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Selenite from
Rothenberg quarry, Hefersweiler, Lauterecken-Wolfstein, Kusel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Gypsum var: Selenite
Formula:CaSO4 · 2H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Selenite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Rothenberg quarry, Hefersweiler, Lauterecken-Wolfstein, Kusel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:969592
Long-form Identifier:1:3:969592:4
GUID (UUID V4):d5fa3297-1c7a-4caf-b9b7-0671b60468a0
Nearest other occurrences of Selenite
3.0km (1.9 miles) Rauschermühle Quarry, Niederkirchen, Otterbach-Otterberg, Kaiserslautern, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
37.1km (23.1 miles) Gypsum Deposit, Bad Dürkheim, Bad Dürkheim, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
68.7km (42.7 miles) Flörsheim clay pit, Flörsheim am Main, Main-Taunus-Kreis, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany
71.4km (44.3 miles) Branich tunnel, Schriesheim, Rhein-Neckar-Kreis, Karlsruhe Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
78.0km (48.4 miles) Dämmelwald clay pit, Wiesloch, Rhein-Neckar-Kreis, Karlsruhe Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
82.0km (51.0 miles) Prinz von Hessen Mine, Darmstadt-Ost, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany
83.1km (51.7 miles) Mathias gypsum pit, Rammelfangen, Wallerfangen, Saarlouis, Saarland, Germany
83.2km (51.7 miles) Main cut, Rollenberg railway tunnel, Bruchsal, Karlsruhe, Karlsruhe Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
84.5km (52.5 miles) Messel Mine, Messel, Darmstadt-Dieburg, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany
89.6km (55.6 miles) Löhley, Üdersdorf, Daun, Vulkaneifel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
References
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metasomatic sanidine from Volkesfeld, Eifel Mts., Germany contains only traces of structurally bound hydrogen...FT IR spectrometer (Bruker Optics, Ettlingen, Germany) with a resolution of 4 cm−1 and 16 scans. IR spectrum...gas deposit Rehden, near Deapholz, Lower Saxony, Germany (type locality). Description: Colourless crystals...Müntzer pit, Bischofferode, near Ohmberg, Thuringia, Germany. Kind of sample preparation and/or method of registration...NaCe2(CO3)2[F2x(CO3)1-x]F (Fig. 2.55) Locality: Ariskop Quarry, Aris, near Windhoek, Windhoek district, Khomas
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Eastern Desert . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 3.2 Slate quarry, eastern United States . . . . . . . . . . . ....Rhine and Meuse valleys, in the Netherlands and Germany. In Hawaii basalt was the main raw material, and...(Paunovic 2001). The Romans maintained a major gabbro quarry in Wadi Umm Wikala early in the first millennium...This site, named Ophites, was the next largest quarry in the Eastern Desert of Egypt after those of Mons...farther north. The Romans exported gabbro from this quarry for use as columns, basins, and wall and pavement
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Meyerhofferi te Agate Barite-" Rose" Form Aventuri ne Selenite Rhodonit e Stibiconite Bl ue Calcite Prase Orbicular...arrived home from a buying trip to England, France, Germany, Switzerland and Lichtenberg. They report a profitable...getting scarce. Hike the hills away from the eastern quarry for best material. Ludlow Ludlow reports there...varied , limonite (or goethite) pseudomorphs after selenite. Usually these are in the form of dark brown encrustations...hollow cavity in the exact shape of the vanished selenite crystal. Mexico has also yielded a magnificent
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speculated that their strong beaks might enable them to quarry this gold. He estimated their size and strength...Ice Age woolly rhinoceros unearthed in a local quarry in about 1 3 3 5 (fig. 1.8). In 1 9 1 4 , Othenio...noted* that selenite crystals replaced the marrow of petrified animal bones in very deep selenite mines at...at Segobriga, near modern T o l e d o , Spain. (Selenite, a transparent form of gypsum, was sprinkled in...into wine crates and sold to numerous museums in Germany. Fossils became an essential cash crop for many
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Mines? Excavations in the Timna Valley Bern Rothenberg 23 Color Plates 128 Monochrome Plates 77...complexion, began under the leadership of Dr Beno Rothenberg the exploration of the region lying along the...and historical record, the intervention of Dr Rothenberg and his team was a timely one, and, as the following...the Tel Aviv University and the Ch. J. and F. Rothenberg Foundation. The author’s special thanks arc due...particles ot rhomboidal shape, perhaps dolomite or selenite. The mineral content of this pottery does not
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(Detroit, Michigan) collection and the Robert Rothenberg (Oneonta, New York) micromount collection. He...buy rugs and other items and then returning to Germany to sell to the troops stationed 668 there. It...Budapest, Hungary and traveling up the Danube to Germany, followed by three days in Munich. After Munich...MardaniFineMinerals.com | w w w. FineMineral.com Selenite Salinas de Otuma, Peru 13 cm CRYSTAL CLASSICS...But he had competition from mineral dealers in Germany, England, France and Austria, who employed field
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Minerals from the Volcanic District of Laacher See, Germany..................................................Lieber Heidelberg, West Germany Olaf Medenbach Bochum-Querenburg, West Germany Eric Offermann Arlesheim...desire is to visit Norway on collecting tours. In Germany there are still more, also with their own jour­...from earlier visitors. A “Director of Studies” in Germany has given out, despite Norwegian protests, a guide...served as The first probings in the Lengenbach quarry BINNA VALLEY. cook while Leopold Jentsch was the
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undoubtedly that of perThe superiority which France and Germany sonal instruction. have attained in mineralogical...structure of the substance. m The laminae of selenite ore readily separable one direction and if they...depression without yielding fragments. Granular selenite is considerably tough; massive hornblende is very...liquid elastic bitumen is very soft; steatite, selenite, and other minerals which yield to the nail, are...would be of great use. Elastic bitumen, steatite, selenite, calcareous spar, floor, felspar, topaz, quartz
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Meyerhofferlte Agate Barlt e-" Rose" Form Aventurlne Selenite Rhodonite Stlbiconite Blue Calcite Prase Orbicular...and food. Tips and Trips ILLINOIS The Thornton Quarry, 322 South Williams Street, Thornton, was the field...hunting spot - the "Old Shine" quarry at Port Ludlow. This is an abandoned quarry now owned by the Pope & Talbot...because the rocks are loose. To reach Old Shine Quarry, take the road south from Port Ludlow to the highway...the next morning, but we arrived in Frankfurt, Germany, just about on schedule and took our private bus
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Behnke Northbrook, IL Werner Lieber Heidelberg, W. Germany Eric Offermann Arlesheim, Switzerland Jeffrey A...Q uebec. Inset: Location o f the DemixVarennes quarry in the Saint-Amable sill. LOCATION The Saint-Amable...residential and commercial properties. The Demix-Varennes quarry (the main mineral collecting site) and three small...development, approximately 60% of the Demix-Varennes quarry lies within the municipal limits of Varennes, and...road 1.9 km long, which ends at the Demix-Varennes quarry gate; a private, unpaved road to the right leads
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zeolite mineralogy was done, at that time, in Germany, Italy, France, and Great Britain. Because of differences...Lower Miocene columnar basalt in the Narre Warren Quarry, near Melbourne, Australia. The minerals are believed...hemispherical front-lens. Type Locality: H(lwenegg, Hegau, Germany Nomenclature: From its framework structure and...combination with {110} and {OIl} is found only at Hegau, Germany (Figs. 15,18,26,27) while {WI} and {OW} in combination...15 MODIFIED HABIT MONOCLINIC ORIENTATION HEGAU,GERMANY Fig. 18 COMMON HABIT MONOCLINIC ORIENTATION ALL
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zeolite mineralogy was done, at that time, in Germany, Italy, France, and Great Britain. Because of differences...Lower Miocene columnar basalt in the Narre Warren Quarry, near Melbourne, Australia. The minerals are believed...hemispherical front-lens. Type Locality: H(lwenegg, Hegau, Germany Nomenclature: From its framework structure and...combination with {110} and {OIl} is found only at Hegau, Germany (Figs. 15,18,26,27) while {WI} and {OW} in combination...15 MODIFIED HABIT MONOCLINIC ORIENTATION HEGAU,GERMANY Fig. 18 COMMON HABIT MONOCLINIC ORIENTATION ALL
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Meyerhofferlte Agate Barlte-" Rose" Form Aventurlne Selenite Rhodonlte Stlblconlte Blue Calcite Prase Orbicular...Belgium was called Art Nouveau (new art) and in Germany Jugendstil (style of youth. A publication, Jugend...Maryland-Pennsylvania State line is the quarry sign (D.M. Stolzfus Quarry) at the first paved road on which...still gleams white and beautiful in the sun. The quarry is up a narrow mountain road about 7 miles from...bridge that leads to this road and drive to the quarry. Of course the bridge has a hole in it along one
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Meyerhofferlte Agate Barlte- "Rose " Form Aventurlne Selenite Rhodonite Stibiconlte Blue Calcite Prase Orbicul...chartered a bus to take them and their guests to the quarry in Ellenville. Quartz and pyrite crystals as well...Recreation was invited group should petition a quarry operator to to see the exhibit and a number com-...special affinity for beryl, rock cystal, coral, selenite and pyrite. We might consider a moonstone cut...flHhllghl battery • choice of hands - Imported from Germany Attention Dealers: Attractive wholesale prices
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the New Haven Mineral Club traveled to the Case Quarry which is on the pegmatite belt. To get there turn...£X1T' MARYLAND '-►n,01y MARYLAND The Delight Quarry on Nicodemus Road in Reisterstown was visited by...Gem and Mineral Society reports that the Watson Quarry in Troy was visited. Dolomite and fossils can be...with any sticky red clay, unThe main cut of the quarry is about 150 like most other quartz crystal mines...and around the Finding a cavity to work in the quarry open cut by bulldozers and other heavy area is
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cave-like appearance. shops. Large rose rocks, selenite crystals, or slabs can be used for the background... Photo, by Nlchola, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Selenite crystals and rose rocks make good decorative items...C1llfornl111111 Unlw1r11ty, Chico When Pforzheim, Germany, and its unique Jewelry Museum is mentioned, a...Louvre, and the museums in Berlin and Munich, Germany, and Naples, Italy, or the unequaled Renaissance...Granada HIiia, CA 91344 Daalera Inquire Pforzheim , Germany, with modern glass cases suspended from the ceiling
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.. . .. 5 KA.OLINS.-Great Britain, France, Germany, Austria, Sweden, Denmark, Spain, Portugal, Italy...pegmatite quarry, St. Yrieix .. . . .• ,, 16. Details of part of the Clos de Barre Quarry, St. Yrieix...Marcognac ... . . . · .. . .•• . .. ,, 18. Pougat's Quarry, Marcognac, in 1808 . .. ... ... . .. " 19~ Diagram...formatio11 at Queylou, L es Eyzies ..• ,, 24. Section of quarry on the plateau of Queylou . .. .. . . .. ,! 25..... .. . . .. .. . . .. ,, 27. Map of parts of Germany, Bohe1nia and Moravia - ... . .. ,, 28. Diagram
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BEADS - Cut by Master Craftsmen of ldar Oberstein, Germany! AMETHYST BEADS - GEM ROUGH tlm'II►. and color...Thomsonite Siderite Borite - " Rose" Form Aventurine Selenite Orbicular Felsite Honey Onyx linorite " Turritella...Blocher, Amboy, Illinois, informs us that the Gray's Quarry at Hamilton is now closed to collectors. This was...many had abused the privilege of collecting. The quarry is f arnous for its geodes, the variety of minerals...Mineralogical Society of Pennsylvania went to Blue Ball Quarry. Pyrite cubes, pink dolomite and calcite crystals
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Meyerhofferite Agate Barlte-"Rose" Form Aventurlne Selenite Rhodonite Stiblconlte Blue Calcite Prase Orbicular...Mine with some digging in the dumps or the old quarry. To get there take Route 35 and turn off on Catoonah...recent additions include pottery sections and rare selenite crystal forms and geodes from the Sahara Desert...flaahllght battery - choice of hands - Imported from Germany Ukiah, California Attention Dealers: Attractive...lb., 100 lb. minimum. Water clear or snow-white selenite crystals 7 pieces, 100 lbs. larae for $20.00,
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Meyerhofferlte Agate Barit e-"Rose" Form Aventurine Selenite Rhodonite Stibiconite Blue Calcite Prase Orbicular..., ...,... • ... ...,.. _ Forma-- The fossil quarry- in the. -.red.,-..Moenkopi • Photo, courte,y...research time until his untimely death in 1958. At the quarry site and for miles around were limy sandstone layers...rocks in will be the lucky finder of a real hand Germany. Actually, similar footprints beast skeleton. Remember...emblem form s the design. World War II didn't stop Germany from issuing a stamp (in 1942) to commemorate the
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Meyerhofferlte Agate Barlte-" Rose " Form Aventurlne Selenite Rhodonite Stiblconlte Blue Calcite Prase Orbicular...CONNECTICUT The Strickland Quarry Dumps in Portland, which are located up the end of the quarry " road" off Collins...flashlight batt•r • choice of handa • Imported frOffl Germany Attention Dealen: Attractive wholesale prices....lb., 100 lb. minimum. Water clear or snow-white selenite crystals 7 pieces, 100 lbs. large for $20.00,...07755. 00 BOOKS l PERIODICALS METAL ENAMELINI BY Rothenberg, The emphasis is on new methods of enameling
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often have secondary crystals such as calcite or selenite, etc. Please do not ask for a certain type crystal...Meyerhofferlte Agate Barite-" Rose " Form Aventurlne Selenite Rhodonite Stibiconite Blue Calcite Prase Orbicular...hllght b11ttery - choice of hand■ - lmportlld from Germany Attention Dealers: Attractive wholesale priC'!s...Cheshire. England. FINE CRYSTALS OF celeshte. selenite. brown fluorite. quartz. calcite; also large tektites...Junction City, OR 97448. 00 METAL ENAMELING BY Rothenberg. The emphasis is on new methods of enameling
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Meyerhofferlte Agate Barlte-"Rose" Form Aventurlne Selenite Rhodonlte Stibiconite Blue Calcite Prase Orbicular...calcium silicate, has been found in the Rawlings quarry south of the town of McKenney, Brunswick County...where it was found in the southeast corner of t he quarry. Other minerals of the amygdules include analcime...lb., 100 lb. minimum. Water clear or snow-white selenite crystals 7 pieces, 100 lbs. large for $20.00,...97448. 08 BOOKS & PERIODICALS METAL ENAMELING BY Rothenberg. The emphasis is on new methods of enameling
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the top as slag (Tylecote 1974; Rheder 1986; Rothenberg 1990). The addition of some kind of iron ore...millennium (e.g. Lucas and Harris 1962: 201ff.; Rothenberg 1990) as well as in southern Jordan (e.g., at...hoop to be executed using a gold-based solder (Rothenberg 1988: 149, 181-182). Though Type II.9 Earrings...Excavator’s dating. Solid. From temple | 13"-11"c. | Rothenberg 1988: Hoop and attachment joined by 149, no....Dark Stone Unidentified Stone at | Chalkstone i | Selenite | forthcoming F 11"-10"c. |Golani forthcoming
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(Vermont).375 Slateworkers (Vermont, North Wales, and Germany).377 Diatomaceous earth workers.378 Sandblasting...width 0.61 0.44, 0.52, 0.70 (3) (5) Minnesota Germany mean width median width median width 0.41 0.24...silicate, molybdate, chloride, oxalate, benzoate, selenite, and fulvic and humic acids. Rochester and Topham...mesothelioma was described by Konig (1960) in Germany and by Wagner in the Union of South Africa (Wagner...INTRODUCTION Many workers, including miners, millers, quarry workers, sandblasters, stone masons, tunnel drivers
 
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