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't Rooth quarry, Bemelen, Limburg, Netherlandsi
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't Rooth quarry, Bemelen, Limburg, Netherlands
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't Rooth quarry, Bemelen, Limburg, Netherlands
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't Rooth quarry, Bemelen, Limburg, Netherlands
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't Rooth quarry, Bemelen, Limburg, Netherlands
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't Rooth quarry, Bemelen, Limburg, Netherlands
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't Rooth quarry, Bemelen, Limburg, Netherlands
Quarry

't Rooth quarry, Bemelen, Limburg, Netherlands
Quarry ´t Rooth

't Rooth quarry, Bemelen, Limburg, Netherlands
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84): 50° 50' 18'' North , 5° 47' 5'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal): 50.83851,5.78484
GeoHash:G#: u1h15wu7u
Locality type:Quarry (Active) - last checked 2019
Deposit first discovered:1938
Köppen climate type:Cfb : Temperate oceanic climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Sint Antoniusbank105 (2017)1.5km
Terblijt185 (2017)1.8km
Bemelen355 (2017)1.8km
Berg120 (2017)2.5km
Berg3,200 (2017)2.6km


Active limestone/marl quarry.

Regions containing this locality

Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
EuropeContinent

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3 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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Detailed Mineral List:

Calcite

't Rooth quarry, Bemelen, Limburg, Netherlands
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Reference: Gerard van der Veldt collection
Limonite

't Rooth quarry, Bemelen, Limburg, Netherlands
ⓘ 'Limonite'
Formula: (Fe,O,OH,H2O)
Reference: Gerard van der Veldt collection
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Reference: found by FdW
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Reference: found by FdW
ⓘ Quartz var: Chalcedony
Formula: SiO2
Reference: found by FdW

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘvar: Chalcedony4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc.
ⓘ'Limonite'-(Fe,O,OH,H2O)

List of minerals arranged by Dana 8th Edition classification

Group 2 - SULFIDES
AmBnXp, with (m+n):p = 1:2
ⓘPyrite2.12.1.1FeS2
Group 14 - ANHYDROUS NORMAL CARBONATES
A(XO3)
ⓘCalcite14.1.1.1CaCO3
Group 75 - TECTOSILICATES Si Tetrahedral Frameworks
Si Tetrahedral Frameworks - SiO2 with [4] coordinated Si
ⓘQuartz75.1.3.1SiO2
Unclassified Minerals, Mixtures, etc.
ⓘ'Limonite'-(Fe,O,OH,H2O)
ⓘQuartz
var: Chalcedony		-SiO2

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Limonite(Fe,O,OH,H2O)
CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ Quartz (var: Chalcedony)SiO2
Oⓘ Limonite(Fe,O,OH,H2O)
SiSilicon
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ Quartz (var: Chalcedony)SiO2
SSulfur
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
FeIron
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
Feⓘ Limonite(Fe,O,OH,H2O)

Regional Geology

This geological map and associated information on rock units at or nearby to the coordinates given for this locality is based on relatively small scale geological maps provided by various national Geological Surveys. This does not necessarily represent the complete geology at this locality but it gives a background for the region in which it is found.

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Late Cretaceous
66 - 100.5 Ma



ID: 3132860
Late Cretaceous undifferentiated

Age: Late Cretaceous (66 - 100.5 Ma)

Reference: Asch, K. The 1:5M International Geological Map of Europe and Adjacent Areas: Development and Implementation of a GIS-enabled Concept. Geologisches Jahrbuch, SA 3. [147]

Cretaceous
66 - 145 Ma



ID: 3193028
Mesozoic sedimentary rocks

Age: Cretaceous (66 - 145 Ma)

Lithology: Sedimentary rocks

Reference: Chorlton, L.B. Generalized geology of the world: bedrock domains and major faults in GIS format: a small-scale world geology map with an extended geological attribute database. doi: 10.4095/223767. Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 5529. [154]

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