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Cordierite from
Basalt quarries, Mendig, Mendig, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Cordierite
Formula:(Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Cordierite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Basalt quarries, Mendig, Mendig, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:349239
Long-form Identifier:1:3:349239:0
GUID (UUID V4):520d885f-6a2f-4449-ba00-084e533be00b
Nearest other occurrences of Cordierite
0.7km (0.4 miles) Thelenberg, Mendig, Mendig, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
1.1km (0.7 miles) Pumice quarries, Wingertsberg, Mendig, Mendig, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
1.5km (0.9 miles) In den Dellen quarries, Mendig, Mendig, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
2.8km (1.7 miles) Krufter Ofen, Kruft, Pellenz, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
4.1km (2.5 miles) Rothenberg Quarry, Bell, Mendig, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
4.3km (2.7 miles) Caspar quarry, Ettringen, Vordereifel, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
4.9km (3.1 miles) Gleeser Felder, Glees, Brohltal, Ahrweiler, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
5.4km (3.4 miles) Nickenicher Weinberg, Nickenich, Pellenz, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
6.0km (3.7 miles) Nickenicher Sattel, Nickenich, Pellenz, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
6.3km (3.9 miles) Kappiger Ley (Kappiger Lay), Wehr, Brohltal, Ahrweiler, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Book
immensely popular handbook of minerals appeared in Germany I obtained a copy fo! my personal library and was...staurolite, garnets, epidote, zircon, tourmaline, cordierite, sillimanite, augite, hornblende, talc, muscovite...fibrous sphalerite from Diepenlinchen, near Aachen, Germany. PLATE Vo I~ .·• / ~1 rhyolite 37 r . ...+J gran,tic ' •,.:,,,.'·· . v,.~ . ,.v •, •- basalt magma b+., \I I dioritic magma magma +¥ ...chalcopyrite from Herdorf, Siegerland, Germany. Center. Pyrrhotite. Harzburg, Germany. Below Massive chakopyrite
Report (issue)
Distribution of Tertiary plutonic centres with associated basalt lava flows and north-west trending dykes 28 Fig...Ireland Fig 8 South West England: distribution of quarries in igneous and metamorphic rocks Fig 9 Wales:... 37 39 Fig 10 The Midlands: distribution of quarries in igneous and metamorphic rocks (counties of...England and Southern Scotland: distribution of quarries and igneous intrusives 43 V Summary Igneous...United Kingdom. Igneous rock is often produced from quarries located in relatively small outcrops of preferred
Book
CUMULATE ROCK gas bubble holes VESICULAR BASALT flow structure BASALT METAMORPHIC ROCKS These rocks are...together in one geological environment. For example, basalt, scoria, spilite, and volcanic bombs are found...human activity, such as roadcuts, mine dumps, and quarries. Good examples are also found where nature has...MOUNTAINS VOLCANIC REGIONS dolomite BEACHES tuff QUARRIES MINES ROAD CUTS volcanic bomb amber kimberlite... stilbite apophyllite elbaite tourmaline basalt BASALT ASSOCIATION quartz rhodochrosite kyanite
Book
from Sardinia, Italy Pages 118-119: Boracite from Germany Pages 124-125: Wulfenite crys¬ tals with mimetite...area, although the closing of many of the local quarries during recent decades has done much to diminish...diminish opportunities. The still-active quarries include one in the small town of Oltrefiume, which has furnished...a strong poison. in Specimen of arsenic from Germany showing the char¬ acteristic mammillary form. ...salt or table salt. Halite crystal from Heringen, Germany. hedral crystals, or combina¬ tions of complex
Book (edition)
Fritz: Bergakademie Freiberg, Freiberg, Saxony, Germany. Donald B. Hoover: U.S.G.S., Federal Center, Lakewood...Institut fur Mineralogie, Ruhr Universitat Bochum, Germany. Duane Mellor: Geology Library, Yale University...Berlin, Germany. Peter Susse: MINABS, Inst. of Mineralogy, Univ. of Gottingen, Gottingen, Germany. C. Sheldon...Pennsylvania. Hans J. Wilke: Eppertshausen/Hessen, Germany. Wendell E. Wilson: The Mineralogical Record, Tuscon...France; Andreasberg, Freiberg(*), and Schneeberg(*), Germany; Pribram(*), Jachymov, and Schemnitz, Czech Republic;
Book
zeolite mineralogy was done, at that time, in Germany, Italy, France, and Great Britain. Because of differences...cavities in the middle portion of the flow. Given a basalt flow 25 meters thick with an initial molten temperature...Ardeche, France, zeolites are present only where the basalt flowed into a Pliocene lake or river (Fig. 5)(Robert...zeolites. The interior of the flow contains columnar basalt with small vesicles connected by minute veinlets...river) contains highly altered vesicular blocks of basalt (containing phillipsite and tiny rhombohedra of
Book
zeolite mineralogy was done, at that time, in Germany, Italy, France, and Great Britain. Because of differences...cavities in the middle portion of the flow. Given a basalt flow 25 meters thick with an initial molten temperature...Ardeche, France, zeolites are present only where the basalt flowed into a Pliocene lake or river (Fig. 5)(Robert...zeolites. The interior of the flow contains columnar basalt with small vesicles connected by minute veinlets...river) contains highly altered vesicular blocks of basalt (containing phillipsite and tiny rhombohedra of
Book (edition)
Gehlenite, Melilite, Å kermanite 72 Beryl 76 Cordierite 80 Tourmaline group 86 92 Dravite–Fluor-dravite...Kilbeinsay basalt on the extension of the Mid-Atlantic ridge between Iceland and Jan Mayen. The extremely...hydrogrossular material being the low-pressure assemblage cordierite + spinel + forsterite crystallized from a glass...including sapphirine, spinel, orthopyroxene, cordierite, corundum, sillimanite, gedrite and biotite....if low-density minerals such as anorthite or cordierite dominate the opposite side of the reaction, and
Book
Bergemann in 1858 from Johanngcorgenstadt, Saxony, Germany, and named by G. J. Adams in 1869. They were considered...activity occurred in the region, and vesicular basalt flows, ashes and tuffs, together with a few vents...•Deganwy Conwy• Penmaenmawr• + Trecastell mines,quarries,elc. HOLY ISLAND • villages,smalltowns e • ...kilchoanite 13lanarkite 14 leadhillite + mines,quarries,etc. • • villages,smalltowns • •Glenfarg e...sites) and others are potrntially dangerous (mines, quarries and some coastal locations). The conscientious
Book
on quartz, from Neudorf in the Harz Mountains (Germany). The large crystal measures almost 2 1/2 inches...on quartz, Braunsdorf near Freiberg (Saxony, Germany); crystals up to 2 1/2 inches (6 cm) long. 6 ...with the NO 3group. Apatite, Fichtelgebirge (Germany), 2x 12 Scheelite, Tae-Wha (Korea), 1x The...8ri.iderbund Mine, near Eiserfeld (Siegerland, Germany), 3x almost identical in size. They form an unbroken...siderite, from Neudorf in the Harz Mountains (Germany). The largest crystal measures about 1/2 inch (1
Book (edition)
opened or systematically vvorked, as in mines and quarries, the amateur is far better able to keep track...system in 1735, followed by Friedrich Mohs of Germany, who published his in 1820. In 1758, Axel Frederic...Wilhelm Scheele (1742-1786) in Sweden, and in Germany by Martin Heinrich Klaproth (1743-1817), the merits...carried out by Eilhard Mitscherlich (1794-1863) in Germany; these did much to explain hitherto puzzling variations...of ordinary rock which greet the collector in quarries, mines, and other collecting sites, it is obvious
Book (edition)
following: tourmaline, axinite, kyanite, and cordierite. Uniaxial and biaxial figures may be demonstrated...(limonite); waxy, quartz (chalcedony): greasy, oily, cordierite, nepheline, serpentine; glassy, vitreous, quartz;...(prismatic crystal), epidote, olivine (dun ite or in basalt), andalusite (chiastolite), kyanite, topaz, staurolite...out by Eilhard 1\tiitscherlich (l 794-1863) in Germany; these did much to explain hitherto puzzling variations...of ordinary rock vvhich greet the collector in quarries, mines, and other collecting sites, it is obvious
Book (edition)
opened or systematically worked, as in mines and quarries, the amateur is far better able to keep track...system in 1735, followed by Friedrich Mohs of Germany, who published his in 1820. In 1758, Axel Frederic...Wilhelm Scheele (1742-1786) in Sweden, and in Germany by Martin Heinrich Klaproth (1743-1817), the merits...carried out by Eilhard Mitscherlich (1794-1863) in Germany; these did much to explain hitherto puzzling variations...Properties Considering the enormous collector in quarries, mines, quantities of ordinary rock which greet
Book
Alberene and Old Dominion quarries, Albemarle County. In these two soapstone quarries, tabular ilmenite crystals...1970s and early 1980s the Portland Harbor Trust basalt quarry (now inactive) produced unusual specimens...augite and ilmenite rest on matrix of fine-grained basalt. The ilmenite crystals are lustrous black plates...6 X 1.8 x 2.8 cm (Pekov, 1994a). Malad-Kurar quarries, Mumbai [Bombay], Maharashtra. Ilvaite occurs...in the 1960s (Birch, 1999). IMITERITE EUROPE GERMANY Ramsbeck district, Nordrhein-Westfalen [Sauerland]
Report (volume)
dating [radiometric age]* Barite [economic geology]* Basalt [rock type]* Bedrock geology Bibliography* Buried...identified in brackets in table 1 as rock type (that is, basalt, diabase, granophyre, hornfels, and sediments)...geographic area Tectonics, subsort by geographic area Basalt, subsort by geographic area Bibliography, subsort...2. Ref. No. SUBJECT INDEX Ref. Type KEYWORD: basalt Connecticut 80 192 206 231 232 233 235 254 276...the Hampden basalt. Magnesium was supplied by the hydrothermal fluids, by weathering of basalt fragments
Book (volume)
calcareous tufa in the iieuctons districts of Germany Deposits of gypsum 5 i. Deposits of hydrated...SILICATES OF IN WATERS. IRON rocks which, like basalt, contain nearly always protosilicate only, can...DECOMPOSITION OF SILICATES IN ROCKS. happen that rocks, basalt, for instance, effervescing strongly with acids...preserved their original colour. On the other hand, basalt occurs which has become brown throughout, and still...with the silicate of alumina. In such cases the basalt is more or less disintegrated, and may be broken
Journal (issue)
Poland HANS KEPPLER, Bayerisches Geoinstitut, Germany DAVID R. LENTZ, University of New Brunswick, Canada...sabbatical periods in Switzerland, France, and Germany, he has spent the rest of his career. He is now...She was also an Alexander von Humboldt Fellow in Germany, where she interacted with many European colleagues...postdoctoral appointments at UC Berkeley and GSI, Germany. His research interests include experimental and... dolomite, calcite, K-feldspar, plagioclase, cordierite, apatite Banded iron formation BIF, ferruginous
Book (edition)
Hewlett, Dr. Ing. Walther Fischer of Stuttgart, Germany, and from Paul A. Broste, R. S. Harvill, Betty...grinding wheel faces Large sandstone wheels used in Germany Principle of lapping Parts for homemade lapping...emerald cuts Common facet cuts Jamb peg faceting in Germany Mechanical and jamb peg heads compared M.D.R.-facet...Mozambique ruby Carving gemstone figurines in Germany Chinese lapidary machine in opera- tion 161...166 167 168 169 170 171 172 Carving bowls in Germany Flexible carvers at work in Kofu, shaft unit
Journal (entire run)
A., F.T.S. Chabazite or Gmelinite (or both) in Basalt From Flinders, Victoria - W.D. Birch Apophyllite...Zeolites and Other Minerals in Vesicles in the Newer Basalt of the Melbourne Area, Vic. - D.G. Vince _ Notes...Augite and Ilmenite in Vesicles in an Alkali Olivine Basalt from Portland, Vic. - W .D.Birch N. Smith, and...Issues No 21 to 37 Copper Chloride Minerals in Basalt from Flinders, Victoria - W.D. Birch and J.E. Pearson...W.D. Birch A Clay-Carbonate Association, Regal Basalt Quarry, Braybrook, Vic. - M J. Sandy & T. Sameshima
Book
iirohi (45 Dl15 ; 24" 29' : 72' 477, limestone quarries. E. H. P., R, LIX, 49. Abur (Habur), Jaisalmer...(47 PI16 ; 16" 1' : 75" 53' 3 0 ) , sandstone quarries. R. B. F., I,X I I , 260. Aijal, h s h a i (84...: 95" 6'), gold. H. S. B., R, XLIII, 250; basalt quarries. E. H. P., R, LXII, 32. Alpha mine, Wynaad...Shahabad (63 PI14 ; 24" 41' : 83" 59' 30"), limestone quarries. L. L. F., R, XLVI, 246. Bankhap (Bari Khap),...27': 64" 3'), eurih. T. H. H., R, X x X , 126; basalt dyke, 129. Barabhum, Manbhum (73 118 ; 23" 2' :
Journal (issue)
unusual and useful gem that is also known as cordierite and dichroite, and in Sri Lanka as water sapphire...cliffs. They are also found in the numerous basalt quarries that have been worked around Melbourne and...and occurrences. At Cairns Bay, high cliffs of basalt outcrop and form shore platforms extending into...shore platforms, where they fill cavities in the basalt lavas. A number of varieties occur, including analcime
Book
granite rock riding westward on a layer of basalt, and the basalt is constantly augmented by new magma rising...and a rift develClpS under a continent. Molten basalt from the asthenosphere spills out. Bottom: The...same as tire pattern produced i11 a seqUt:l!Ce of basalt flows 011 tire contine11t. This permits one to...Intrusive sheets 1,650 First, second, and third basalt lava flows, interbedded shales Fissure eruptions...Interpretation of the Geologic Setting of the Watchung Basalt Lava Flows, New Jersey. U.S. Geol. Survey Profess
 
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