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Kaiserstuhl, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

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(Kaiserstuhl, Baden-Württemberg, Deutschland)

Volcanic intrusion massive in the middle of the upper Rhine valley.
Located about 25 km NW of Freiburg.

NOTE: The Kaiserstuhl does NOT belong to the Black Forest.




References:
- Eisenlohr, O. (1829) Geognostische Beschreibung des Kaiserstuhls bei Freiburg im Breisgau, 124 pp, map, Müllersche Hofbuchhandlung, Karlsruhe

- Wimmenauer, W. (1966) The Eruptive Rocks and Carbonatites of the Kaiserstuhl, Germany. In: O. F. Tuttle, J. Gittins, Carbonatites; Interscience Publ., New York, London, Sydney, 1966. P. 183 ff.

- Hay, R.L. and O'Neil, J.R. (1983) Carbonatite tuffs in the Laetilol Beds of Tanzania and the Kaiserstuhl in Germany. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology: 82: 403-406.

- Tobias WEISENBERGER & Simon SPÜRGIN (2009): Zeolites in alkaline rocks of the Kaiserstuhl Volcanic Complex, SW Germany – new microprobe investigation and the relationship of zeolite mineralogy to the host rock. Geol. Belg. 12, 75-91. http://popups.ulg.ac.be/Geol/document.php?id=2682]




Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities


Mineral List:
Aegirine
Aegirine-augite
'Albite-Anorthite Series'
Almandine
Analcime
Andradite
var: Melanite
Ankerite
'Apatite'
'var: Cerapatite'
Apatite-(CaF)
'Apophyllite'
Apophyllite-(KF)
Aragonite
'Asphaltum'
Augite
var: Titanian Augite
Baryte
Bastnäsite-(Ce)
Biotite
var: Titanian Biotite
Calcite
Celestine
'Chabazite'
'Chusite'
'Clinopyroxene Subgroup'
Columbite-(Fe)
Cordierite
Corundum
'Deeckeite'
Diopside
var: Chromian Diopside
Dolomite
Epidote
 'Erionite'
Faujasite-Mg (TL)
Faujasite-Na (TL)
Fluorite
Forsterite
Galena
Goethite
Götzenite
Gypsum
Haüyne
Hematite
Hercynite
var: Picotite
'Hornblende'
Hydromagnesite
Ilmenite
Kaolinite
Leucite
Limonite
Magnesioferrite
Magnesite
Magnetite
var: Titaniferous Magnetite
Marcasite
Melilite
Mesolite ?
Monazite-(Ce)
Montmorillonite
Muscovite
Natrolite
Nepheline
Nosean
Offretite
Opal
 Opal
var: Opal-AN
Pectolite
Perovskite
var: Dysanalyte
'Phillipsite'
Phillipsite-Ca
Phlogopite
var: Barium-Phlogopite
var: Barytbiotite
Pyrite
Pyrochlore
Pyrrhotite
Quartz
Rutile
Sanidine
Schorlomite
Siderite
Sillimanite
Sodalite
Sphalerite
Spinel
Strontianite
Thomsonite-Ca
Titanite
Todorokite
Uranpyrochlore
'Wad'
Wollastonite
Zircon
Zirconolite
Zoisite


153 entries listed. 71 valid minerals. 2 type localities (valid minerals). 1 erroneous literature entry.

Localities in this Region:
Germany
 
  • Baden-Württemberg
    • Kaiserstuhl
      • Bickensohl
      • Burkheim-Sponeck
      • Ihringen
      • Niederrotweil

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