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Radersberg Mt., Brück-Dreis, Daun, Eifel Mts, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

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(Radersberg, Brück-Dreis, Daun, Eifel, Rheinland-Pfalz, Deutschland)

Basalt quarry
Located on Radersberg mountain, 700 m east of Brück and about 8.5 km NNW of Daun.

Ref.:
- Hoffeld, M., (1979): Gesteine und Mineralien vom Radersberg und Rheinertsberg / Eifel, Der Aufschluss, Vol. 30, Heft 3, 69-73
- Weiß, S., (1990): Mineralfundstellen, Deutschland West, Weise (Munich), 1990
- Blass, G., Emmerich, F., Graf, HW., Schäfer, Ch., Tschörtner, J., (2006): Minerale der Eifelvulkane, CD, published by authors
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Map Reference: 50°16'25"N , 6°49'25"E

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Mineral List:
  		•  Andalusite
    Al
     
    2
    		[O|SiO
     
    4
    		]
    Reference: [Blass, G., Emmerich, F., Graf, HW., Schäfer, Ch., Tschörtner, J., (2006): Minerale der Eifelvulkane, Version 1.0, CD, published by authors]
  		•  Apatite-(CaF)
    Ca
     
    5
    		[F|(PO
     
    4
    		)
     
    3
    		]
    Reference: [Hoffeld, M., Gesteine und Mineralien vom Radersberg und Rheinertsberg / Eifel, Der Aufschluss, 30, 69-73, 1979]
  		•  Augite
    (Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe
    2+
     
    		,Al,Fe
    3+
     
    		,Ti)[(Si,Al)
     
    2
    		O
     
    6
    		]
    Reference: [Hoffeld, M., Gesteine und Mineralien vom Radersberg und Rheinertsberg / Eifel, Der Aufschluss, 30, 69-73, 1979]
  		•  Biotite
    Reference: [Brauns, R., Die Mineralien der Niederrheinischen Vulkangebiete, Schweizerbart, Stuttgart, 1922]
  		•  Calcite
    CaCO
     
    3
    Reference: [Blass, G., Emmerich, F., Graf, HW., Schäfer, Ch., Tschörtner, J., (2006): Minerale der Eifelvulkane, Version 1.0, CD, published by authors]
  		•  'Chalcedony'
    Reference: [Hoffeld, M., Gesteine und Mineralien vom Radersberg und Rheinertsberg / Eifel, Der Aufschluss, 30, 69-73, 1979]
  		•  Cordierite
    (Mg,Fe)
     
    2
    		Al
     
    4
    		Si
     
    5
    		O
     
    18
    Reference: [Hentschel, G., Die Mineralien der Eifelvulkane, Weise Verlag München, 1983]
  		•  Corundum
    Al
     
    2
    		O
     
    3
    Reference: [Hentschel, G., Die Mineralien der Eifelvulkane, Weise Verlag München, 1983]
  		•  Forsterite
    Mg
     
    2
    		[SiO
     
    4
    		]
    Reference: [Hoffeld, M., Gesteine und Mineralien vom Radersberg und Rheinertsberg / Eifel, Der Aufschluss, 30, 69-73, 1979]
  		•  Graphite
    C
    Reference: [Blass, G., Emmerich, F., Graf, HW., Schäfer, Ch., Tschörtner, J., (2006): Minerale der Eifelvulkane, Version 1.0, CD, published by authors]
  		•  Haüyne
    (Na,Ca)
     
    4-8
    		[Al
     
    6
    		Si
     
    6
    		(O,S)
     
    24
    		](SO
     
    4
    		,Cl)
     
    1-2
    Reference: [Hentschel, G., Die Mineralien der Eifelvulkane, Weise Verlag München, 1983]
  		•  Hematite
    Fe
     
    2
    		O
     
    3
    Reference: [Blass, G., Emmerich, F., Graf, HW., Schäfer, Ch., Tschörtner, J., (2006): Minerale der Eifelvulkane, Version 1.0, CD, published by authors]
  		•  Jarosite
    KFe
    3+
     
     
    3
    		[(OH)
     
    3
    		|SO
     
    4
    		]
     
    2
    Reference: [Hentschel, G., Die Mineralien der Eifelvulkane, Weise Verlag München, 1983]
  		•  Kaersutite
    [Na][Ca
     
    2
    		][Mg
     
    4
    		Ti][O|OH|Al
     
    2
    		Si
     
    6
    		O
     
    22
    		]
    Reference: [Dyar, D., et al.,1993, Crystal chemistry of Fe3+ and H+ in mantle Kaersutite, American Mineralogist, Vol. 78, 968-979] [Brauns, R., Die Mineralien der Niederrheinischen Vulkangebiete, Schweizerbart, Stuttgart, 1922]
    Site Photo
    Radersberg Mt., Brück-Dreis, Daun, Eifel Mts, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
    © C.H.M.-Schäfer
  		•  Magnesite
    MgCO
     
    3
    Reference: [Hoffeld, M., Gesteine und Mineralien vom Radersberg und Rheinertsberg / Eifel, Der Aufschluss, 30, 69-73, 1979]
  		•  Magnetite
    Fe
    2+
     
    		Fe
    3+
    2
    		O
     
    4
    Reference: [Hoffeld, M., Gesteine und Mineralien vom Radersberg und Rheinertsberg / Eifel, Der Aufschluss, 30, 69-73, 1979]
  		•  Montmorillonite
    (Na,Ca)
     
    0.33
    		(Al,Mg)
     
    2
    		Si
     
    4
    		O
     
    10
    		(OH)
     
    2
    		·nH
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [Hentschel, G., Die Mineralien der Eifelvulkane, Weise Verlag München, 1983]
  		•  'Phillipsite'
    Reference: [Hentschel, G., Die Mineralien der Eifelvulkane, Weise Verlag München, 1983]
  		•  Phillipsite-Ca
    (Ca
     
    0.5
    		,K,Na,Ba
     
    0.5
    		)
     
    4-7
    		[Al
     
    4-7
    		Si
     
    12-9
    		O
     
    32
    .
     
    		 12H2O
    Description: 52% Ca + 48% K
    Reference: [collection H.&Ch. Schäfer]
  		•  Rutile
    TiO
     
    2
    Reference: [Hentschel, G., Die Mineralien der Eifelvulkane, Weise Verlag München, 1983]
  		•  Sanidine
    K[AlSi
     
    3
    		O
     
    8
    		]
    Reference: [Hentschel, G., Die Mineralien der Eifelvulkane, Weise Verlag München, 1983]
  		•  Sillimanite
    Al
     
    2
    		[O|SiO
     
    4
    		]
    Reference: [Aufschluss 79(3), 69-73]
  		•  Spinel
    MgAl
     
    2
    		O
     
    4
    Reference: [collection H.&Ch. Schäfer]
  		•  Titanite
    CaTi[O|SiO
     
    4
    		]
    Reference: [Hentschel, G., Die Mineralien der Eifelvulkane, Weise Verlag München, 1983]


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