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Gabbro quarry, Bensenböhlskopf, Groß-Bieberau, Reinheim, Odenwald, Hesse, Germany

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(Gabbrobruch, Bensenböhlskopf, Groß-Bieberau, Reinheim, Odenwald, Hessen, Deutschland)

Gabbro with calcic silicate lenses, schist clods and pegmatite inclusions
Located on Bensenböhlskopf mountain, 2.5 km SE of Groß-Bieberau and 5 km SSE of Reinheim.

Refs.:
- S. Weiß: "Mineralfundstellen, Deutschland West", Weise (Munich), 1990
- Der Aufschluss 1977(6), 223-224
- Lapis 1908(7/8), 38-40





 Map Reference: 49°47'6"N , 8°50'43"E

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Mineral List:
  		•  Arsenopyrite
    FeAsS - (Fe
     
    0.90
    		Co
     
    0.10
    		)AsS
    Reference: [S. Weiss: "Mineralfundstellen, Deutschland West", Weise (Munich), 1990]
  		•  Bornite
    Cu
     
    5
    		FeS
     
    4
    Reference: [S. Weiss: "Mineralfundstellen, Deutschland West", Weise (Munich), 1990]
  		•  Calcite
    CaCO
     
    3
    Reference: [S. Weiss: "Mineralfundstellen, Deutschland West", Weise (Munich), 1990]
  		•  'Chalcedony'
    Reference: [S. Weiss: "Mineralfundstellen, Deutschland West", Weise (Munich), 1990]
  		•  Chalcopyrite
    CuFeS
     
    2
    Reference: [S. Weiss: "Mineralfundstellen, Deutschland West", Weise (Munich), 1990]
  		•  Dolomite
    CaMg(CO
     
    3
    		)
     
    2
    Reference: [S. Weiss: "Mineralfundstellen, Deutschland West", Weise (Munich), 1990]
  		•  Epidote
    {Ca
     
    2
    		}{Al
     
    2
    		Fe
    3+
     
    		}[O|OH|SiO
     
    4
    		|Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    7
    		]
    Reference: [S. Weiss: "Mineralfundstellen, Deutschland West", Weise (Munich), 1990]
  		•  Grossular
    Ca
     
    3
    		Al
     
    2
    		[SiO
     
    4
    		]
     
    3
    Reference: [S. Weiss: "Mineralfundstellen, Deutschland West", Weise (Munich), 1990]
  		•  Magnetite
    Fe
    2+
     
    		Fe
    3+
    2
    		O
     
    4
    Reference: [S. Weiss: "Mineralfundstellen, Deutschland West", Weise (Munich), 1990]
  		•  Molybdenite
    MoS
     
    2
    Reference: [S. Weiss: "Mineralfundstellen, Deutschland West", Weise (Munich), 1990]
  		•  Pyrite
    FeS
     
    2
    Reference: [S. Weiss: "Mineralfundstellen, Deutschland West", Weise (Munich), 1990]
  		•  Scheelite
    Ca[WO
     
    4
    		]
    Reference: [S. Weiss: "Mineralfundstellen, Deutschland West", Weise (Munich), 1990]
  		•  Tennantite
    (Cu,Ag,Fe,Zn)
     
    12
    		As
     
    4
    		S
     
    13
    Reference: [S. Weiss: "Mineralfundstellen, Deutschland West", Weise (Munich), 1990]
  		•  'Tourmaline'
    AD
     
    3
    		G
     
    6
    		(BO
     
    3
    		)
     
    3
    		[T
     
    6
    		O
     
    18
    		]Y
     
    3
    		Z
    Reference: [S. Weiss: "Mineralfundstellen, Deutschland West", Weise (Munich), 1990]
  		•  Vesuvianite
    Ca
     
    10
    		(Mg,Fe)
     
    2
    		Al
     
    4
    		Si
     
    9
    		O
     
    34
    		(OH)
     
    4
    Reference: [S. Weiss: "Mineralfundstellen, Deutschland West", Weise (Munich), 1990]
  		•  Wollastonite
    Ca[SiO
     
    3
    		]
    Reference: [S. Weiss: "Mineralfundstellen, Deutschland West", Weise (Munich), 1990]
  		•  Zoisite
    {Ca
     
    2
    		}{Al
     
    3
    		}[O|OH|SiO
     
    4
    		|Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    7
    		]
    Reference: [S. Weiss: "Mineralfundstellen, Deutschland West", Weise (Munich), 1990]


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