Mäuseberg quarry, Rockeskyll volcanic complex, Rockeskyll, Gerolstein, Vulkaneifel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germanyi
| Regional Level Types | |
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| Mäuseberg quarry | Quarry |
| Rockeskyll volcanic complex | Complex |
| Rockeskyll | - not defined - |
| Gerolstein | Municipality |
| Vulkaneifel | District |
| Rhineland-Palatinate | State |
| Germany | Country |
Mäuseberg quarry, Rockeskyll volcanic complex, Rockeskyll, Eifel Volcanic Fields, Germany
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| Name(s) in local language(s): | Steinbruch am Mäuseberg, Rockeskyller Vulkankomplex, Rockeskyll, Gerolstein, Eifel, Rheinland-Pfalz, Deutschland |
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| Latitude & Longitude (WGS84): | 50° 15' 26'' North , 6° 40' 42'' East | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Latitude & Longitude (decimal): | 50.25750,6.67838 | ||||||||||||||||||
| GeoHash: | G#: u0utzvp51 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Locality type: | Quarry | ||||||||||||||||||
| Köppen climate type: | Cfb : Temperate oceanic climate | ||||||||||||||||||
| Nearest Settlements: |
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An abandoned quarry located between Rockeskyller Kopf and Mäuseberg.
Parts of the quarry are refilled and contain anthropogenic deposits, which originate from the quarternary volcanism of the Oststeifel !!!
Regions containing this locality
| Eifel Volcanic Fields, Germany | Group of Volcanic Fields |
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| Eurasian Plate | Tectonic Plate |
| Europe | Continent |
| Eifel Mountains, Germany/Belgium | Mountain Range |
| West Eifel Volcanic Field, Germany | Volcanic Field |
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Strunz Dana Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Andradite Formula: Ca3Fe3+2(SiO4)3 |
| ⓘ Augite Formula: (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
ⓘ 'Biotite' |
| ⓘ 'Cancrinite Group' |
| ⓘ Fluorapatite Formula: Ca5(PO4)3F |
| ⓘ Forsterite Formula: Mg2SiO4 |
| ⓘ Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ Leucite Formula: K(AlSi2O6) |
| ⓘ Magnetite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| ⓘ Nepheline Formula: Na3K(Al4Si4O16) |
| ⓘ Perovskite Formula: CaTiO3 |
| ⓘ Phlogopite Formula: KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ Pseudobrookite Formula: Fe2TiO5 |
| ⓘ Sodalite Formula: Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2 |
| ⓘ Titanite Formula: CaTi(SiO4)O |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| ⓘ | Perovskite | 4.CC.30 | CaTiO3 |
| ⓘ | Pseudobrookite | 4.CB.15 | Fe2TiO5 |
| Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
| ⓘ | Fluorapatite | 8.BN.05 | Ca5(PO4)3F |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Andradite | 9.AD.25 | Ca3Fe3+2(SiO4)3 |
| ⓘ | Augite | 9.DA.15 | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
| ⓘ | Forsterite | 9.AC.05 | Mg2SiO4 |
| ⓘ | Leucite | 9.GB.05 | K(AlSi2O6) |
| ⓘ | Nepheline | 9.FA.05 | Na3K(Al4Si4O16) |
| ⓘ | Phlogopite | 9.EC.20 | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Sodalite | 9.FB.10 | Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2 |
| ⓘ | Titanite | 9.AG.15 | CaTi(SiO4)O |
| Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
| ⓘ | 'Biotite' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Cancrinite Group' | - | |
List of minerals arranged by Dana 8th Edition classification
| Group 4 - SIMPLE OXIDES | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| A2X3 | |||
| ⓘ | Hematite | 4.3.1.2 | Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ | Perovskite | 4.3.3.1 | CaTiO3 |
| Group 7 - MULTIPLE OXIDES | |||
| AB2X4 | |||
| ⓘ | Magnetite | 7.2.2.3 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| AB2X5 | |||
| ⓘ | Pseudobrookite | 7.7.1.1 | Fe2TiO5 |
| Group 41 - ANHYDROUS PHOSPHATES, ETC.CONTAINING HYDROXYL OR HALOGEN | |||
| A5(XO4)3Zq | |||
| ⓘ | Fluorapatite | 41.8.1.1 | Ca5(PO4)3F |
| Group 51 - NESOSILICATES Insular SiO4 Groups Only | |||
| Insular SiO4 Groups Only with all cations in octahedral [6] coordination | |||
| ⓘ | Forsterite | 51.3.1.2 | Mg2SiO4 |
| Insular SiO4 Groups Only with cations in [6] and >[6] coordination | |||
| ⓘ | Andradite | 51.4.3b.1 | Ca3Fe3+2(SiO4)3 |
| Group 52 - NESOSILICATES Insular SiO4 Groups and O,OH,F,H2O | |||
| Insular SiO4 Groups and O, OH, F, and H2O with cations in [6] and/or >[6] coordination | |||
| ⓘ | Titanite | 52.4.3.1 | CaTi(SiO4)O |
| Group 65 - INOSILICATES Single-Width,Unbranched Chains,(W=1) | |||
| Single-Width Unbranched Chains, W=1 with chains P=2 | |||
| ⓘ | Augite | 65.1.3a.3 | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
| Group 71 - PHYLLOSILICATES Sheets of Six-Membered Rings | |||
| Sheets of 6-membered rings with 2:1 layers | |||
| ⓘ | Phlogopite | 71.2.2b.1 | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Group 76 - TECTOSILICATES Al-Si Framework | |||
| Al-Si Framework Feldspathoids and related species | |||
| ⓘ | Leucite | 76.2.2.1 | K(AlSi2O6) |
| ⓘ | Nepheline | 76.2.1.2 | Na3K(Al4Si4O16) |
| ⓘ | Sodalite | 76.2.3.1 | Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2 |
| Unclassified Minerals, Mixtures, etc. | |||
| ⓘ | 'Biotite' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Cancrinite Group' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Augite | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
| O | ⓘ Forsterite | Mg2SiO4 |
| O | ⓘ Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Leucite | K(AlSi2O6) |
| O | ⓘ Nepheline | Na3K(Al4Si4O16) |
| O | ⓘ Sodalite | Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2 |
| O | ⓘ Fluorapatite | Ca5(PO4)3F |
| O | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| O | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| O | ⓘ Titanite | CaTi(SiO4)O |
| O | ⓘ Andradite | Ca3Fe23+(SiO4)3 |
| O | ⓘ Pseudobrookite | Fe2TiO5 |
| O | ⓘ Perovskite | CaTiO3 |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | ⓘ Fluorapatite | Ca5(PO4)3F |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | ⓘ Nepheline | Na3K(Al4Si4O16) |
| Na | ⓘ Sodalite | Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Augite | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
| Mg | ⓘ Forsterite | Mg2SiO4 |
| Mg | ⓘ Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Al | ⓘ Leucite | K(AlSi2O6) |
| Al | ⓘ Nepheline | Na3K(Al4Si4O16) |
| Al | ⓘ Sodalite | Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Augite | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
| Si | ⓘ Forsterite | Mg2SiO4 |
| Si | ⓘ Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Leucite | K(AlSi2O6) |
| Si | ⓘ Nepheline | Na3K(Al4Si4O16) |
| Si | ⓘ Sodalite | Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2 |
| Si | ⓘ Titanite | CaTi(SiO4)O |
| Si | ⓘ Andradite | Ca3Fe23+(SiO4)3 |
| P | Phosphorus | |
| P | ⓘ Fluorapatite | Ca5(PO4)3F |
| Cl | Chlorine | |
| Cl | ⓘ Sodalite | Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2 |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | ⓘ Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| K | ⓘ Leucite | K(AlSi2O6) |
| K | ⓘ Nepheline | Na3K(Al4Si4O16) |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Augite | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
| Ca | ⓘ Fluorapatite | Ca5(PO4)3F |
| Ca | ⓘ Titanite | CaTi(SiO4)O |
| Ca | ⓘ Andradite | Ca3Fe23+(SiO4)3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Perovskite | CaTiO3 |
| Ti | Titanium | |
| Ti | ⓘ Titanite | CaTi(SiO4)O |
| Ti | ⓘ Pseudobrookite | Fe2TiO5 |
| Ti | ⓘ Perovskite | CaTiO3 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Augite | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
| Fe | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| Fe | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| Fe | ⓘ Andradite | Ca3Fe23+(SiO4)3 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pseudobrookite | Fe2TiO5 |
Regional Geology
This geological map and associated information on rock units at or nearby to the coordinates given for this locality is based on relatively small scale geological maps provided by various national Geological Surveys. This does not necessarily represent the complete geology at this locality but it gives a background for the region in which it is found.
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| Pleistocene 0.0117 - 2.588 Ma ID: 2620478 | Age: Pleistocene (0.0117 - 2.588 Ma) Description: volcanic Lithology: Alkali basaltic and feldspathic basaltic tuff and glass Reference: Toloczyki, M., P. Trurnit, A. Voges, H. Wittekindt, A. Zitzmann. Geological Map of Germany 1:M. Bundesanstalt für Geowissenschaften und Rohstoffe. [94] |
| Early Triassic 247.2 - 251.902 Ma ID: 3157496 | Early Triassic sandstone Age: Early Triassic (247.2 - 251.902 Ma) Lithology: Major:{sandstone}, Minor{siltstone,claystone,limestone} 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] |
| Devonian 358.9 - 419.2 Ma ID: 3186341 | Paleozoic sedimentary rocks Age: Devonian (358.9 - 419.2 Ma) 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] |
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References
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)Hentschel, G. (1987) Die Mineralien der Eifelvulkane. Weise Verlag München.
Meyer, W. (1994) Geologie der Eifel. Schweizerbart (Stuttgart).
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Mäuseberg quarry, Rockeskyll volcanic complex, Rockeskyll, Gerolstein, Vulkaneifel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany