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Michelsberg Quarry, Katzenbuckel Mt., Eberbach, Odenwald, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

(Steinbruch am Michelsberg, Katzenbuckel, Eberbach, Odenwald, Baden-Württemberg, Deutschland)

A basalt quarry, abandoned in 1974. Located on the east slope of Katzenbuckel mountain near Waldkatzenbach, about 4.5 km east of Eberbach.



References:
- Der Aufschluss (1977): 6, 226.
- Lapis (1980): 7/8: 41-43.
- Stahle, V., Koch, M., McCammon, C. A., Mann, U. & Markl, G. (2002): Occurrence of low-Ti and high-Ti freudenbergite in alkali syenite dikes from the Katzenbuckel volcano, southwestern Germany. Canadian Mineralogist 40, 1609-1627.





Mineral List:
Aegirine
'Apatite'
Apatite-(CaF)
Arfvedsonite
var: Anophorite

Biotite
Bornite
Calcite
'Chabazite'
Chalcocite
Chalcopyrite
Covellite
Ferronybøite
Freudenbergite (TL)
'Garnet Group'
Gibbsite
Gypsum
Hematite
Ilmenite
Landauite
Lorenzenite
Maghemite
Magnetite
Marcasite
Montmorillonite
Natrolite
Nepheline
'Olivine'
Pseudobrookite
Pyrite
Pyrochlore
Pyrrhotite
'Serpentine Group'
Sphalerite
Thomsonite-Ca
Titanite


35 entries listed. 27 valid minerals. 1 type locality (valid mineral).

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