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Limberg Quarries, Sasbach, Kaiserstuhl, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

(Steinbrüche am Limberg, Sasbach, Kaiserstuhl, Baden-Württemberg, Deutschland)

Minerals are found in vesicles in limburgite. Seven quarries exist, all of them are located within a national reserve. Collecting loose boulders is allowed, though.

Refs.:
- Rinaldi, R., Smith, J. V. & Jung, G. (1975): Chemistry and paragenesis of faujasite, phillipsite and offretite from Sasbach, Kaiserstuhl, Germany. N. Jb. Mineral. Mh., 1975, 433-443.
- Lapis 1978(3)
- Der Aufschluss 1988(2), 70-73
- Betz, V. (2005): Ein Beitrag zur Morphologie, Paragenese und Geschichte der Zeolithe vom Limberg bei Sasbach/Kaiserstuhl. Der Aufschluss 56, 235-250.
- Palache, C., Berman, H., & Frondel, C. (1951), The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana, Yale University 1837-1892, Volume II: 273. [as "Limburg"]
- http://omnibus.uni-freiburg.de/~weisenbt/9Kaiserstuhl/Kaiserstuhl.pdf
- http://www.eschelken.de/Mineralien/Limberg_1/limberg_1.html
and http://www.eschelken.de/Mineralien/Limberg_2/limberg_2.html





Mineral List:
  		•  Aragonite
  		• Augite
  		• Calcite
  		• 'Chabazite'
  		• 'Chusite'
  		• Diopside
       var: Chromian Diopside
  		• Dolomite
  		• 'Erionite'
  		• Faujasite-Mg (TL)
  		• Faujasite-Na (TL)
  		• Goethite
  		• Hercynite
    var: Picotite
  		• Hydromagnesite
  		• Magnesite
  		• Montmorillonite
  		• Offretite
  		• Opal
    var: Opal-AN
  		• Phillipsite-Ca
  		• Todorokite
  		• 'Wad'


    21 entries listed. 14 valid minerals. 2 type localities (valid minerals).

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