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Limberg Quarries, Sasbach, Kaiserstuhl, Baden-Württemberg, Germany i
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Limberg Quarries, Sasbach, Kaiserstuhl, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Quarry 2

Limberg Quarries, Sasbach, Kaiserstuhl, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Quarry 1

Limberg Quarries, Sasbach, Kaiserstuhl, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Quarry 2

Limberg Quarries, Sasbach, Kaiserstuhl, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Quarry 1

Limberg Quarries, Sasbach, Kaiserstuhl, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Quarry 2

Limberg Quarries, Sasbach, Kaiserstuhl, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):

48° 8' 56'' North , 7° 36' 10'' East

Latitude & Longitude (decimal):

48.14898,7.60285

GeoHash:

G#: u0t3vj20p

Locality type:

Group of Quarries

Köppen climate type:

Cfb : Temperate oceanic climate

Nearest Settlements:

Place	Population	Distance
Sasbach	3,369 (2013)	1.5km
Wyhl	3,645 (2013)	3.9km
Marckolsheim	3,846 (2016)	4.7km
Mackenheim	699 (2018)	4.8km
Bootzheim	479 (2016)	4.9km

Name(s) in local language(s):

Steinbrüche am Limberg, Sasbach, Kaiserstuhl, Baden-Württemberg, Deutschland

Minerals are found in vesicles in limburgite. Seven quarries exist, all of them are located within a national reserve. Collecting loose boulders is allowed, though.

Regions containing this locality

Eurasian Plate	Tectonic Plate
Europe	Continent

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Standard Detailed Strunz Dana Chemical Elements

Mineral List

20 valid minerals. 2 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals. 1 erroneous literature entry.

Detailed Mineral List:

Aragonite, etc.

Limberg Quarries, Sasbach, Kaiserstuhl, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

ⓘ Aragonite

Formula: CaCO₃

Reference: No reference listed

Augite

Limberg Quarries, Sasbach, Kaiserstuhl, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

ⓘ Augite

Formula: (Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆

Reference: No reference listed

Titanian Augite

Limberg Quarries, Sasbach, Kaiserstuhl, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

ⓘ Augite var: Titanian Augite

Formula: (Ca,Na)(Mg,Ti, Fe,Al,)(Si,Al)₂O₆

Reference: collection of Tony Peterson

Calcite, etc.

Limberg Quarries, Sasbach, Kaiserstuhl, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

ⓘ Calcite

Formula: CaCO₃

Reference: No reference listed

Chabazite

Limberg Quarries, Sasbach, Kaiserstuhl, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

ⓘ 'Chabazite'

Reference: Weiss: "Mineralfundstellen, Deutschland West", Weise (Munich), 1990

ⓘ 'Chusite'

Reference: No reference listed

ⓘ Diopside

Formula: CaMgSi₂O₆

Reference: No reference listed

ⓘ Diopside var: Chromian Diopside

Formula: Ca(Mg,Cr)Si₂O₆

Reference: Weiss: "Mineralfundstellen, Deutschland West", Weise (Munich), 1990

Dolomite, etc.

Limberg Quarries, Sasbach, Kaiserstuhl, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

ⓘ Dolomite

Formula: CaMg(CO₃)₂

Reference: Zeolite collection of Volker Betz

ⓘ '~~Erionite'~~

Description: Only offretite (WEISENBERGER & SPÜRGIN, 2009).

Reference: WEISENBERGER, T. & SPÜRGIN, S. (2009): Zeolites in alkaline rocks of the Kaiserstuhl Volcanic Complex, SW Germany – new microprobe investigation and the relationship of zeolite mineralogy to the host rock. Geologica Belgica, 12, 75-91.

Faujasite

Limberg Quarries, Sasbach, Kaiserstuhl, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

ⓘ 'Faujasite'

Faujasite-Ca, etc.

Limberg Quarries, Sasbach, Kaiserstuhl, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

ⓘ Faujasite-Ca

Formula: (Ca,Na₂,Mg)_3.5[Al₇Si₁₇O₄₈] · 32H₂O

Reference: Klaus Behlendorff chemical analysis

Faujasite-Mg

Limberg Quarries, Sasbach, Kaiserstuhl, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

ⓘ Faujasite-Mg (TL)

Formula: (Mg,Na₂,Ca)_3.5[Al₇Si₁₇O₄₈] · 32H₂O

Type Locality:

Reference: Neues Jahrb. Mineral., Monatsh., (1975) 433; Can. Mineral. (1997) 35, 1571

Faujasite-Na

Limberg Quarries, Sasbach, Kaiserstuhl, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

ⓘ Faujasite-Na (TL)

Formula: (Na₂,Ca,Mg)_3.5[Al₇Si₁₇O₄₈] · 32H₂O

Type Locality:

Reference: European Journal of Mineralogy 10 (1998), 1037

ⓘ Fayalite

Formula: Fe²⁺₂SiO₄

Description: as "hyalosiderite" = 50<70 mol% fayalite.

Reference: Betz, V. (2012) Hyalosiderit und Augit vom Limberg bei Sasbach, Kaiserstuhl. Lapis, 37, #5, 33-36.

ⓘ Goethite

Formula: α-Fe³⁺O(OH)

Reference: No reference listed

ⓘ Hercynite

Formula: Fe²⁺Al₂O₄

Reference: Weiss: "Mineralfundstellen, Deutschland West", Weise (Munich), 1990

ⓘ Hercynite var: Picotite

Formula: (Fe,Mg)(Al,Cr)₂O₄

Reference: Weiss: "Mineralfundstellen, Deutschland West", Weise (Munich), 1990

ⓘ Hydromagnesite

Formula: Mg₅(CO₃)₄(OH)₂ · 4H₂O

Reference: Palache, C., Berman, H., & Frondel, C. (1951), The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana, Yale University 1837-1892, Volume II: 273.

ⓘ Magnesite

Formula: MgCO₃

Reference: No reference listed

ⓘ Magnetite

Formula: Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄

Reference: Betz, V. (2012) Hyalosiderit und Augit vom Limberg bei Sasbach, Kaiserstuhl. Lapis, 37, #5, 33-36.

Montmorillonite

Limberg Quarries, Sasbach, Kaiserstuhl, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

ⓘ Montmorillonite

Formula: (Na,Ca)_0.33(Al,Mg)₂(Si₄O₁₀)(OH)₂ · nH₂O

Reference: No reference listed

Offretite

Limberg Quarries, Sasbach, Kaiserstuhl, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

ⓘ Offretite

Formula: KCaMg(Si₁₃Al₅)O₃₆ · 15H₂O

ⓘ Opal

Formula: SiO₂ · nH₂O

Reference: No reference listed

Opal-AN

Limberg Quarries, Sasbach, Kaiserstuhl, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

ⓘ Opal var: Opal-AN

Formula: SiO₂ · nH₂O

Reference: No reference listed

Phillipsite-Ca

Limberg Quarries, Sasbach, Kaiserstuhl, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

ⓘ Phillipsite-Ca ?

Formula: (Ca_0.5,K,Na,Ba_0.5)_4-7[Al_4-7Si_12-9O₃₂] ^. 12H2O

Description: The phillipsite-K is Ca-bearing, but phillipsite-Ca has yet to be verified and all analyses so far published indicate the mineral is phillipsite-K.

Phillipsite-Ca-Phillipsite-K Series

Limberg Quarries, Sasbach, Kaiserstuhl, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

ⓘ 'Phillipsite-Ca-Phillipsite-K Series'

Phillipsite-K

Limberg Quarries, Sasbach, Kaiserstuhl, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

ⓘ Phillipsite-K

Formula: (K,Na,Ca_0.5,Ba_0.5)_4-7[Al_4-7Si_12-9O₃₂] ^. 12H₂O

Todorokite

Limberg Quarries, Sasbach, Kaiserstuhl, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

ⓘ Todorokite

Formula: (Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)_1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)₆O₁₂ · 3-4H₂O

Reference: No reference listed

ⓘ 'Wad'

Reference: No reference listed

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ	Goethite	4.00.	α-Fe³⁺O(OH)
ⓘ	Hercynite	4.BB.05	Fe²⁺Al₂O₄
ⓘ	var: Picotite	4.BB.05	(Fe,Mg)(Al,Cr)₂O₄
ⓘ	Magnetite	4.BB.05	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄
ⓘ	Opal	4.DA.10	SiO₂ · nH₂O
ⓘ	var: Opal-AN	4.DA.10	SiO₂ · nH₂O
ⓘ	Todorokite	4.DK.10	(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)_1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)₆O₁₂ · 3-4H₂O
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘ	Aragonite	5.AB.15	CaCO₃
ⓘ	Calcite	5.AB.05	CaCO₃
ⓘ	Dolomite	5.AB.10	CaMg(CO₃)₂
ⓘ	Hydromagnesite	5.DA.05	Mg₅(CO₃)₄(OH)₂ · 4H₂O
ⓘ	Magnesite	5.AB.05	MgCO₃
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘ	Augite	9.DA.15	(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆
ⓘ	var: Titanian Augite	9.DA.15	(Ca,Na)(Mg,Ti, Fe,Al,)(Si,Al)₂O₆
ⓘ	Diopside	9.DA.15	CaMgSi₂O₆
ⓘ	var: Chromian Diopside	9.DA.15	Ca(Mg,Cr)Si₂O₆
ⓘ	Faujasite-Ca	9.GD.30	(Ca,Na₂,Mg)_3.5[Al₇Si₁₇O₄₈] · 32H₂O
ⓘ	Faujasite-Mg (TL)	9.GD.30	(Mg,Na₂,Ca)_3.5[Al₇Si₁₇O₄₈] · 32H₂O
ⓘ	Faujasite-Na (TL)	9.GD.30	(Na₂,Ca,Mg)_3.5[Al₇Si₁₇O₄₈] · 32H₂O
ⓘ	Fayalite	9.AC.05	Fe²⁺₂SiO₄
ⓘ	Montmorillonite	9.EC.40	(Na,Ca)_0.33(Al,Mg)₂(Si₄O₁₀)(OH)₂ · nH₂O
ⓘ	Offretite	9.GD.25	KCaMg(Si₁₃Al₅)O₃₆ · 15H₂O
ⓘ	Phillipsite-Ca ?	9.GC.10	(Ca_0.5,K,Na,Ba_0.5)_4-7[Al_4-7Si_12-9O₃₂] ^. 12H2O
ⓘ	Phillipsite-K	9.GC.10	(K,Na,Ca_0.5,Ba_0.5)_4-7[Al_4-7Si_12-9O₃₂] ^. 12H₂O
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc.
ⓘ	'Chabazite'	-
ⓘ	'Chusite'	-
ⓘ	'Erionite' ?	-
ⓘ	'Faujasite'	-
ⓘ	'Phillipsite-Ca-Phillipsite-K Series'	-
ⓘ	'Wad'	-

List of minerals arranged by Dana 8th Edition classification

Group 6 - HYDROXIDES AND OXIDES CONTAINING HYDROXYL
XO(OH)
ⓘ	Goethite	6.1.1.2	α-Fe³⁺O(OH)
Group 7 - MULTIPLE OXIDES
AB₂X₄
ⓘ	Hercynite	7.2.1.3	Fe²⁺Al₂O₄
ⓘ	Magnetite	7.2.2.3	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄
AB₃X₇
ⓘ	Todorokite	7.8.1.1	(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)_1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)₆O₁₂ · 3-4H₂O
Group 14 - ANHYDROUS NORMAL CARBONATES
A(XO₃)
ⓘ	Calcite	14.1.1.1	CaCO₃
ⓘ	Magnesite	14.1.1.2	MgCO₃
AB(XO₃)₂
ⓘ	Dolomite	14.2.1.1	CaMg(CO₃)₂
Group 16b - HYDRATED CARBONATES CONTAINING HYDROXYL OR HALOGEN
ⓘ	Hydromagnesite	16b.7.1.1	Mg₅(CO₃)₄(OH)₂ · 4H₂O
Group 51 - NESOSILICATES Insular SiO₄ Groups Only
Insular SiO₄ Groups Only with all cations in octahedral [6] coordination
ⓘ	Fayalite	51.3.1.1	Fe²⁺₂SiO₄
Group 65 - INOSILICATES Single-Width,Unbranched Chains,(W=1)
Single-Width Unbranched Chains, W=1 with chains P=2
ⓘ	Augite	65.1.3a.3	(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆
ⓘ	Diopside	65.1.3a.1	CaMgSi₂O₆
Group 71 - PHYLLOSILICATES Sheets of Six-Membered Rings
Sheets of 6-membered rings with 2:1 clays
ⓘ	Montmorillonite	71.3.1a.2	(Na,Ca)_0.33(Al,Mg)₂(Si₄O₁₀)(OH)₂ · nH₂O
Group 75 - TECTOSILICATES Si Tetrahedral Frameworks
Si Tetrahedral Frameworks - SiO₂ with H₂O and organics
ⓘ	Opal	75.2.1.1	SiO₂ · nH₂O
Group 77 - TECTOSILICATES Zeolites
Zeolite group - True zeolites
ⓘ	Offretite	77.1.2.4	KCaMg(Si₁₃Al₅)O₃₆ · 15H₂O
Unclassified Minerals, Mixtures, etc.
ⓘ	Aragonite	-	CaCO₃
ⓘ	Augite var: Titanian Augite	-	(Ca,Na)(Mg,Ti, Fe,Al,)(Si,Al)₂O₆
ⓘ	'Chabazite'	-
ⓘ	'Chusite'	-
ⓘ	Diopside var: Chromian Diopside	-	Ca(Mg,Cr)Si₂O₆
ⓘ	'Erionite' ?	-
ⓘ	'Faujasite'	-
ⓘ	Faujasite-Ca	-	(Ca,Na₂,Mg)_3.5[Al₇Si₁₇O₄₈] · 32H₂O
ⓘ	Faujasite-Mg (TL)	-	(Mg,Na₂,Ca)_3.5[Al₇Si₁₇O₄₈] · 32H₂O
ⓘ	Faujasite-Na (TL)	-	(Na₂,Ca,Mg)_3.5[Al₇Si₁₇O₄₈] · 32H₂O
ⓘ	Hercynite var: Picotite	-	(Fe,Mg)(Al,Cr)₂O₄
ⓘ	Opal var: Opal-AN	-	SiO₂ · nH₂O
ⓘ	Phillipsite-Ca ?	-	(Ca_0.5,K,Na,Ba_0.5)_4-7[Al_4-7Si_12-9O₃₂] ^. 12H2O
ⓘ	'Phillipsite-Ca-Phillipsite-K Series'	-
ⓘ	Phillipsite-K	-	(K,Na,Ca_0.5,Ba_0.5)_4-7[Al_4-7Si_12-9O₃₂] ^. 12H₂O
ⓘ	'Wad'	-

List of minerals for each chemical element

H	Hydrogen
H	ⓘ Faujasite-Mg	(Mg,Na₂,Ca)_3.5[Al₇Si₁₇O₄₈] · 32H₂O
H	ⓘ Faujasite-Na	(Na₂,Ca,Mg)_3.5[Al₇Si₁₇O₄₈] · 32H₂O
H	ⓘ Goethite	α-Fe³⁺O(OH)
H	ⓘ Opal (var: Opal-AN)	SiO₂ · nH₂O
H	ⓘ Montmorillonite	(Na,Ca)_0.33(Al,Mg)₂(Si₄O₁₀)(OH)₂ · nH₂O
H	ⓘ Offretite	KCaMg(Si₁₃Al₅)O₃₆ · 15H₂O
H	ⓘ Todorokite	(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)_1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)₆O₁₂ · 3-4H₂O
H	ⓘ Hydromagnesite	Mg₅(CO₃)₄(OH)₂ · 4H₂O
H	ⓘ Phillipsite-K	(K,Na,Ca_0.5,Ba_0.5)_4-7[Al_4-7Si_12-9O₃₂] ^. 12H₂O
H	ⓘ Faujasite-Ca	(Ca,Na₂,Mg)_3.5[Al₇Si₁₇O₄₈] · 32H₂O
H	ⓘ Opal	SiO₂ · nH₂O
H	ⓘ Phillipsite-Ca	(Ca_0.5,K,Na,Ba_0.5)_4-7[Al_4-7Si_12-9O₃₂] ^. 12H2O
C	Carbon
C	ⓘ Aragonite	CaCO₃
C	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
C	ⓘ Magnesite	MgCO₃
C	ⓘ Dolomite	CaMg(CO₃)₂
C	ⓘ Hydromagnesite	Mg₅(CO₃)₄(OH)₂ · 4H₂O
O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Faujasite-Mg	(Mg,Na₂,Ca)_3.5[Al₇Si₁₇O₄₈] · 32H₂O
O	ⓘ Faujasite-Na	(Na₂,Ca,Mg)_3.5[Al₇Si₁₇O₄₈] · 32H₂O
O	ⓘ Aragonite	CaCO₃
O	ⓘ Augite	(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆
O	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
O	ⓘ Diopside	CaMgSi₂O₆
O	ⓘ Goethite	α-Fe³⁺O(OH)
O	ⓘ Opal (var: Opal-AN)	SiO₂ · nH₂O
O	ⓘ Magnesite	MgCO₃
O	ⓘ Montmorillonite	(Na,Ca)_0.33(Al,Mg)₂(Si₄O₁₀)(OH)₂ · nH₂O
O	ⓘ Offretite	KCaMg(Si₁₃Al₅)O₃₆ · 15H₂O
O	ⓘ Todorokite	(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)_1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)₆O₁₂ · 3-4H₂O
O	ⓘ Hercynite (var: Picotite)	(Fe,Mg)(Al,Cr)₂O₄
O	ⓘ Diopside (var: Chromian Diopside)	Ca(Mg,Cr)Si₂O₆
O	ⓘ Dolomite	CaMg(CO₃)₂
O	ⓘ Hydromagnesite	Mg₅(CO₃)₄(OH)₂ · 4H₂O
O	ⓘ Phillipsite-K	(K,Na,Ca_0.5,Ba_0.5)_4-7[Al_4-7Si_12-9O₃₂] ^. 12H₂O
O	ⓘ Faujasite-Ca	(Ca,Na₂,Mg)_3.5[Al₇Si₁₇O₄₈] · 32H₂O
O	ⓘ Fayalite	Fe₂²⁺SiO₄
O	ⓘ Magnetite	Fe²⁺Fe₂³⁺O₄
O	ⓘ Augite (var: Titanian Augite)	(Ca,Na)(Mg,Ti, Fe,Al,)(Si,Al)₂O₆
O	ⓘ Opal	SiO₂ · nH₂O
O	ⓘ Hercynite	Fe²⁺Al₂O₄
O	ⓘ Phillipsite-Ca	(Ca_0.5,K,Na,Ba_0.5)_4-7[Al_4-7Si_12-9O₃₂] ^. 12H2O
Na	Sodium
Na	ⓘ Faujasite-Mg	(Mg,Na₂,Ca)_3.5[Al₇Si₁₇O₄₈] · 32H₂O
Na	ⓘ Faujasite-Na	(Na₂,Ca,Mg)_3.5[Al₇Si₁₇O₄₈] · 32H₂O
Na	ⓘ Montmorillonite	(Na,Ca)_0.33(Al,Mg)₂(Si₄O₁₀)(OH)₂ · nH₂O
Na	ⓘ Todorokite	(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)_1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)₆O₁₂ · 3-4H₂O
Na	ⓘ Phillipsite-K	(K,Na,Ca_0.5,Ba_0.5)_4-7[Al_4-7Si_12-9O₃₂] ^. 12H₂O
Na	ⓘ Faujasite-Ca	(Ca,Na₂,Mg)_3.5[Al₇Si₁₇O₄₈] · 32H₂O
Na	ⓘ Augite (var: Titanian Augite)	(Ca,Na)(Mg,Ti, Fe,Al,)(Si,Al)₂O₆
Na	ⓘ Phillipsite-Ca	(Ca_0.5,K,Na,Ba_0.5)_4-7[Al_4-7Si_12-9O₃₂] ^. 12H2O
Mg	Magnesium
Mg	ⓘ Faujasite-Mg	(Mg,Na₂,Ca)_3.5[Al₇Si₁₇O₄₈] · 32H₂O
Mg	ⓘ Faujasite-Na	(Na₂,Ca,Mg)_3.5[Al₇Si₁₇O₄₈] · 32H₂O
Mg	ⓘ Augite	(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆
Mg	ⓘ Diopside	CaMgSi₂O₆
Mg	ⓘ Magnesite	MgCO₃
Mg	ⓘ Montmorillonite	(Na,Ca)_0.33(Al,Mg)₂(Si₄O₁₀)(OH)₂ · nH₂O
Mg	ⓘ Offretite	KCaMg(Si₁₃Al₅)O₃₆ · 15H₂O
Mg	ⓘ Todorokite	(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)_1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)₆O₁₂ · 3-4H₂O
Mg	ⓘ Hercynite (var: Picotite)	(Fe,Mg)(Al,Cr)₂O₄
Mg	ⓘ Diopside (var: Chromian Diopside)	Ca(Mg,Cr)Si₂O₆
Mg	ⓘ Dolomite	CaMg(CO₃)₂
Mg	ⓘ Hydromagnesite	Mg₅(CO₃)₄(OH)₂ · 4H₂O
Mg	ⓘ Faujasite-Ca	(Ca,Na₂,Mg)_3.5[Al₇Si₁₇O₄₈] · 32H₂O
Mg	ⓘ Augite (var: Titanian Augite)	(Ca,Na)(Mg,Ti, Fe,Al,)(Si,Al)₂O₆
Al	Aluminium
Al	ⓘ Faujasite-Mg	(Mg,Na₂,Ca)_3.5[Al₇Si₁₇O₄₈] · 32H₂O
Al	ⓘ Faujasite-Na	(Na₂,Ca,Mg)_3.5[Al₇Si₁₇O₄₈] · 32H₂O
Al	ⓘ Montmorillonite	(Na,Ca)_0.33(Al,Mg)₂(Si₄O₁₀)(OH)₂ · nH₂O
Al	ⓘ Offretite	KCaMg(Si₁₃Al₅)O₃₆ · 15H₂O
Al	ⓘ Todorokite	(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)_1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)₆O₁₂ · 3-4H₂O
Al	ⓘ Hercynite (var: Picotite)	(Fe,Mg)(Al,Cr)₂O₄
Al	ⓘ Phillipsite-K	(K,Na,Ca_0.5,Ba_0.5)_4-7[Al_4-7Si_12-9O₃₂] ^. 12H₂O
Al	ⓘ Faujasite-Ca	(Ca,Na₂,Mg)_3.5[Al₇Si₁₇O₄₈] · 32H₂O
Al	ⓘ Augite (var: Titanian Augite)	(Ca,Na)(Mg,Ti, Fe,Al,)(Si,Al)₂O₆
Al	ⓘ Hercynite	Fe²⁺Al₂O₄
Al	ⓘ Phillipsite-Ca	(Ca_0.5,K,Na,Ba_0.5)_4-7[Al_4-7Si_12-9O₃₂] ^. 12H2O
Si	Silicon
Si	ⓘ Faujasite-Mg	(Mg,Na₂,Ca)_3.5[Al₇Si₁₇O₄₈] · 32H₂O
Si	ⓘ Faujasite-Na	(Na₂,Ca,Mg)_3.5[Al₇Si₁₇O₄₈] · 32H₂O
Si	ⓘ Augite	(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆
Si	ⓘ Diopside	CaMgSi₂O₆
Si	ⓘ Opal (var: Opal-AN)	SiO₂ · nH₂O
Si	ⓘ Montmorillonite	(Na,Ca)_0.33(Al,Mg)₂(Si₄O₁₀)(OH)₂ · nH₂O
Si	ⓘ Offretite	KCaMg(Si₁₃Al₅)O₃₆ · 15H₂O
Si	ⓘ Diopside (var: Chromian Diopside)	Ca(Mg,Cr)Si₂O₆
Si	ⓘ Phillipsite-K	(K,Na,Ca_0.5,Ba_0.5)_4-7[Al_4-7Si_12-9O₃₂] ^. 12H₂O
Si	ⓘ Faujasite-Ca	(Ca,Na₂,Mg)_3.5[Al₇Si₁₇O₄₈] · 32H₂O
Si	ⓘ Fayalite	Fe₂²⁺SiO₄
Si	ⓘ Augite (var: Titanian Augite)	(Ca,Na)(Mg,Ti, Fe,Al,)(Si,Al)₂O₆
Si	ⓘ Opal	SiO₂ · nH₂O
Si	ⓘ Phillipsite-Ca	(Ca_0.5,K,Na,Ba_0.5)_4-7[Al_4-7Si_12-9O₃₂] ^. 12H2O
K	Potassium
K	ⓘ Offretite	KCaMg(Si₁₃Al₅)O₃₆ · 15H₂O
K	ⓘ Todorokite	(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)_1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)₆O₁₂ · 3-4H₂O
K	ⓘ Phillipsite-K	(K,Na,Ca_0.5,Ba_0.5)_4-7[Al_4-7Si_12-9O₃₂] ^. 12H₂O
K	ⓘ Phillipsite-Ca	(Ca_0.5,K,Na,Ba_0.5)_4-7[Al_4-7Si_12-9O₃₂] ^. 12H2O
Ca	Calcium
Ca	ⓘ Faujasite-Mg	(Mg,Na₂,Ca)_3.5[Al₇Si₁₇O₄₈] · 32H₂O
Ca	ⓘ Faujasite-Na	(Na₂,Ca,Mg)_3.5[Al₇Si₁₇O₄₈] · 32H₂O
Ca	ⓘ Aragonite	CaCO₃
Ca	ⓘ Augite	(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆
Ca	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
Ca	ⓘ Diopside	CaMgSi₂O₆
Ca	ⓘ Montmorillonite	(Na,Ca)_0.33(Al,Mg)₂(Si₄O₁₀)(OH)₂ · nH₂O
Ca	ⓘ Offretite	KCaMg(Si₁₃Al₅)O₃₆ · 15H₂O
Ca	ⓘ Todorokite	(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)_1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)₆O₁₂ · 3-4H₂O
Ca	ⓘ Diopside (var: Chromian Diopside)	Ca(Mg,Cr)Si₂O₆
Ca	ⓘ Dolomite	CaMg(CO₃)₂
Ca	ⓘ Phillipsite-K	(K,Na,Ca_0.5,Ba_0.5)_4-7[Al_4-7Si_12-9O₃₂] ^. 12H₂O
Ca	ⓘ Faujasite-Ca	(Ca,Na₂,Mg)_3.5[Al₇Si₁₇O₄₈] · 32H₂O
Ca	ⓘ Augite (var: Titanian Augite)	(Ca,Na)(Mg,Ti, Fe,Al,)(Si,Al)₂O₆
Ca	ⓘ Phillipsite-Ca	(Ca_0.5,K,Na,Ba_0.5)_4-7[Al_4-7Si_12-9O₃₂] ^. 12H2O
Ti	Titanium
Ti	ⓘ Augite (var: Titanian Augite)	(Ca,Na)(Mg,Ti, Fe,Al,)(Si,Al)₂O₆
Cr	Chromium
Cr	ⓘ Hercynite (var: Picotite)	(Fe,Mg)(Al,Cr)₂O₄
Cr	ⓘ Diopside (var: Chromian Diopside)	Ca(Mg,Cr)Si₂O₆
Mn	Manganese
Mn	ⓘ Todorokite	(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)_1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)₆O₁₂ · 3-4H₂O
Fe	Iron
Fe	ⓘ Augite	(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆
Fe	ⓘ Goethite	α-Fe³⁺O(OH)
Fe	ⓘ Hercynite (var: Picotite)	(Fe,Mg)(Al,Cr)₂O₄
Fe	ⓘ Fayalite	Fe₂²⁺SiO₄
Fe	ⓘ Magnetite	Fe²⁺Fe₂³⁺O₄
Fe	ⓘ Augite (var: Titanian Augite)	(Ca,Na)(Mg,Ti, Fe,Al,)(Si,Al)₂O₆
Fe	ⓘ Hercynite	Fe²⁺Al₂O₄
Sr	Strontium
Sr	ⓘ Todorokite	(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)_1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)₆O₁₂ · 3-4H₂O
Ba	Barium
Ba	ⓘ Todorokite	(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)_1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)₆O₁₂ · 3-4H₂O
Ba	ⓘ Phillipsite-K	(K,Na,Ca_0.5,Ba_0.5)_4-7[Al_4-7Si_12-9O₃₂] ^. 12H₂O
Ba	ⓘ Phillipsite-Ca	(Ca_0.5,K,Na,Ba_0.5)_4-7[Al_4-7Si_12-9O₃₂] ^. 12H2O

Regional Geology

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Ma ID: 2599802	Age: Anthropocene ( Ma) Reference: Toloczyki, M., P. Trurnit, A. Voges, H. Wittekindt, A. Zitzmann. Geological Map of Germany 1:M. Bundesanstalt für Geowissenschaften und Rohstoffe. [94]
Neogene 2.588 - 23.03 Ma ID: 3185393	Cenozoic sedimentary rocks Age: Neogene (2.588 - 23.03 Ma) Comments: Rhine Graben Lithology: Sedimentary rocks Reference: Chorlton, L.B. Generalized geology of the world: bedrock domains and major faults in GIS format: a small-scale world geology map with an extended geological attribute database. doi: 10.4095/223767. Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 5529. [154]
Oligocene 23.03 - 33.9 Ma ID: 3162701	Oligocene clay Age: Oligocene (23.03 - 33.9 Ma) Lithology: Major:{clay}, Minor{sand,carbonates, consolidated,marl} Reference: Asch, K. The 1:5M International Geological Map of Europe and Adjacent Areas: Development and Implementation of a GIS-enabled Concept. Geologisches Jahrbuch, SA 3. [147]

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References

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Lorent, G. (1933) Der Limburgit von Sasbach am Kaiserstuhl und seine hydro-thermale Mineralführung. Berichte der Naturforschenden Gesellschaft zu Freiburg im Breisgau, 32, xx-xx.

Palache, C., Berman, H., and Frondel, C. (1951) The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana, Yale University 1837-1892, Volume II: 273. [as "Limburg"].

Tobien, H. (1958) Das Alter der Eruptionen am Limberg (Kaiserstuhl). Zeitschrift der Deutschen Geologischen Gesellschaft, 110, xx-xx.

Fricke, G. (1965) Hyalit und seine verschiedenen Formen vom Limberg bei Sasbach im Kaiserstuhl. Der Aufschluss, 16 (10), 254-256.

Rinaldi, R., Smith, J.V., and Jung, G. (1975) Chemistry and paragenesis of faujasite, phillipsite and offretite from Sasbach, Kaiserstuhl, Germany. Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Monatshefte, 1975, 433-443.

Lapis 1978(3).

Der Aufschluss 1988(2), 70-73.

Betz, V. (2005) Ein Beitrag zur Morphologie, Paragenese und Geschichte der Zeolithe vom Limberg bei Sasbach/Kaiserstuhl. Der Aufschluss 56, 235-250.

Weisenberger, T. and Spürgin, S. (2009) Zeolites in alkaline rocks of the Kaiserstuhl Volcanic Complex, SW Germany – new microprobe investigation and the relationship of zeolite mineralogy to the host rock. Geologica Belgica, 12, 75-91. [http://popups.ulg.ac.be/Geol/document.php?id=2682]

External Links

- http://omnibus.uni-freiburg.de/~weisenbt/9Kaiserstuhl/Kaiserstuhl.pdf
- http://www.eschelken.de/Mineralien/Limberg_1/limberg_1.html
and http://www.eschelken.de/Mineralien/Limberg_2/limberg_2.html
- http://www.zeolite-collection.eu/occurrences/Europe/Deutschland/Kaiserstuhl/Limberg.html

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