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Drachenfels, Königswinter, Siebengebirge, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Latitude: 50°39'49"N
Longitude: 7°12'36"E
Drachenfels, Königswinter, Siebengebirge, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Deutschland

Minerals in trachyte.

Nature park since 1956.

Mineral List

Almandine
Andalusite
Anorthoclase
var: Anorthoclase-Sanidine

Cordierite
Corundum
Corundum
var: Chlorosaphir

Hematite
Kyanite
Magnetite
Montmorillonite
Quartz
Sanidine (TL)
Sillimanite
Spinel
'Stilbite'
Tridymite
Zircon


17 entries listed. 14 valid minerals. 1 type locality (valid mineral).

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References

- Klaproth, M.H. (1810): Chemische Untersuchung des glasigen Feldspaths vom Drachenfels, Beiträge zur chemischen Kenntniss der Mineralkörper, Fünfter Band, Rottmann Berlin, 12-18
- Laspeyres, H., (1900): Das Siebengebirge am Rhein, Verhandlungen des naturhistorischen Vereins der preussischen Rheinlande…,Vol. 57, 119-596
- Brauns R., (1922): Die Mineralien der Niederrheinischen Vulkangebiete, Schweitzerbart, Stuttgart
- Cloos, H., Cloos, E., (1927): Die Quellkuppe des Drachenfels…, Zeitschrift für Vulkanologie, Vol 11, 33-40
- Hofmann, H., (1951): Das Siebengebirge, Der Aufschluss, Vol. 2, 50-58
- Frechen J., (1976): Siebengebirge am Rhein, Laacher Vulkangebiet, Maargebiet der Westeifel, Bornträger, Berlin Stuttgart

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