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Sepiolite from
Schneeberg, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany


Locality type:Town
Classification
Species:Sepiolite
Formula:Mg4(Si6O15)(OH)2 · 6H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sepiolite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Schneeberg, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:319886
Long-form Identifier:1:3:319886:5
GUID (UUID V4):ce88c392-0bfb-4245-99d3-4c7f9e5e58b4
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Catalog/List
in Ix I plastic box. Lehrte, Hanover. Lower Saxony Germany £7 7. EUDIALYTE bright pink masses on pale...Naughton Collection) 9. MEERSHAUM - type of Sepiolite; solid white mass about a large 2x2.5 £12 'ft...micros and a Biotite small xl (Mendig, Eifel area, Germany) lx2 area ofxls on 2x2 £4 42. NATIVE COPPER mass...inch matrix with minorNickel-Skutterudite Schneeberg Germany £6 £7.50 Schlema, 50. NATIVE SILVER about...another small area of silver on one side Schneeberg, Sachsen Germany £6 51. NATIVE SILVER black micro crystals
Book (chapter)
Chapter I 0 SEPIOLITE Sepiolite is a lath-shaped magnesium-rich clay mineral with a structure similar...structure proper. The ideal structural formula for sepiolite based on the Nagy-Bradley model is (Sii2) ( M...and Table LVII the structural formulas of nine sepiolite samples (based on the Brauner-Preisinger model)...model). Most calculated structural formulas for sepiolite indicate a minor amount (0.04 to 1.05) of A13’...Martin-Vivaldi and Cano-Ruis (1955) found from 50 sepiolite analyses a mean value of 53.9% Si02 with a standard
Journal (issue)
Lieber Heidelberg, W. Germany Olaf Medenbach Ruhr Universitat Bochum Bochum, W. Germany Eric Offermann Arlesheim............................................ 2 Germany An historical perspective on silver mining in G...Baden-Badener-Strasse 3 D-6900 Heidelberg 1 West Germany # I ----------- — ------------------ Hermann...Leyerzapf Brunnen-Strasse 12 D-6236 Eschborn 2 West Germany erman mines have been yielding up prodigious amounts...times. The mines o f Freiberg, St. Andreasberg, Schneeberg, Annaberg and Johanngeorgenstadt, among others
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England and/or Johanngeorgenstadt, Sachsen (Saxony), Germany. H=?, Dij4=5.85, Dc= 5.772, VHB 06. Adam,...colorless. Grafenthal, Saalfeld (near), Thiiringen, Germany. H=3, Dj4j=1.9, Dc=?, VHIE 08d. Stromeyer, 1816...Earthy white. Garden of the Paedogogium, Halle, Germany. H= 1-2, Djj4= 1.7, D(.= 1.794, VID 03. Haberle...B Mon. Translucent colorless. Howenegg, Hegau, Germany. H=?, Dj44= 2.06, D(,= 2.146, VHIF 14. Alberti...(1975), 289. Anhydrokainite, KMgS04Cl, B Syst=? Germany (N). H=?, Dm=?, 0^=?, VIB 02. Janecke, 1913. Dana
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look for. Michael O’Donoghue Proustite (East Germany) 7 Rocks We can define a rock as a large mineral...Also found in Canada, Mexico, Czechoslovakia, and Germany. Old specimens from Wheal Newton, Harrowbarrow...(Austria), St Andreasberg, Harz Mountains (West Germany), Antronapiana, Ossola, Novara (Italy), from the...been found. Also from the Fichtelgebirge (West Germany), Liisens, Tirol (Austria), Mursinka (USSR), Mt...well-formed brown specimens from Emmelberg, Eifel (West Germany). Andradite is also found at Banat (Romania), Italian
Catalog/List
Glance, or molybdenum sulphide, Altenberg, Saxony. 10. Keweenaw Copper, or Peacock Co., N...Mass. sulphide, arsenic Pyrites, Freiberg, Saxony. 18. Hematite Red Iron or 19. Magnetite 20...Joplin, J. Mo. carbonate, Altenberg, Rhineland, Germany. Hill, Ga. corundum, Burma. massive Cryolite...Cryolite, oxide, N. Y. oxide, Ilmenau, Germany. 22. manganese iron carbonate, Roxbury, 23. manganese...Hot Penn. Co., Quartz, Bowdoin, Germany. oxide, Suttrop, Germany. near 51. Mass. Canada. chloride
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sometimes as fine, large speci¬ mens; at Freiberg, E. Germany; Pribram, Czechoslovakia; Broken Hill, New South...'branches' form a mesh. From the Harz Mountains, Germany 11 ELEMENTS AND ALLOYS and some may luminesce...Mount Avala, Yugoslavia and near Landsberg, W. Germany. It also occurs in the United States, in California... Localities. Fine crystals from Landsberg, W. Germany; and Coquimbo, Chile. Diamond C The transparent...areas in the vicinity of La Paz; also found in E. Germany. There are important deposits in North Queens¬
Book (edition)
Rosenzwcig (deceased) (USA). Jochen Schlilter (Germany), J. Sejkora (Czcch Republic), Masaaki Shimizu... mon., fonns a serieswith Erythrite, Annaberg, Saxony,Gcnnany.EJM8, 187-192(sir.) Vivianilegroup Aanite...series with Canfieldite. Himmclfurst mine. freibcrg. Saxony. Gennany A.rgyrodite group â–¡ Arhbarile. Cu,Mg(AsO...A/rmite-Jarositegroup BlackForest,Baden-W!lrttembcrg, Germany,67, 854 Arsenoftonnclte-(Ce),CeAl1(AsO,)z(OH,HiO)...compareWellerite,Clara mine, near Oberwolfach,BlackForest,Germany,New Mins.(1997),Auf 44, 250-254 Alunile-Jarosite1
Book (edition)
the Sailauf quarry, Spessart Mts., Bavaria. both Germany, and from the Rabejac deposit, Herault dept.. France... = = = = = Acanthite, x 16 mm, Freiberg, Germany, H Abernathyite, 12 mm, Ririera/, France, H Abhurite...at the Himmelsftirst mine, Freiberg, both Saxony, Germany. In the subtropical areas acanthite may occur...the Sankt Christoph mine, near Breitenbrunn, Saxony, Germany, and many localities in the Alps, e.g. on Grossgreiner...89°59',Z =4. d: 12.8(10)-65(7)- hills, Baden, Germany. Most common occurrences in 4.4 6) - 43(6) - 257(6)
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deposits of this type may be found in Freiberg and Schneeberg, GDR; Wittichen, FRG: Kutna Hora, Jachymov and...silver). In the Middle Ages rich silver deposits in Germany and Bohemia were responsible for two-thirds of...The most important deposits are in Freiberg, Schneeberg, and Marienberg, GDR; Andreasberg and Wittichen...of cobalt, nickel, and silver ores, such as in Schneeberg, Annaberg, and Hasserode, GDR; Wittichen and...the world. In Europe it is found in Freiberg, Schneeberg, Annaberg, and Johanngeorgenstadt, GDR; Jachymov
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
on the surface. acanthites have appeared are Schneeberg-Schlema Large amounts of pyrargyrite, stephanite...stephanite, polybasite in Obersachsen (Germany), Fresnillo in Zacatecas and acanthite appeared, so that since...crystallized specimens (Morocco). of silver minerals. At Schneeberg, Acanthites were veins of Bi-Cofound in the form...specimens coming from Sangerhausen, Thuringia (Germany), who considered them pseudomorphs of calcite after...to the Spanish locality, there is one known in Germany since the 19th century, the Johannes mine, in Göpfersgrün
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deposits of this type may be found in Freiberg and Schneeberg, GDR; Wittichen, FRG: Kutna Hora, Jachymov and...silver). In the Middle Ages rich silver deposits in Germany and Bohemia were responsible for two-thirds of...The most important deposits are in Freiberg, Schneeberg, and Marienberg, GDR; Andreasberg and Wittichen...of cobalt, nickel, and silver ores, such as in Schneeberg, Annaberg, and Hasserode, GDR; Wittichen and...the world. In Europe it is found in Freiberg, Schneeberg, Annaberg, and Johanngeorgenstadt, GDR; Jachymov
Report (volume)
Johanngeorgenstadt, coarsely radiating crystals. very low. Saxony (Harvard). Lemon-yellow, 2V large (?). Optically...alteration product of the agricolite. 2. Schwarzenberg, Saxony (A. M. N.-H.). A finely fibrous mineral with moderate...0 = 1.500 ±0.003. Birefringence 0.01. 3. Saxony, Germany (U. S. N. M. 16793). Very finely fibrous, probably...optically with small 2V. ASTRO-LITE. Neumark, Germany (A. M. N. H.). Plates and fibers. Optically , 2V...594 ±0.003. 7 = 1.597±0.003. ATELESTITE. Schneeberg, Saxony (Col. Roebling). Optically-H, 2ENa = 107°
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deposits of this type may be found in Freiberg and Schneeberg, GDR; Wittichen, FRG: Kutna Hora, Jachymov and...silver). In the Middle Ages rich silver deposits in Germany and Bohemia were responsible for two-thirds of...The most important deposits are in Freiberg, Schneeberg, and Marienberg, GDR; Andreasberg and Wittichen...of cobalt, nickel, and silver ores, such as in Schneeberg, Annaberg, and Hasserode, GDR; Wittichen and...the world. In Europe it is found in Freiberg, Schneeberg, Annaberg, and Johanngeorgenstadt, GDR; Jachymov
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Nickel Pyrites, Nickel Glance) Harzgerode, Harz, Germany tin-white to light steel-grey metallic opaque...CHLOANTHITE NiAss (White Nickel) Schneeberg, Ore Mountains, Germany ARSENOPYRITE FeAsS (Arsenical Py-...Py- rite, Mispickel) Freiberg, Ore Mountains, Germany tin-white lo grey greyishblack metallic opaque...serpentine opal, chalcedony, magnesite, chlorite SEPIOLITE Mgu k ((OH)2Si,O;5) . 2H,O = 4H.O (Meerschaum)... Gerinany CARNALLITE KMgCl; .6H,O Stassfurt, Germany INYOITE Ca[B;03(OH)s] . 4H Mount Blanco on Furnace
Journal (issue)
weight), a block of Ural Erythrite. Schneeberg, Saxsony, Germany. 7x 5 cm. VSGM, M'22262. Photo: M. Leybov...from Ichinokawa (Japan), manganite from Ilfeld (Germany), epidote from Untersulzbachtal (Austria), silver...Tadzhikistan, and Transbaikalia), barite (England, Germany, and Middle Asia), hematite (Elba Island, Switzerland...to the number of specimens held in the museum, Germany occupies the first place among foreign countries...England, precious opal from Slovakia, agate from Germany, labrador from Canada, and other superior specimens
Book
by: phosphorite. Found in: Saarland; Ruhr valley; Saxony; Vesuvius, Etna/Italy; Flekla/lceland; Hawai, Califorma/USA;...carnallite, gypsum, halite, calcite. Found in: Lower Saxony/Germany; Czechoslovakia; Yugoslavia; Surrey/England;...Accompanied by: ordinary coal. Found in: Thuringia, Saxony/Germany; Czechoslovakia; Seine/France, Tula/ USSR....kieserite, kainite. Found in: Lower Saxony, Baden, eastern Harz mountains/Germany; Galicia/Poland; Urals/USSR;...colorless © Hattorf, Philippsthal, Hesse/Germany © Robling, Halle/Germany \:Vi Streak white. Mohs’ hardness
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by: phosphorite. Found in: Saarland; Ruhr valley; Saxony; Vesuvius, Etna/Italy; Hekla/Iceland; Hawai, California/USA;... gypsum, halite, calcite. Found in : Lower Saxony/Germany; Czechoslovakia; Yugoslavia; Surrey/England;...Accompanied by: ordinary coal. Found in: Thuringia, Saxony/Germany; Czechoslovakia; Seine/France, Tula/ USSR.... kainite. Found in : Lower Saxony, Baden, eastern Harz mountains/Germany; Galicia/Poland; Urals/USSR;...Hattor[, Philippsthal, Hesse/Germany KMgCl3 · 6 H2O Q) Robling, Halle/Germany 1: ½ 3◄ Streak white. Mohs'
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Nickel Pyrites, Nickel Glance) I Lu erode, Harz, Germany tin-white to light steel-grey greyish black metallic...Py­ rite, Mispickel; Freiberg, Ore Mountains, Germany tin-white to grey greyishblack metallic opaque...Urals, USSR NiAs, (White Nickel) Schneeberg, Orc Mountains, Germany Table 2 9 10 11 12 13 14...serpentine opal, chalcedony, magnesite, chlorite SEPIOLITE Mg i [(OH).Si..OlJ . 2H-Ot-4H:O (Meerschaum) Es...kainite & o. rock salt SYLVITE KC1 Stassfurt, Germany thick-tabular crystals, coarsclygranular masses
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manganese oxide on limestone, Solnhofen, Bavaria, Germany * 11.5 x 24 x 0.5 om MINERALS: PRODUCTS OF A... Europe: Cornwall, England; Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany. Asia: Yekaterinburg (Sverdlovsk), Ural Mountains...rocks. Arsenic, Sankt Andreasberg, Lower Saxony, Germany * 5 x 7 x 1 cm Wyoming; salt deposits in Louisiana...France; Wolfsburg and Sankt Andreasberg, Lower Saxony, Germany. Asia: Akatani Mine, Japan. Sulfur, Cianciana...very rare in nuggets and even Passau, Bavaria, Germany; Piedmont, Italy. indicates that it is composed
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peg1natites and T, \farcasite, I 00 mm, Mis burg, Germany meteorites); 2. sedimentary, when a mineral crystallizes...('3/i6in) were found Silver, 52 mm, Freiberg, Germany Copper, 120 mm, Keweenaw Peninsula, US.A. in Dzhezkazgan...have been found . Silver, 55 mm. Schwarzwald, Germany 10 Beautiful specimens of wire silver with wires...long are known from Freiberg, Schneeberg and St. Andreasberg, Germany. Wires several cm long were also...industry, measuring instruments, metallurgy. Germany. They are also known from Sala. Sweden; Les Chalanches
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(size of needles 12 mm); Braunsdorf near Freiberg (Saxony, GDR) 38 Covelline, kermesite Sulphide MoS...Occurrence: rare; Bieber, Richelsdorf (FRG), Schneeberg, Saalfeld (GDR), Linares (Spain), Poniky (Czechoslovakia)...(Austria) and (Czechoslovakia); also in ZOblitz — Saxony (GDR), St. Gotthard — crystals (Switzerland), Appalachian...(548) e Occurrence: rare; Altenberg, Zinnwald, Schneeberg, Annaberg (GDR), Jachymov (Czechoslovakia), Wittichen...nickel and cobalt arsenides e Occurrence: rare; Schneeberg deposit (wires up to 40 cm long) and mines in
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by: phosphorite. Found in: Saarland; Ruhr valley; Saxony; Vesuvius, Etna/lraly; Hekla/Iceland; Hawai, California/USA;...carnallitc, gypsum, halite, calcite. Found in: Lower Saxony/Germany; Czechoslovakia; Yugoslavia; Surrey/England...Accompanied by: ordinary coal. Found in: Thuringia, Saxony/Germany; Czechoslovakia; Seine/France, Tula/ USSR....kieserite, ka1mte. Found in: Lower Saxony, Baden, eastern Harz mountains/Germany; Galicia/Poland; Urals/USSR;... Q) Hattorf, Philippsthal , Hesse/Germany ~ Robling, Halle/Germany l :½ white and colorless 3 ◄ Streak
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(size of needles 12 mm); Braunsdorf near Freiberg (Saxony, GDR) 38 Covelline, kermesite H 0-2 > -~~...Occurrence: rare ; Bieber, Richelsdorf (FRG), Schneeberg, Saalfeld (GDR), Linares (Spain), Poniky (Czechoslovakia)...(Austria) and (Czechoslovakia); also in Zoblitz - Saxony (GDR), St. Gotthard - crystals (Switzerland), Appalachian...(548) • Occurrence: rare; Altenberg, Zinnwald, Schneeberg, Annaberg (GDR), Jachymov (Czechoslovakia), Wittichen...nickel and cobalt arsenides • Occurrence: rare; Schneeberg deposit (wires up to 40 cm long) and mines in
Book (chapter)
corundum, Doelter IV.3, 1159 (1931). sapiolite = sepiolite, Clark 614 (1993). sapolina = sassolite, de Fourestier...topaz = yellow Fe3+-rich quartz, AM 12, 387 (1927). Saxony diamond = colorless topaz, Webster & Jobbins 89... de Fourestier 314 (1999). schiuma di mare = sepiolite, Egleston 310 (1892). schizolite = Mn2+-rich pectolite...coal, Bates & Jackson 595 (1978). sea-foam = sepiolite, Chester 245 (1896). sea frankincense = amber...Salz = halite, Egleston 147 (1892). sea-scum = sepiolite, Chester 245 (1896). seastone = amber, Thrush
 
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