Unter-Widdersheim quarry, Unter-Widdersheim, Nidda, Wetteraukreis, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germanyi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Unter-Widdersheim quarry | Quarry (Active) |
| Unter-Widdersheim | Village |
| Nidda | Town |
| Wetteraukreis | District |
| Darmstadt | Region |
| Hesse | City-State |
| Germany | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
50° 25' 54'' North , 8° 55' 36'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Quarry (Active) - last checked 2019
KΓΆppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
333984
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:333984:1
GUID (UUID V4):
ab72e8cf-be51-4e3c-94ce-bfc649fcf76b
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Nickel quarry
Other Languages:
German:
Steinbruch Unterwiddersheim (Steinbruch Nickel), Unterwiddersheim, Nidda, Wetteraukreis, Regierungsbezirk Darmstadt, Hessen, Deutschland
Active quarry in alkali basalt. In 1992 Gerhard Braun found quartz-rich xenoliths with erionite and merlinoite.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| β Celadonite Formula: K(MgFe3+◻)(Si4O10)(OH)2 |
| β 'Erionite Subgroup' Formula: M2[Al4Si14O36] · 15H2O |
| β Merlinoite Formula: (K,Na)5(Ca,Ba)2Al9Si23O64 · 23H2O |
| β Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| β | Celadonite | 9.EC.15 | K(MgFe3+β»)(Si4O10)(OH)2 |
| β | Merlinoite | 9.GC.15 | (K,Na)5(Ca,Ba)2Al9Si23O64 Β· 23H2O |
| Unclassified | |||
| β | 'Erionite Subgroup' | - | M2[Al4Si14O36] Β· 15H2O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | β Celadonite | K(MgFe3+◻)(Si4O10)(OH)2 |
| H | β Erionite Subgroup | M2[Al4Si14O36] · 15H2O |
| H | β Merlinoite | (K,Na)5(Ca,Ba)2Al9Si23O64 · 23H2O |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | β Celadonite | K(MgFe3+◻)(Si4O10)(OH)2 |
| O | β Erionite Subgroup | M2[Al4Si14O36] · 15H2O |
| O | β Merlinoite | (K,Na)5(Ca,Ba)2Al9Si23O64 · 23H2O |
| O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | β Merlinoite | (K,Na)5(Ca,Ba)2Al9Si23O64 · 23H2O |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | β Celadonite | K(MgFe3+◻)(Si4O10)(OH)2 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | β Erionite Subgroup | M2[Al4Si14O36] · 15H2O |
| Al | β Merlinoite | (K,Na)5(Ca,Ba)2Al9Si23O64 · 23H2O |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | β Celadonite | K(MgFe3+◻)(Si4O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | β Erionite Subgroup | M2[Al4Si14O36] · 15H2O |
| Si | β Merlinoite | (K,Na)5(Ca,Ba)2Al9Si23O64 · 23H2O |
| Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | β Celadonite | K(MgFe3+◻)(Si4O10)(OH)2 |
| K | β Merlinoite | (K,Na)5(Ca,Ba)2Al9Si23O64 · 23H2O |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | β Merlinoite | (K,Na)5(Ca,Ba)2Al9Si23O64 · 23H2O |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | β Celadonite | K(MgFe3+◻)(Si4O10)(OH)2 |
| Ba | Barium | |
| Ba | β Merlinoite | (K,Na)5(Ca,Ba)2Al9Si23O64 · 23H2O |
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