Granulite outcrop, Waldheim, Mittelsachsen, Saxony, Germanyi
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Granulite outcrop | Outcrop |
Waldheim | Municipality |
Mittelsachsen | District |
Saxony | State |
Germany | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
51° North , 13° East (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~6km
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Name(s) in local language(s):
Granulitaufschluss, Waldheim, Döbeln, Sachsen, Deutschland
Outcrop of a hydrothermally altered granulite, located just east of the Waldheim freight depot. Today inaccessible.
Located about 10 km SW of Döbeln.
Prismatine from this locality was considered as kornerupine for a long time before it was eventually recognised as a new mineral. Older specimens, therefore, may still be labelled as kornerupine. The latter, however, does not occur here.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Dana Chemical ElementsMineral List
6 valid minerals. 1 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Corundum Formula: Al2O3 Reference: Wittern: "Mineralfundorte in Deutschland", 2001 |
ⓘ Corundum var. Ruby Formula: Al2O3 Reference: H. Vollstädt, R. Baumgärtel: "Einheimische Edelsteine", 2nd. ed., Steinkopff (Dresden), 1977 |
ⓘ Dumortierite Formula: (Al,Fe3+)7(SiO4)3(BO3)O3 Reference: Wittern: "Mineralfundorte in Deutschland", 2001 |
ⓘ 'Hydromuscovite' Reference: SAUER, A. (1886): (Über eine eigentümliche Granulitart als Muttergestein zweier neuer Mineralspecies). Zeitschrift der Deutschen Geologischen Gesellschaft 38, 704-705. |
ⓘ Prismatine (TL) Formula: (◻,Fe,Mg)(Mg,Al,Fe)5Al4Si2(Si,Al)2(B,Si,Al)(O,OH,F)22 Type Locality: Reference: Sauer, A. (1886) Über eine eigentümliche Granulitart als Muttergestein zweier neuer Mineralspecies. Zeitschrift der Deutschen Geologischen Gesellschaft 38, 704-705.;
De Villiers, J.E. (1940) Iron-rich kornerupine from Port Shepstone, Natal. Mineralogical Magazine, vol. 25, n° 169, 550-556 (contains an analysis of "kornerupine var. prismatine" from Waldheim).;
Grew, E.S., Cooper, M.A., and Hawthorne, F.C. (1996) Prismatine: Revalidation for boron-rich compositions in the kornerupine group. Mineralogical Magazine, vol. 60, n° 400, 483-491. |
ⓘ Sapphirine Formula: Mg4(Mg3Al9)O4[Si3Al9O36] Reference: Wittern: "Mineralfundorte in Deutschland", 2001 |
ⓘ Schorl Formula: Na(Fe2+3)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) Reference: Wittern: "Mineralfundorte in Deutschland", 2001 |
ⓘ Spinel Formula: MgAl2O4 Reference: Wittern: "Mineralfundorte in Deutschland", 2001 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
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ⓘ | Corundum | 4.CB.05 | Al2O3 |
ⓘ | var. Ruby | 4.CB.05 | Al2O3 |
ⓘ | Spinel | 4.BB.05 | MgAl2O4 |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
ⓘ | Dumortierite | 9.AJ.10 | (Al,Fe3+)7(SiO4)3(BO3)O3 |
ⓘ | Prismatine (TL) | 9.BJ.50 | (◻,Fe,Mg)(Mg,Al,Fe)5Al4Si2(Si,Al)2(B,Si,Al)(O,OH,F)22 |
ⓘ | Sapphirine | 9.DH.45 | Mg4(Mg3Al9)O4[Si3Al9O36] |
ⓘ | Schorl | 9.CK.05 | Na(Fe2+3)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
ⓘ | 'Hydromuscovite' | - |
List of minerals arranged by Dana 8th Edition classification
Group 4 - SIMPLE OXIDES | |||
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A2X3 | |||
ⓘ | Corundum | 4.3.1.1 | Al2O3 |
Group 7 - MULTIPLE OXIDES | |||
AB2X4 | |||
ⓘ | Spinel | 7.2.1.1 | MgAl2O4 |
Group 54 - NESOSILICATES Borosilicates and Some Beryllosilicates | |||
Borosilicates and Some Beryllosilicates with (BO3) | |||
ⓘ | Dumortierite | 54.1.2.1 | (Al,Fe3+)7(SiO4)3(BO3)O3 |
Group 61 - CYCLOSILICATES Six-Membered Rings | |||
Six-Membered Rings with borate groups | |||
ⓘ | Schorl | 61.3.1.10 | Na(Fe2+3)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
Group 69 - INOSILICATES Chains with Side Branches or Loops | |||
Chains with Side Branches or Loops with P>2 | |||
ⓘ | Sapphirine | 69.2.1b.1 | Mg4(Mg3Al9)O4[Si3Al9O36] |
Unclassified Minerals, Mixtures, etc. | |||
ⓘ | Corundum var. Ruby | - | Al2O3 |
ⓘ | 'Hydromuscovite' | - | |
ⓘ | Prismatine (TL) | - | (◻,Fe,Mg)(Mg,Al,Fe)5Al4Si2(Si,Al)2(B,Si,Al)(O,OH,F)22 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Prismatine | (◻,Fe,Mg)(Mg,Al,Fe)5Al4Si2(Si,Al)2(B,Si,Al)(O,OH,F)22 |
H | ⓘ Schorl | Na(Fe32+)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
B | Boron | |
B | ⓘ Prismatine | (◻,Fe,Mg)(Mg,Al,Fe)5Al4Si2(Si,Al)2(B,Si,Al)(O,OH,F)22 |
B | ⓘ Schorl | Na(Fe32+)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
B | ⓘ Dumortierite | (Al,Fe3+)7(SiO4)3(BO3)O3 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Prismatine | (◻,Fe,Mg)(Mg,Al,Fe)5Al4Si2(Si,Al)2(B,Si,Al)(O,OH,F)22 |
O | ⓘ Corundum var. Ruby | Al2O3 |
O | ⓘ Schorl | Na(Fe32+)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
O | ⓘ Corundum | Al2O3 |
O | ⓘ Spinel | MgAl2O4 |
O | ⓘ Dumortierite | (Al,Fe3+)7(SiO4)3(BO3)O3 |
O | ⓘ Sapphirine | Mg4(Mg3Al9)O4[Si3Al9O36] |
F | Fluorine | |
F | ⓘ Prismatine | (◻,Fe,Mg)(Mg,Al,Fe)5Al4Si2(Si,Al)2(B,Si,Al)(O,OH,F)22 |
Na | Sodium | |
Na | ⓘ Schorl | Na(Fe32+)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
Mg | Magnesium | |
Mg | ⓘ Prismatine | (◻,Fe,Mg)(Mg,Al,Fe)5Al4Si2(Si,Al)2(B,Si,Al)(O,OH,F)22 |
Mg | ⓘ Spinel | MgAl2O4 |
Mg | ⓘ Sapphirine | Mg4(Mg3Al9)O4[Si3Al9O36] |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | ⓘ Prismatine | (◻,Fe,Mg)(Mg,Al,Fe)5Al4Si2(Si,Al)2(B,Si,Al)(O,OH,F)22 |
Al | ⓘ Corundum var. Ruby | Al2O3 |
Al | ⓘ Schorl | Na(Fe32+)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
Al | ⓘ Corundum | Al2O3 |
Al | ⓘ Spinel | MgAl2O4 |
Al | ⓘ Dumortierite | (Al,Fe3+)7(SiO4)3(BO3)O3 |
Al | ⓘ Sapphirine | Mg4(Mg3Al9)O4[Si3Al9O36] |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Prismatine | (◻,Fe,Mg)(Mg,Al,Fe)5Al4Si2(Si,Al)2(B,Si,Al)(O,OH,F)22 |
Si | ⓘ Schorl | Na(Fe32+)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
Si | ⓘ Dumortierite | (Al,Fe3+)7(SiO4)3(BO3)O3 |
Si | ⓘ Sapphirine | Mg4(Mg3Al9)O4[Si3Al9O36] |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Prismatine | (◻,Fe,Mg)(Mg,Al,Fe)5Al4Si2(Si,Al)2(B,Si,Al)(O,OH,F)22 |
Fe | ⓘ Schorl | Na(Fe32+)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
Fe | ⓘ Dumortierite | (Al,Fe3+)7(SiO4)3(BO3)O3 |
References
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)Sauer, A. (1886) Über eine eigentümliche Granulitart als Muttergestein zweier neuer Mineralspecies. Zeitschrift der Deutschen Geologischen Gesellschaft 38, 704-705.
Uhlig, J. (1910) Über Prismatin und Kryptotil von Waldheim in Sachsen. Zeitschrift für Kristallographie und Mineralogie 47, 215-213.
De Villiers, J.E. (1940) Iron-rich kornerupine from Port Shepstone, Natal. Mineralogical Magazine, vol. 25, n° 169, 550-556 (contains an analysis of "kornerupine var. prismatine" from Waldheim).
Grew, E.S., Cooper, M.A., and Hawthorne, F.C. (1996) Prismatine: Revalidation for boron-rich compositions in the kornerupine group. Mineralogical Magazine, vol. 60, n° 400, 483-491.
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Granulite outcrop, Waldheim, Mittelsachsen, Saxony, Germany