergstraße, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany	49° 43' 40" N	8° 41' 20" E	9.0km (5.6 miles)
Melibokus quarry, Auerbach, Bensheim, Bergstraße, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany	49° 43' 9" N	8° 37' 32" E	9.0km (5.6 miles)
Seemann quarry, Hochstädten, Bensheim, Bergstraße, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany	49° 42' 58" N	8° 39' 38" E	9.5km (5.9 miles)
Point 1.0, Teufelsstein, Reichenbach, Lautertal (Odenwald), Bergstraße, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany	49° 43' 0" N	8° 40' 1" E	9.6km (5.9 miles)
Teufelsstein, Reichenbach, Lautertal (Odenwald), Bergstraße, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany	49° 42' 58" N	8° 40' 22" E	9.7km (6.1 miles)
Bangertshöhe, Hochstädten, Bensheim, Bergstraße, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany	49° 42' 50" N	8° 39' 42" E	9.8km (6.1 miles)
Point 2.0, Teufelsstein, Reichenbach, Lautertal (Odenwald), Bergstraße, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany	49° 42' 55" N	8° 40' 18" E	9.8km (6.1 miles)
Point 3.0, Borstein, Reichenbach, Lautertal (Odenwald), Bergstraße, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany	49° 42' 52" N	8° 40' 33" E	10.0km (6.2 miles)
Borstein, Reichenbach, Lautertal (Odenwald), Bergstraße, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany	49° 42' 51" N	8° 40' 37" E	10.1km (6.2 miles)
Point 4.0, Borstein, Reichenbach, Lautertal (Odenwald), Bergstraße, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany	49° 42' 50" N	8° 40' 41" E	10.1km (6.3 miles)
Point 5.0, Borstein, Reichenbach, Lautertal (Odenwald), Bergstraße, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany	49° 42' 50" N	8° 40' 44" E	10.1km (6.3 miles)
Point 6.0, Borstein, Reichenbach, Lautertal (Odenwald), Bergstraße, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany	49° 42' 48" N	8° 40' 49" E	10.2km (6.3 miles)
Point 7.0, Borstein, Reichenbach, Lautertal (Odenwald), Bergstraße, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany	49° 42' 46" N	8° 40' 49" E	10.2km (6.4 miles)
Point 8.0, Borstein, Reichenbach, Lautertal (Odenwald), Bergstraße, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany	49° 42' 45" N	8° 41' 1" E	10.4km (6.4 miles)
Point 9.0, Borstein, Reichenbach, Lautertal (Odenwald), Bergstraße, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany	49° 42' 45" N	8° 41' 5" E	10.4km (6.5 miles)
Linck marble works, Auerbach, Bensheim, Bergstraße, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany	49° 42' 24" N	8° 39' 1" E	10.4km (6.5 miles)
Dunkle Platte Quarry, Wembach, Ober-Ramstadt, Darmstadt-Dieburg, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany	49° 48' 28" N	8° 46' 46" E	10.5km (6.6 miles)
Wembach, Ober-Ramstadt, Darmstadt-Dieburg, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany	49° 48' 21" N	8° 47' 7" E	10.9km (6.8 miles)
Elmshausen, Lautertal (Odenwald), Bergstraße, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany	49° 42' 6" N	8° 40' 12" E	11.2km (7.0 miles)

View of the Auerbach granite quarrying area, in 1911.

Melibokus quarry, Auerbach, Bensheim, Bergstraße, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany

View of the Lautertal diorite quarrying area, in 1910.

Roman diorite quarry, Reichenbach, Lautertal, Bergstraße, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany

View of the Lautertal diorite quarrying area, in 1930.

Roman diorite quarry, Reichenbach, Lautertal, Bergstraße, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany

View of the Auerbach granite quarrying area, in 1911.

Melibokus quarry, Auerbach, Bensheim, Bergstraße, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany

View of the Lautertal diorite quarrying area, in 1910.

Roman diorite quarry, Reichenbach, Lautertal, Bergstraße, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany

View of the Lautertal diorite quarrying area, in 1930.

Roman diorite quarry, Reichenbach, Lautertal, Bergstraße, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany

View of the Auerbach granite quarrying area, in 1911.

Melibokus quarry, Auerbach, Bensheim, Bergstraße, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany

View of the Lautertal diorite quarrying area, in 1910.

Roman diorite quarry, Reichenbach, Lautertal, Bergstraße, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany

Minerals recorded nearby (within 11.2 km)

ⓘ 'Amphibole Supergroup'

ⓘ 'Clinopyroxene Subgroup'

ⓘ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'

ⓘ Ferrofettelite (TL)

ⓘ 'Heulandite Subgroup'

ⓘ Heyite

ⓘ Hinsdalite

ⓘ 'Hornblende Root Name Group'

ⓘ 'Serpentine Subgroup'

ⓘ 'Stilbite Subgroup'

ⓘ Stromeyerite

ⓘ Tennantite-(Fe)

ⓘ 'Tennantite Subgroup'

ⓘ 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'

Rock types recorded nearby (within 11.2 km)

ⓘ H5 chondrite meteorite

Regions in mindat.org that contain this locality

Region	Type

Eurasian Plate	Tectonic Plate
Europe	Continent
Germany	Country
Hesse, Germany	City-State
Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany	Region
Darmstadt-Dieburg, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany	District

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Regions in GADM Database

Region	GADM number
Germany, Hessen, Darmstadt-Dieburg	86.7.165.0.0.0
Germany, Hessen, Darmstadt-Dieburg, Pfungstadt	86.7.165.2270.0.0
Germany, Hessen, Darmstadt-Dieburg, Pfungstadt, Pfungstadt	86.7.165.2270.3806.0

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