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Xenolith CS-036 (Vondechenite-bearing xenolith), Caspar quarry, Ettringen, Vordereifel, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germanyi
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Xenolith CS-036 (Vondechenite-bearing xenolith)Occurrence
Caspar quarryQuarry (Active)
EttringenMunicipality
VordereifelCollective Municipality
Mayen-KoblenzDistrict
Rhineland-PalatinateState
GermanyCountry
Xenolith CS-036 (Vondechenite-bearing xenolith), Caspar quarry, Bellerberg volcano, Vordereifel, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Xenolith CS-036 (Vondechenite-bearing xenolith), Caspar quarry, Eifel Volcanic Fields, Germany

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
50° 21' 1'' North , 7° 13' 58'' East (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~0km
GRN:
N34E04
Type:
Occurrence
KΓΆppen climate type:
Cfb : Temperate oceanic climate
Mindat Locality ID:
274596
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:274596:4
GUID (UUID V4):
e02b1403-0505-42dc-99fe-c37354ac4e34
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Vondechenite-bearing xenolith
Name(s) in local language(s):
Vondechenite-haltiger Xenolith, Steinbruch Caspar, Bellerberg Vulkan, Ettringen, Mayen, Eifel, Rheinland-Pfalz, Deutschland


"Vondechenite" (discredited in 2019 because it is identical with calumetite) occurs in a xenolith with the dimensions of approximately 80 x 40 x 40 cm. The xenolith, collected in April 1993 in the northern part of the Caspar quarry, is coarse-grained and zoned, consisting of the primary minerals amphibole, diopside, plagioclase, some quartz and less titanite (as an accessory mineral).

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


31 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

β“˜ 'Amphibole Supergroup'
Formula: AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
β“˜ Andradite
Formula: Ca3Fe3+2(SiO4)3
β“˜ 'Apophyllite Group'
Formula: AB4[Si8O22]X · 8H2O
β“˜ Baddeleyite
Formula: ZrO2
References:
in the collection of Christof SchΓ€ferIdentification: SEM-EDS
β“˜ Baghdadite
Formula: Ca6Zr2(Si2O7)2O4
Description: rock-forming, very small
β“˜ Bredigite
Formula: Ca7Mg(SiO4)4
β“˜ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
βœͺ Calumetite
Formula: CaCu4(OH)8Cl2 · 3.5H2O
Habit: tabular
Colour: sky-blue
Description: The type specimen was collected in 1993 in the northern part of the Caspar quarry.
β“˜ 'Chabazite'
β“˜ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
β“˜ Cuspidine
Formula: Ca8(Si2O7)2F4
β“˜ Diopside
Formula: CaMgSi2O6
β“˜ Ettringite
Formula: Ca6Al2(SO4)3(OH)12 · 26H2O
β“˜ Fluorapatite
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3F
β“˜ Fluorellestadite
Formula: Ca5(SiO4)1.5(SO4)1.5F
β“˜ 'Garnet Group'
Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3
β“˜ Gehlenite
Formula: Ca2Al[AlSiO7]
β“˜ 'Gismondine Subgroup'
β“˜ Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
β“˜ Hydrocalumite
Formula: Ca4Al2(OH)12(Cl,CO3,OH)2 · 4H2O
β“˜ Jennite
Formula: Ca9(Si3O9)2(OH)8 · 8H2O
β“˜ Kerimasite
Formula: Ca3Zr2(SiO4)(Fe3+O4)2
Description: rock-forming, very small
β“˜ Lakargiite
Formula: Ca(Zr,Sn,Ti)O3
Description: rock-forming, very small
β“˜ Larnite
Formula: Ca2SiO4
β“˜ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
β“˜ Perovskite
Formula: CaTiO3
β“˜ 'Plagioclase'
Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
β“˜ 'Pyroxene Group'
Formula: ADSi2O6
β“˜ Rankinite
Formula: Ca3Si2O7
β“˜ Rondorfite
Formula: Ca8Mg(SiO4)4Cl2
β“˜ Scottyite
Formula: BaCu2Si2O7
β“˜ Tazheranite
Formula: (Zr,Ti,Ca)(O,◻)2
References:
in the collection of Christof SchΓ€ferIdentification: SEM-EDS
β“˜ Thaumasite
Formula: Ca3(SO4)[Si(OH)6](CO3) · 12H2O
β“˜ Thomsonite-Ca
Formula: NaCa2[Al5Si5O20] · 6H2O
References:
in the collection of Christof SchΓ€ferIdentified by Christof Schäfer: SEM-EDS
β“˜ Titanite
Formula: CaTi(SiO4)O
β“˜ Tobermorite
Formula: Ca4Si6O17(H2O)2 · (Ca · 3H2O)
β“˜ Willhendersonite
Formula: KCa[Al3Si3O12] · 5H2O
β“˜ Wollastonite
Formula: Ca3(Si3O9)

Gallery:

Ca7Mg(SiO4)4β“˜ Bredigite
CaCu4(OH)8Cl2 · 3.5H2Oβ“˜ Calumetite
Ca9(Si3O9)2(OH)8 · 8H2Oβ“˜ Jennite
BaCu2Si2O7β“˜ Scottyite

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
β“˜Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Group 3 - Halides
β“˜Calumetite3.DA.40CaCu4(OH)8Cl2 Β· 3.5H2O
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
β“˜Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
β“˜Perovskite4.CC.30CaTiO3
β“˜Lakargiite4.CC.30Ca(Zr,Sn,Ti)O3
β“˜Baddeleyite4.DE.35ZrO2
β“˜Tazheranite4.DL.10(Zr,Ti,Ca)(O,β—»)2
β“˜Hydrocalumite4.FL.10Ca4Al2(OH)12(Cl,CO3,OH)2 Β· 4H2O
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
β“˜Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
β“˜Ettringite7.DG.15Ca6Al2(SO4)3(OH)12 Β· 26H2O
β“˜Thaumasite7.DG.15Ca3(SO4)[Si(OH)6](CO3) Β· 12H2O
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
β“˜Fluorapatite8.BN.05Ca5(PO4)3F
Group 9 - Silicates
β“˜Rondorfite9.AB.20Ca8Mg(SiO4)4Cl2
β“˜Larnite9.AD.05Ca2SiO4
β“˜Bredigite9.AD.20Ca7Mg(SiO4)4
β“˜Andradite9.AD.25Ca3Fe3+2(SiO4)3
β“˜Kerimasite9.AD.25Ca3Zr2(SiO4)(Fe3+O4)2
β“˜Titanite9.AG.15CaTi(SiO4)O
β“˜Fluorellestadite9.AH.25Ca5(SiO4)1.5(SO4)1.5F
β“˜Gehlenite9.BB.10Ca2Al[AlSiO7]
β“˜Rankinite9.BC.15Ca3Si2O7
β“˜Scottyite9.BC.40BaCu2Si2O7
β“˜Baghdadite9.BE.17Ca6Zr2(Si2O7)2O4
β“˜Cuspidine9.BE.17Ca8(Si2O7)2F4
β“˜Diopside9.DA.15CaMgSi2O6
β“˜Wollastonite9.DG.05Ca3(Si3O9)
β“˜Tobermorite9.DG.10Ca4Si6O17(H2O)2 Β· (Ca Β· 3H2O)
β“˜Jennite9.DG.20Ca9(Si3O9)2(OH)8 Β· 8H2O
β“˜Thomsonite-Ca9.GA.10NaCa2[Al5Si5O20] Β· 6H2O
β“˜Willhendersonite9.GD.10KCa[Al3Si3O12] Β· 5H2O
Unclassified
β“˜'Plagioclase'-(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
β“˜'Pyroxene Group'-ADSi2O6
β“˜'Garnet Group'-X3Z2(SiO4)3
β“˜'Gismondine Subgroup'-
β“˜'Chabazite'-
β“˜'Apophyllite Group'-AB4[Si8O22]X Β· 8H2O
β“˜'Amphibole Supergroup'-AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Hβ“˜ Apophyllite GroupAB4[Si8O22]X · 8H2O
Hβ“˜ CalumetiteCaCu4(OH)8Cl2 · 3.5H2O
Hβ“˜ EttringiteCa6Al2(SO4)3(OH)12 · 26H2O
Hβ“˜ HydrocalumiteCa4Al2(OH)12(Cl,CO3,OH)2 · 4H2O
Hβ“˜ JenniteCa9(Si3O9)2(OH)8 · 8H2O
Hβ“˜ ThaumasiteCa3(SO4)[Si(OH)6](CO3) · 12H2O
Hβ“˜ Thomsonite-CaNaCa2[Al5Si5O20] · 6H2O
Hβ“˜ TobermoriteCa4Si6O17(H2O)2 · (Ca · 3H2O)
Hβ“˜ WillhendersoniteKCa[Al3Si3O12] · 5H2O
CCarbon
Cβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Cβ“˜ HydrocalumiteCa4Al2(OH)12(Cl,CO3,OH)2 · 4H2O
Cβ“˜ ThaumasiteCa3(SO4)[Si(OH)6](CO3) · 12H2O
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Oβ“˜ AndraditeCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
Oβ“˜ Apophyllite GroupAB4[Si8O22]X · 8H2O
Oβ“˜ BaddeleyiteZrO2
Oβ“˜ BaghdaditeCa6Zr2(Si2O7)2O4
Oβ“˜ BredigiteCa7Mg(SiO4)4
Oβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Oβ“˜ CalumetiteCaCu4(OH)8Cl2 · 3.5H2O
Oβ“˜ CuspidineCa8(Si2O7)2F4
Oβ“˜ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Oβ“˜ EttringiteCa6Al2(SO4)3(OH)12 · 26H2O
Oβ“˜ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Oβ“˜ FluorellestaditeCa5(SiO4)1.5(SO4)1.5F
Oβ“˜ GehleniteCa2Al[AlSiO7]
Oβ“˜ HematiteFe2O3
Oβ“˜ HydrocalumiteCa4Al2(OH)12(Cl,CO3,OH)2 · 4H2O
Oβ“˜ JenniteCa9(Si3O9)2(OH)8 · 8H2O
Oβ“˜ LarniteCa2SiO4
Oβ“˜ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oβ“˜ PerovskiteCaTiO3
Oβ“˜ RankiniteCa3Si2O7
Oβ“˜ Tazheranite(Zr,Ti,Ca)(O,◻)2
Oβ“˜ ThaumasiteCa3(SO4)[Si(OH)6](CO3) · 12H2O
Oβ“˜ Thomsonite-CaNaCa2[Al5Si5O20] · 6H2O
Oβ“˜ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Oβ“˜ TobermoriteCa4Si6O17(H2O)2 · (Ca · 3H2O)
Oβ“˜ WillhendersoniteKCa[Al3Si3O12] · 5H2O
Oβ“˜ WollastoniteCa3(Si3O9)
Oβ“˜ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Oβ“˜ Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
Oβ“˜ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
Oβ“˜ RondorfiteCa8Mg(SiO4)4Cl2
Oβ“˜ LakargiiteCa(Zr,Sn,Ti)O3
Oβ“˜ KerimasiteCa3Zr2(SiO4)(Fe3+O4)2
Oβ“˜ ScottyiteBaCu2Si2O7
FFluorine
Fβ“˜ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Fβ“˜ CuspidineCa8(Si2O7)2F4
Fβ“˜ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Fβ“˜ FluorellestaditeCa5(SiO4)1.5(SO4)1.5F
NaSodium
Naβ“˜ Thomsonite-CaNaCa2[Al5Si5O20] · 6H2O
Naβ“˜ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
MgMagnesium
Mgβ“˜ BredigiteCa7Mg(SiO4)4
Mgβ“˜ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Mgβ“˜ RondorfiteCa8Mg(SiO4)4Cl2
AlAluminium
Alβ“˜ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Alβ“˜ EttringiteCa6Al2(SO4)3(OH)12 · 26H2O
Alβ“˜ GehleniteCa2Al[AlSiO7]
Alβ“˜ HydrocalumiteCa4Al2(OH)12(Cl,CO3,OH)2 · 4H2O
Alβ“˜ Thomsonite-CaNaCa2[Al5Si5O20] · 6H2O
Alβ“˜ WillhendersoniteKCa[Al3Si3O12] · 5H2O
Alβ“˜ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Siβ“˜ AndraditeCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
Siβ“˜ Apophyllite GroupAB4[Si8O22]X · 8H2O
Siβ“˜ BaghdaditeCa6Zr2(Si2O7)2O4
Siβ“˜ BredigiteCa7Mg(SiO4)4
Siβ“˜ CuspidineCa8(Si2O7)2F4
Siβ“˜ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Siβ“˜ FluorellestaditeCa5(SiO4)1.5(SO4)1.5F
Siβ“˜ GehleniteCa2Al[AlSiO7]
Siβ“˜ JenniteCa9(Si3O9)2(OH)8 · 8H2O
Siβ“˜ LarniteCa2SiO4
Siβ“˜ RankiniteCa3Si2O7
Siβ“˜ ThaumasiteCa3(SO4)[Si(OH)6](CO3) · 12H2O
Siβ“˜ Thomsonite-CaNaCa2[Al5Si5O20] · 6H2O
Siβ“˜ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Siβ“˜ TobermoriteCa4Si6O17(H2O)2 · (Ca · 3H2O)
Siβ“˜ WillhendersoniteKCa[Al3Si3O12] · 5H2O
Siβ“˜ WollastoniteCa3(Si3O9)
Siβ“˜ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Siβ“˜ Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
Siβ“˜ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
Siβ“˜ RondorfiteCa8Mg(SiO4)4Cl2
Siβ“˜ KerimasiteCa3Zr2(SiO4)(Fe3+O4)2
Siβ“˜ ScottyiteBaCu2Si2O7
PPhosphorus
Pβ“˜ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
SSulfur
Sβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sβ“˜ EttringiteCa6Al2(SO4)3(OH)12 · 26H2O
Sβ“˜ FluorellestaditeCa5(SiO4)1.5(SO4)1.5F
Sβ“˜ ThaumasiteCa3(SO4)[Si(OH)6](CO3) · 12H2O
ClChlorine
Clβ“˜ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Clβ“˜ CalumetiteCaCu4(OH)8Cl2 · 3.5H2O
Clβ“˜ HydrocalumiteCa4Al2(OH)12(Cl,CO3,OH)2 · 4H2O
Clβ“˜ RondorfiteCa8Mg(SiO4)4Cl2
KPotassium
Kβ“˜ WillhendersoniteKCa[Al3Si3O12] · 5H2O
CaCalcium
Caβ“˜ AndraditeCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
Caβ“˜ BaghdaditeCa6Zr2(Si2O7)2O4
Caβ“˜ BredigiteCa7Mg(SiO4)4
Caβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Caβ“˜ CalumetiteCaCu4(OH)8Cl2 · 3.5H2O
Caβ“˜ CuspidineCa8(Si2O7)2F4
Caβ“˜ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Caβ“˜ EttringiteCa6Al2(SO4)3(OH)12 · 26H2O
Caβ“˜ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Caβ“˜ FluorellestaditeCa5(SiO4)1.5(SO4)1.5F
Caβ“˜ GehleniteCa2Al[AlSiO7]
Caβ“˜ HydrocalumiteCa4Al2(OH)12(Cl,CO3,OH)2 · 4H2O
Caβ“˜ JenniteCa9(Si3O9)2(OH)8 · 8H2O
Caβ“˜ LarniteCa2SiO4
Caβ“˜ PerovskiteCaTiO3
Caβ“˜ RankiniteCa3Si2O7
Caβ“˜ Tazheranite(Zr,Ti,Ca)(O,◻)2
Caβ“˜ ThaumasiteCa3(SO4)[Si(OH)6](CO3) · 12H2O
Caβ“˜ Thomsonite-CaNaCa2[Al5Si5O20] · 6H2O
Caβ“˜ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Caβ“˜ TobermoriteCa4Si6O17(H2O)2 · (Ca · 3H2O)
Caβ“˜ WillhendersoniteKCa[Al3Si3O12] · 5H2O
Caβ“˜ WollastoniteCa3(Si3O9)
Caβ“˜ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Caβ“˜ RondorfiteCa8Mg(SiO4)4Cl2
Caβ“˜ LakargiiteCa(Zr,Sn,Ti)O3
Caβ“˜ KerimasiteCa3Zr2(SiO4)(Fe3+O4)2
TiTitanium
Tiβ“˜ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Tiβ“˜ PerovskiteCaTiO3
Tiβ“˜ Tazheranite(Zr,Ti,Ca)(O,◻)2
Tiβ“˜ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Tiβ“˜ LakargiiteCa(Zr,Sn,Ti)O3
FeIron
Feβ“˜ AndraditeCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
Feβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feβ“˜ HematiteFe2O3
Feβ“˜ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Feβ“˜ KerimasiteCa3Zr2(SiO4)(Fe3+O4)2
CuCopper
Cuβ“˜ CalumetiteCaCu4(OH)8Cl2 · 3.5H2O
Cuβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuβ“˜ ScottyiteBaCu2Si2O7
ZrZirconium
Zrβ“˜ BaddeleyiteZrO2
Zrβ“˜ BaghdaditeCa6Zr2(Si2O7)2O4
Zrβ“˜ Tazheranite(Zr,Ti,Ca)(O,◻)2
Zrβ“˜ LakargiiteCa(Zr,Sn,Ti)O3
Zrβ“˜ KerimasiteCa3Zr2(SiO4)(Fe3+O4)2
SnTin
Snβ“˜ LakargiiteCa(Zr,Sn,Ti)O3
BaBarium
Baβ“˜ ScottyiteBaCu2Si2O7

Geochronology

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β“˜ Eruption (latest age)ChibanianBellerberg volcano, Vordereifel, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
β“˜ Eruption (earliest age)0.215 Β± 0.004 MaBellerberg volcano, Vordereifel, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

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References

Blaẞ, G., Graf, H.-W., Kolitsch, U., and Sebold, D. (2009) The new finds from the volcanic Eifel (II). Mineralien-Welt, 20(2), 38-49 (in German) [Vondechenite described as unnamed "Ca-Cu-Chlorid"].
SchlΓΌter, J., Malcherek, T., Pohl, D., SchΓ€fer, C. (2018): Vondechenite, a new hydrous calcium copper chloride hydroxide, from the Bellerberg, East-Eifel volcanic area, Germany. Neues Jahrbuch fur Mineralogie - Abhandlungen: Journal of Mineralogy and Geochemistry, 195, 79-86.
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