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Zeilberg Quarry, Maroldsweisach, Franconia, Bavaria, Germany

(Steinbruch am Zeilberg, Maroldsweisach, Franken, Bayern, Deutschland)

A quarry in tertiary basalt. Located on Zeilberg mountain, 2 km east of Maroldsweisach. Collecting is restricted.

Refs.:
- J. Tron (1987): Scawtit von Maroldsweisach. LAPIS 12(2), 30
- S. Weiß: "Mineralfundstellen, Deutschland West", Weise (Munich), 1990
- A. Wittern: "Mineralfundorte in Deutschland", Schweizerbart (Stuttgart), 195-196
- Pöllmann, H. (1991): Die Afwillit-Portlandit Paragenese im Basalt des Zeilbergs bei Maroldsweisach/Unterfranken. Aufschluss, 42, 257-266. (in German)
- Pöllmann, H., Göske, J., Dickschas, D. (1994): Zeolithe im Basalt von Maroldsweisach. Eur. J. Min., Bh. 1, 218 (abs.)





Map Reference: 50°11'36"N , 10°40'57"E

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Mineral List:
  • Afwillite
  • Albite
    var: Andesine
  • Analcime
  • Andradite
  • Ankerite
  • Anorthite
       var: Labradorite
  • 'Apatite'
  • 'Apophyllite'
  • Aragonite
  • Augite
       var: Fassaite
  • Baryte
  • Biotite
  • Bornite
  • Brucite
  • Calcite
  • Celestine
  • 'Chabazite'
  • Chalcopyrite
  • Chromite
  • Chrysocolla
  • Chrysotile
  • 'Clinoptilolite'
  • 'Clinopyroxene Subgroup'
  • Cordierite
  • Cristobalite
  • Dachiardite-Na
  • Diopside
  • Dolomite
  • 'Ellestadite'
  • Enstatite
  • 'Erionite'
  • Ettringite
  • Galaxite
  • Garronite
  • Gismondine
  • 'Gmelinite'
  • Gypsum
  • Gyrolite
  • Halloysite
  • Hematite
  • Hercynite
  • 'Heulandite'
  • Hibschite
  • Högbomite
  • 'Hornblende'
  • Hydrocalumite
  • 'Hydrogrossular'
  • Hydromagnesite
  • Hydrotalcite
  • Hypersthene
  • Illite
  • Ilmenite
  • Jennite
  • Katoite
  • Kuzelite (TL)
  • Laumontite
  • Leucite
  • Limonite
  • Lizardite
  • Maghemite
  • Magnetite
  • Malachite
  • Marcasite
  • Meixnerite
  • Merlinoite
  • Mesolite
  • Microcline
  • Montmorillonite
  • Muscovite
  • Natrolite
  • Nepheline
  • Népouite
  • Nontronite
  • Nordstrandite
  • Offretite
  • Okenite
  • 'Olivine'
  • Opal
       var: Opal-AN
  • Orthoclase
  • 'Orthopyroxene Subgroup'
  • Palygorskite
  • Paranatrolite
  • Perovskite
  • 'Phillipsite'
  • Plombièrite
  • Portlandite
  • 'Psilomelane'
  • Pyrite
  • Pyrrhotite
  • Quartz
  • Rhodesite
  • Riversideite
  • Rozenite
  • Rutile
  • Sanidine
  • Saponite
  • Scawtite
  • Scolecite
  • Siderite
  • Sphalerite
  • Spinel
  • 'Stilbite'
  • Tetranatrolite
  • Thaumasite
  • Thomsonite-Ca
  • Tobermorite
  • Tridymite
  • Vivianite
  • Wollastonite
  • Zircon


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