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Gaulsberg Quarry, Ortenberg, Vogelsberg, Hesse, Germany

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(Steinbruch am Gaulsberg, Ortenberg, Vogelsberg, Hessen, Deutschland)

Active basalt quarry with minerals in cavities and in altered xenoliths (rare).

Refs:
- Schuster, M. (1995): Die Mineralien vom Gaulsberg bei Ortenberg. Aufschluss, 46, 51-68. (in German)
- Hentschel, G. (1979): Hydrothermale Minerale im Basalt von Ortenberg (Vogelsberg). Geol. Jb. Hessen, 107, 193-196. (in German)
- Hentschel, G. (1986): Paulingit und andere seltene Zeolithe in einem gefritteten Sandsteineinschluß im Basalt von Ortenberg (Vogelsberg). Geol. Jb. Hessen, 114, 249-256. (in German)
- Kolitsch, U. (1997): Tacharanit vom Gaulsberg bei Ortenberg (Vogelsberg, Hessen). Mineralien-Welt 8 (2), 25-26. (in German)
- http://www.ms-geo.de/Gaulsberg/gaulsberg.html
- http://members.aol.com/zeolitesvbe/Ortenberg.html
- http://www.strahlen.org/vp/de/gaulsberg/





 Map Reference: 50°21'43"N , 9°3'17"E

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Mineral List:
  		•  'Albite-Anorthite Series'
    Reference: []
  		•  Analcime
    Na
     
    2
    		[Al
     
    2
    		Si
     
    4
    		O
     
    12
    		] · 2H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: []
  		•  'Apatite'
    Reference: []
  		•  'Apophyllite'
    Reference: []
    Site Photo
    Gaulsberg Quarry, Ortenberg, Vogelsberg, Hesse, Germany
    © Frank de Wit
  		•  Aragonite
    CaCO
     
    3
    Reference: []
  		•  Augite
    (Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe
    2+
     
    		,Al,Fe
    3+
     
    		,Ti)[(Si,Al)
     
    2
    		O
     
    6
    		]
    Reference: []
  		•  Baryte
    BaSO
     
    4
    Reference: []
  		•  Biotite
    Reference: []
  		•  Calcite
    CaCO
     
    3
    Reference: []
    Site Photo
    Gaulsberg Quarry, Ortenberg, Vogelsberg, Hesse, Germany
    © 1
  		•  'Chabazite'
    Reference: []
  		•  'Clinoptilolite'
    Reference: []
  		•  Cristobalite
    SiO
     
    2
    Reference: []
  		•  'Dachiardite'
    Reference: []
  		•  'Erionite'
    Reference: []
  		•  Gismondine
    Ca[Al
     
    2
    		Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    8
    		]·4.5H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: []
  		•  'Gmelinite'
    Reference: []
  		•  Gonnardite
    Na
     
    2
    		Ca[Al
     
    2
    		Si
     
    3
    		O
     
    10
    		]
     
    2
    		 · 7H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: []
  		•  Gyrolite
    Ca
     
    4
    		(Si
     
    6
    		O
     
    15
    		)(OH)
     
    2
    		·3H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: []
  		•  'Hornblende'
    Reference: []
  		•  Ilmenite
    Fe
    2+
     
    		TiO
     
    3
    Reference: []
  		•  'Lévyne'
    Reference: []
  		•  Magnetite
    Fe
    2+
     
    		Fe
    3+
    2
    		O
     
    4
    Reference: []
  		•  Merlinoite
    (K,Na)
     
    5
    		(Ca,Ba)
     
    2
    		Al
     
    9
    		Si
     
    23
    		O
     
    64
    		·23H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: []
  		•  Mesolite
    Na
     
    2
    		Ca
     
    2
    		[Al
     
    2
    		Si
     
    3
    		O
     
    10
    		]
     
    3
    		 · 8H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: []
  		•  Natrolite
    Na
     
    2
    		[Al
     
    2
    		Si
     
    3
    		O
     
    10
    		] · 2H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: []
    Site Photo
    Gaulsberg Quarry, Ortenberg, Vogelsberg, Hesse, Germany
    © Frank de Wit
  		•  Nontronite
    Na
     
    0.3
    		Fe
     
    2
    		(Si,Al)
     
    4
    		O
     
    10
    		(OH)
     
    2
    		·nH
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: []
  		•  Offretite
    KCaMgAl
     
    5
    		Si
     
    13
    		O
     
    36
    		·16H
     
    2
    		O or near
    Reference: []
  		•  'Olivine'
    (Mg,Fe
    2+
     
    		)
     
    2
    		[SiO
     
    4
    		]
    Reference: []
  		•  'Paulingite'
    Reference: []
  		•  'Phillipsite'
    Reference: []
  		•  Pyrite
    FeS
     
    2
    Reference: []
  		•  Pyrrhotite
    Fe
     
    7
    		S
     
    8
    		, (-4M), also given as Fe
     
    1-x
    		S (x = 0 - 0.2)
    Reference: []
  		•  Quartz
    SiO
     
    2
    Reference: []
  		•  Rhodesite
    KHCa
     
    2
    		Si
     
    8
    		O
     
    19
    		·5H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: []
  		•  Saponite
    Ca
     
    0.25
    		(Mg,Fe)
     
    3
    		(Si,Al)
     
    4
    		O
     
    10
    		(OH)
     
    2
    		·nH
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: []
  		•  Scolecite
    Ca[Al
     
    2
    		Si
     
    3
    		O
     
    10
    		] · 3H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: []
  		•  Tacharanite
    Ca
     
    12
    		Al
     
    2
    		Si
     
    18
    		O
     
    51
    		·18H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [U. Kolitsch (1997): Tacharanit vom Gaulsberg bei Ortenberg (Vogelsberg, Hessen). Mineralien-Welt 8 (2), 25-26. ]
  		•  Thaumasite
    Ca
     
    3
    		[CO
     
    3
    		|SO
     
    4
    		|Si(OH)
     
    6
    		] · 12H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: []
  		•  Thomsonite-Ca
    NaCa
     
    2
    		[Al
     
    5
    		Si
     
    5
    		O
     
    20
    		] · 6H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: []
    Site Photo
    Gaulsberg Quarry, Ortenberg, Vogelsberg, Hesse, Germany
    © mk
  		•  Tobermorite
    Ca
     
    5
    		Si
     
    6
    		(O,OH)
     
    18
    		·5H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: []
  		•  Todorokite
    (Ca,K,Na,Mg,Ba,Mn)(Mn,Mg,Al)
     
    6
    		O
     
    12
    		·3H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: []
  		•  Wellsite
    (Ba,Ca,K
     
    2
    		)Al
     
    2
    		Si
     
    6
    		O
     
    16
    		·6H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: []


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