Latitude: 50°21'43"N
Longitude: 9°3'17"E
Steinbruch am Gaulsberg, Ortenberg, Vogelsberg, Hessen, Deutschland
Basalt quarry with minerals in cavities and in altered xenoliths (rare). The quarry has been closed 1.1.2010.
Mineral List
43 entries listed. 27 valid minerals.
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References
- Hentschel, G. (1979): Hydrothermale Minerale im Basalt von Ortenberg (Vogelsberg). Geol. Jb. Hessen, 107, 193-196
- Hentschel, G. (1986): Paulingit und andere seltene Zeolithe in einem gefritteten Sandsteineinschluß im Basalt von Ortenberg (Vogelsberg). Geol. Jb. Hessen, 114, 249-256
- Schuster, M. (1995): Die Mineralien vom Gaulsberg bei Ortenberg. Aufschluss, 46, 51-68
- Kolitsch, U. (1997): Tacharanit vom Gaulsberg bei Ortenberg (Vogelsberg, Hessen). Mineralien-Welt 8 (2), 25-26
- Passaglia, E., Gualtieri, A., Marchi, E. (2001): The crystal chemistry of Paulingite, European Journal of Mineralogy. Vol. 13, 113-119
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