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Hein-Berg, Bestwig, Hochsauerlandkreis, Regierungsbezirk Arnsberg, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany

Alternative Names:	Hein-Berg
Type:	Hill - a rounded elevation of limited extent rising above the surrounding land with local relief of less than 300m
Mindat.org Region:	Bestwig, Hochsauerlandkreis, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Region:	Bestwig, Hochsauerlandkreis, Regierungsbezirk Arnsberg, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Latitude:	51° 22' 5" N
Longitude:	8° 22' 27" E
Lat/Long (dec):	51.36814,8.37436
Köppen climate type:	Cfb : Temperate oceanic climate
Mindat Feature ID:	2907347
Long-form Identifier:	mindat:2:6:2907347:8
GUID:	90976af7-3d00-4610-9a05-605363191a79

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Mindat.org localities near to this feature

Locality	Latitude	Longitude	Distance
Föckinghausen quarry, Bestwig, Hochsauerlandkreis, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany	51° 22' 15" N	8° 23' 9" E	0.9km (0.5 miles)
Bestwig quarry, Bestwig, Hochsauerlandkreis, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany	51° 21' 3" N	8° 24' 17" E	2.8km (1.8 miles)
Ostwig Mine, Nuttlar, Bestwig, Hochsauerlandkreis, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany	51° 21' 57" N	8° 25' 45" E	3.8km (2.4 miles)
Halbeswig diabase quarry, Berlar, Bestwig, Hochsauerlandkreis, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany	51° 19' 36" N	8° 23' 9" E	4.7km (2.9 miles)
Diabase quarry, Rühlborn, Ramsbeck, Bestwig, Hochsauerlandkreis, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany	51° 19' 34" N	8° 24' 20" E	5.2km (3.2 miles)
Egon 1 mine, Antfeld, Olsberg, Hochsauerlandkreis, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany	51° 22' 9" N	8° 27' 29" E	5.8km (3.6 miles)
Berlar, Bestwig, Hochsauerlandkreis, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany	51° 18' 52" N	8° 22' 53" E	6.0km (3.7 miles)
Königsgrube, Antfeld, Olsberg, Hochsauerlandkreis, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany	51° 22' 27" N	8° 27' 37" E	6.0km (3.7 miles)
Egon 2 mine, Antfeld, Olsberg, Hochsauerlandkreis, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany	51° 22' 15" N	8° 27' 42" E	6.1km (3.8 miles)
Pluto Mine, Olsberg, Hochsauerlandkreis, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany	51° 20' 8" N	8° 26' 48" E	6.2km (3.8 miles)
Ramsbeck, Bestwig, Hochsauerlandkreis, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany	51° 18' 48" N	8° 24' 8" E	6.4km (4.0 miles)
Willibald Mine, Ramsbeck, Bestwig, Hochsauerlandkreis, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany	51° 19' 3" N	8° 25' 20" E	6.5km (4.1 miles)
Willibald Mine dumps, Ramsbeck, Bestwig, Hochsauerlandkreis, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany	51° 18' 39" N	8° 24' 36" E	6.8km (4.2 miles)
Hillenberg, Warstein, Soest, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany	51° 25' 53" N	8° 21' 20" E	7.2km (4.4 miles)
Aurora Mine, Ramsbeck, Bestwig, Hochsauerlandkreis, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany	51° 18' 59" N	8° 26' 17" E	7.2km (4.5 miles)
David Mine (Christiansglück Mine), Warstein, Soest, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany	51° 25' 31" N	8° 19' 19" E	7.3km (4.5 miles)
Brühne quarry, Hillenberg, Warstein, Soest, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany	51° 26' 7" N	8° 21' 47" E	7.5km (4.7 miles)
Alexander Mine, Meschede, Hochsauerlandkreis, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany	51° 18' 2" N	8° 22' 1" E	7.5km (4.7 miles)
Juno Mine, Ramsbeck, Bestwig, Hochsauerlandkreis, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany	51° 19' 0" N	8° 26' 43" E	7.6km (4.7 miles)
Dörnberg Mine, Olsberg, Hochsauerlandkreis, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany	51° 18' 56" N	8° 26' 39" E	7.6km (4.7 miles)
Albers quarry, Hillenberg, Warstein, Soest, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany	51° 26' 8" N	8° 21' 11" E	7.6km (4.7 miles)
Feldmann quarry, Hohe Liet, Warstein, Soest, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany	51° 26' 17" N	8° 21' 59" E	7.8km (4.8 miles)
Bastenberg Mine, Ramsbeck, Bestwig, Hochsauerlandkreis, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany	51° 17' 52" N	8° 23' 50" E	8.0km (4.9 miles)
Köster - Risse quarries, Hohe Liet, Warstein, Soest, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany	51° 26' 25" N	8° 22' 33" E	8.0km (5.0 miles)
Cronenberg quarry, Remblinghausen, Meschede, Hochsauerlandkreis, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany	51° 18' 2" N	8° 19' 55" E	8.1km (5.0 miles)
Hohe Liet, Warstein, Soest, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany	51° 26' 30" N	8° 22' 48" E	8.2km (5.1 miles)
Remblinghausen, Meschede, Hochsauerlandkreis, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany	51° 18' 14" N	8° 18' 17" E	8.6km (5.4 miles)
Weiken quarry, Kallenhardt, Rüthen, Soest, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany	51° 26' 53" N	8° 24' 29" E	9.2km (5.7 miles)
Auf dem Stein quarry, Suttrop, Warstein, Soest, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany	51° 27' 2" N	8° 23' 17" E	9.2km (5.7 miles)
Brühne quarry, Kallenhardt, Rüthen, Soest, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany	51° 27' 2" N	8° 24' 56" E	9.6km (6.0 miles)

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Köster - Risse quarries, Hohe Liet, Warstein, Soest, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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Köster - Risse quarries, Hohe Liet, Warstein, Soest, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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Köster - Risse quarries, Hohe Liet, Warstein, Soest, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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Köster - Risse quarries, Hohe Liet, Warstein, Soest, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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Köster - Risse quarries, Hohe Liet, Warstein, Soest, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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Köster - Risse quarries, Hohe Liet, Warstein, Soest, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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Köster - Risse quarries, Hohe Liet, Warstein, Soest, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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Köster - Risse quarries, Hohe Liet, Warstein, Soest, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Minerals recorded nearby (within 9.6 km)

ⓘ var: Hydrohetaerolite

ⓘ 'Laubmannite (of Moore)'

ⓘ 'Petroleum
var: Bitumen'

ⓘ Phosphosiderite

ⓘ Plagionite

ⓘ Planerite

ⓘ 'Planerite-Turquoise Series'

ⓘ var: Pseudocubic Quartz

ⓘ var: Rock Crystal

ⓘ Rammelsbergite

ⓘ Ramsbeckite (TL)

ⓘ 'Tennantite-Tetrahedrite Series'

ⓘ 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'

ⓘ Todorokite

ⓘ 'Tourmaline'

ⓘ Turquoise

ⓘ 'U94 (of Schnorrer)'

ⓘ Ullmannite

ⓘ 'UM1992-30-SO:CCuHZn'

Rock types recorded nearby (within 9.6 km)

ⓘ Quartzite

ⓘ 'Schalenblende'

ⓘ Schist

Regions in mindat.org that contain this locality

Region	Type

Eurasian Plate	Tectonic Plate
Europe	Continent
Rhenish Massif, Europe	Massif
Germany	Country
North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany	State
Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany	Administrative District
Hochsauerlandkreis, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany	District
Bestwig, Hochsauerlandkreis, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany	Municipality
Sauerland, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany	Hill

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Regions in GADM Database

Region	GADM number
Germany, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Hochsauerlandkreis	86.10.265.0.0.0
Germany, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Hochsauerlandkreis, Bestwig	86.10.265.3325.0.0
Germany, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Hochsauerlandkreis, Bestwig, Bestwig	86.10.265.3325.6065.0

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