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Diethensdorf Quarry, Markersdorf, Chemnitz, Saxony, Germany

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(Steinbruch Diethensdorf, Markersdorf, Chemnitz, Sachsen, Deutschland)

A pegmatite in the Saxonian granulite massif.
Rich mineralization with Nb/Ti phases: W/Sc-rich ferrocolumbite, niobian rutile, rutile and pseudorutile.

Refs.:
- Am. Mineral. 88: 986-995
- http://www.uni-wuerzburg.de/mineralogie/schuessler/Pegmatit.pdf





Mineral List:
  		•  Actinolite
    ☐Ca
     
    2
    		(Mg,Fe
    2+
     
    		)
     
    5
    		(Si
     
    8
    		O
     
    22
    		)(OH)
     
    2
    Reference: [Wittern: "Mineralfundorte in Deutschland", 2001]
  		•  'Albite-Anorthite Series'
    Reference: [Wittern: "Mineralfundorte in Deutschland", 2001]
  		•  'Allanite'
    Reference: [Wittern: "Mineralfundorte in Deutschland", 2001]
  		•  Allophane
    (Al
     
    2
    		O
     
    3
    		)(SiO
     
    2
    		)
     
    1.3-2
    		·2.5-3H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [Wittern: "Mineralfundorte in Deutschland", 2001]
  		•  Almandine
    Fe
    2+
    3
    		Al
     
    2
    		[SiO
     
    4
    		]
     
    3
    Reference: [Wittern: "Mineralfundorte in Deutschland", 2001]
  		•  Ankerite
    Ca(Fe
    2+
     
    		 ,Mg,Mn
    2+
     
    		)(CO
     
    3
    		)
     
    2
    Reference: [Wittern: "Mineralfundorte in Deutschland", 2001]
  		•  Anorthite
    var: Labradorite
    (Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    8
    		]
    Reference: [Wittern: "Mineralfundorte in Deutschland", 2001]
  		•  Antigorite
    (Mg,Fe
    2+
     
    		)
     
    3
    		[(OH)
     
    4
    		|Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    5
    		]
    Reference: [Wittern: "Mineralfundorte in Deutschland", 2001]
  		•  Augite
    (Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe
    2+
     
    		,Al,Fe
    3+
     
    		,Ti)[(Si,Al)
     
    2
    		O
     
    6
    		]
    Reference: [Wittern: "Mineralfundorte in Deutschland", 2001]
  		•  Azurite
    Cu
     
    3
    		[OH|CO
     
    3
    		]
     
    2
    Reference: [Wittern: "Mineralfundorte in Deutschland", 2001]
  		•  Baryte
    BaSO
     
    4
    Reference: [Wittern: "Mineralfundorte in Deutschland", 2001]
  		•  'Chalcedony'
    Reference: [Wittern: "Mineralfundorte in Deutschland", 2001]
  		•  Chalcocite
    Cu
     
    2
    		S
    Reference: [Wittern: "Mineralfundorte in Deutschland", 2001]
  		•  Chalcopyrite
    CuFeS
     
    2
    Reference: [Wittern: "Mineralfundorte in Deutschland", 2001]
  		•  'Chlorite Group'
    Reference: [Wittern: "Mineralfundorte in Deutschland", 2001]
  		•  Chrysocolla
    (Cu,Al)
     
    2
    		H
     
    2
    		Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    5
    		(OH)
     
    4
    		·nH
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [Wittern: "Mineralfundorte in Deutschland", 2001]
  		•  'Chrysoprase'
    Reference: [Wittern: "Mineralfundorte in Deutschland", 2001]
  		•  Columbite-(Fe)
    FeNb
     
    2
    		O
     
    6
    Reference: [AmMin 88:986-995]
  		•  Cordierite
    (Mg,Fe)
     
    2
    		Al
     
    4
    		Si
     
    5
    		O
     
    18
    Reference: [Wittern: "Mineralfundorte in Deutschland", 2001]
  		•  Cuprite
    Cu
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [Wittern: "Mineralfundorte in Deutschland", 2001]
  		•  Diopside
    CaMg[Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    6
    		]
    Reference: [Wittern: "Mineralfundorte in Deutschland", 2001]
  		•  Dolomite
    CaMg(CO
     
    3
    		)
     
    2
    Reference: [Wittern: "Mineralfundorte in Deutschland", 2001]
  		•  Enstatite
    Mg
     
    2
    		[SiO
     
    3
    		]
     
    2
    Reference: [Wittern: "Mineralfundorte in Deutschland", 2001]
  		•  Epidote
    {Ca
     
    2
    		}{Al
     
    2
    		Fe
    3+
     
    		}[O|OH|SiO
     
    4
    		|Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    7
    		]
    Reference: [Wittern: "Mineralfundorte in Deutschland", 2001]
  		•  Galena
    PbS
    Reference: [Wittern: "Mineralfundorte in Deutschland", 2001]
  		•  Goethite
    α-Fe
    3+
     
    		O(OH)
    Reference: [Wittern: "Mineralfundorte in Deutschland", 2001]
  		•  Hematite
    Fe
     
    2
    		O
     
    3
    Reference: [Wittern: "Mineralfundorte in Deutschland", 2001]
  		•  Kaolinite
    Al
     
    2
    		Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    5
    		(OH)
     
    4
    Reference: [Wittern: "Mineralfundorte in Deutschland", 2001]
  		•  Magnetite
    Fe
    2+
     
    		Fe
    3+
    2
    		O
     
    4
    Reference: [Wittern: "Mineralfundorte in Deutschland", 2001]
  		•  Malachite
    Cu
     
    2
    		[(OH)
     
    2
    		|CO
     
    3
    		]
    Reference: [Wittern: "Mineralfundorte in Deutschland", 2001]
  		•  Marcasite
    FeS
     
    2
    Reference: [Wittern: "Mineralfundorte in Deutschland", 2001]
  		•  Millerite
    NiS
    Reference: [Wittern: "Mineralfundorte in Deutschland", 2001]
  		•  Molybdenite
    MoS
     
    2
    Reference: [Wittern: "Mineralfundorte in Deutschland", 2001]
  		•  Muscovite
    KAl
     
    2
    		[(OH)
     
    2
    		|AlSi
     
    3
    		O
     
    10
    		]
    Reference: [Wittern: "Mineralfundorte in Deutschland", 2001]
  		•  Opal
    SiO
     
    2
    		·nH
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [Wittern: "Mineralfundorte in Deutschland", 2001]
  		•  Parachrysotile
    Reference: [Wittern: "Mineralfundorte in Deutschland", 2001]
  		•  Pseudorutile
    Fe
     
    2
    		Ti
     
    3
    		O
     
    9
    Description: Intergrown with ferrocolumbite and rutile.
    Reference: [http://www.uni-wuerzburg.de/mineralogie/schuessler/Pegmatit.pdf]
  		•  Pyrite
    FeS
     
    2
    Reference: [Wittern: "Mineralfundorte in Deutschland", 2001]
  		•  Quartz
    SiO
     
    2
    Reference: [Wittern: "Mineralfundorte in Deutschland", 2001]
  		•  Quartz
    var: Amethyst
    SiO
     
    2
    Reference: [Wittern: "Mineralfundorte in Deutschland", 2001]
  		•  Quartz
    var: Jasper
    Reference: [Wittern: "Mineralfundorte in Deutschland", 2001]
  		•  Rutile
    TiO
     
    2
    Reference: [http://www.uni-wuerzburg.de/mineralogie/schuessler/Pegmatit.pdf]
  		•  Rutile
    var: Niobian Rutile
    (Ti,Nb)O
     
    2
    Reference: [AmMin 88:986-995]
  		•  Schorl
    [Na][Fe
    2+
    3
    		][Al
     
    6
    		][(OH)
     
    3
    		|OH|(BO
     
    3
    		)
     
    3
    		|Si
     
    6
    		O
     
    18
    		]
    Reference: [Wittern: "Mineralfundorte in Deutschland", 2001]
  		•  'Serpentine Group'
    D
     
    2
    		[Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    5
    		](OH)4 + or - nH
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [Wittern: "Mineralfundorte in Deutschland", 2001]
  		•  Titanite
    CaTi[O|SiO
     
    4
    		]
    Reference: [Wittern: "Mineralfundorte in Deutschland", 2001]
  		•  Vivianite
    Fe
    2+
    3
    		(PO
     
    4
    		)
     
    2
    		·8H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [Wittern: "Mineralfundorte in Deutschland", 2001]


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