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Montmorillonite from
Thelenberg, Mendig, Mendig, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Montmorillonite
Formula:(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Montmorillonite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Thelenberg, Mendig, Mendig, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:84837
Long-form Identifier:1:3:84837:6
GUID (UUID V4):84c82ca7-4437-4c53-88ad-ef1030ab116f
Nearest other occurrences of Montmorillonite
0.7km (0.4 miles) ⓘBasalt quarries, Mendig, Mendig, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
1.1km (0.7 miles) ⓘPumice quarries, Wingertsberg, Mendig, Mendig, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
1.7km (1.0 miles) ⓘIn den Dellen quarries, Mendig, Mendig, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
3.0km (1.9 miles) ⓘKrufter Ofen, Kruft, Pellenz, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
4.1km (2.6 miles) ⓘCaspar quarry, Ettringen, Vordereifel, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
6.2km (3.9 miles) ⓘNickenicher Sattel, Nickenich, Pellenz, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
9.0km (5.6 miles) ⓘSchellkopf, Brenk, Brohltal, Ahrweiler, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
11.6km (7.2 miles) ⓘHannebacher Ley, Hannebach, Spessart, Brohltal, Ahrweiler, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
16.8km (10.4 miles) ⓘHochbermel, Bermel, Vordereifel, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
23.3km (14.5 miles) ⓘMetzgesfeld, Breidscheid, Adenau, Adenau, Ahrweiler, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
References
Hentschel, Gerhard (1987) Die Mineralien der Eifelvulkane (2nd ed.) Christian Weise Verlag, Munich.
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Deer, W. A., Howie, R. A., Zussman, J. (2013) An Introduction to the Rock-Forming Minerals (3rd ed.) Mineralogical Society of Great Britain and Ireland. doi:10.1180/dhz
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the Mid-Atlantic ridge between Iceland and Jan Mayen. The extremely low Fa content of this olivine is...and sericite, pyrophyllite, kaolinite and montmorillonite. Under conditions of stress or rising pressure...of muscovite may proceed through illite to montmorillonite and eventually kaolinite, by loss of potassium...lowtemperature environments from illite or montmorillonite. The high birefringence of paragonite distinguishes...alteration of biotite by weathering produces either montmorillonite or vermiculite. Distinguishing features Phlogopite
 
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