Wadsworth, M. E. (1884) Lithological Studies: A Description and Classification of the Rocks of the Cordilleras. Harvard University Press: Cambridge. 208 pages. [eBook available]

ⓘ 'Clinopyroxene Subgroup'

Locality: Hungen meteorite, Hungen, Giessen, Giessen Region, Hesse, Germany

References:

Wadsworth, M. E. (1884) Lithological Studies: A Description and Classification of the Rocks of the Cordilleras. Harvard University Press: Cambridge. 208 pages. [eBook available]

ⓘ 'Erionite Subgroup'

Formula: M₂[Al₄Si₁₄O₃₆] · 15H₂O

Locality: Maykranz Quarry, Langd, Hungen, Giessen, Giessen Region, Hesse, Germany

References:

Ko Jansen photo, id-667653

ⓘ 'Faujasite Subgroup'

Formula: M_3.5[Al₇Si₁₇O₄₈] · 32H₂O

Locality: Maykranz Quarry, Langd, Hungen, Giessen, Giessen Region, Hesse, Germany

ⓘ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'

Locality: Hungen meteorite, Hungen, Giessen, Giessen Region, Hesse, Germany

References:

Buchner, O. (1877) Der Meteorstein von Hungen. Tschermaks Mineralogische Mitteilungen. Heft#4, pp. 42-44.

Wadsworth, M. E. (1884) Lithological Studies: A Description and Classification of the Rocks of the Cordilleras. Harvard University Press: Cambridge. 208 pages. [eBook available]

Graham, A. L., Bevan, A. W. R., Hutchison, R. (1985) Catalogue of Meteorites - With Special Reference to those Represented in the Collection of the British Museum (Natural History) (4th ed.) British Museum (Natural History), London.

ⓘ Hematite

Formula: Fe₂O₃

Locality: Maykranz Quarry, Langd, Hungen, Giessen, Giessen Region, Hesse, Germany

ⓘ 'Meteoritic Iron'

Locality: Hungen meteorite, Hungen, Giessen, Giessen Region, Hesse, Germany

References:

Buchner, O. (1877) Der Meteorstein von Hungen. Tschermaks Mineralogische Mitteilungen. Heft#4, pp. 42-44.

ⓘ Montmorillonite

Formula: (Na,Ca)_0.33(Al,Mg)₂(Si₄O₁₀)(OH)₂ · nH₂O

Locality: Maykranz Quarry, Langd, Hungen, Giessen, Giessen Region, Hesse, Germany

ⓘ Natrolite

Formula: Na₂Al₂Si₃O₁₀ · 2H₂O

Locality: Maykranz Quarry, Langd, Hungen, Giessen, Giessen Region, Hesse, Germany

ⓘ Offretite

Formula: KCaMg(Si₁₃Al₅)O₃₆ · 15H₂O

Locality: Maykranz Quarry, Langd, Hungen, Giessen, Giessen Region, Hesse, Germany

ⓘ Opal

Formula: SiO₂ · nH₂O

Locality: Maykranz Quarry, Langd, Hungen, Giessen, Giessen Region, Hesse, Germany

ⓘ Opal var. Opal-AN

Formula: SiO₂ · nH₂O

Locality: Maykranz Quarry, Langd, Hungen, Giessen, Giessen Region, Hesse, Germany

ⓘ 'Phillipsite Subgroup'

Formula: (Ca_0.5,K,Na,Ba_0.5)_4-7[Al_4-7Si_12-9O₃₂] ^. 12H₂O

Locality: Maykranz Quarry, Langd, Hungen, Giessen, Giessen Region, Hesse, Germany

ⓘ 'Pyroxene Group'

Formula: ADSi₂O₆

Locality: Hungen meteorite, Hungen, Giessen, Giessen Region, Hesse, Germany

References:

ⓘ 'Smectite Group'

Formula: A_0.3D_2-3[T₄O₁₀]Z₂ · nH₂O

Locality: Maykranz Quarry, Langd, Hungen, Giessen, Giessen Region, Hesse, Germany

References:

ko jansen

ⓘ Troilite

Formula: FeS

Locality: Hungen meteorite, Hungen, Giessen, Giessen Region, Hesse, Germany

References:

Buchner, O. (1877) Der Meteorstein von Hungen. Tschermaks Mineralogische Mitteilungen. Heft#4, pp. 42-44.

Gallery:

KCaMg(Si₁₃Al₅)O₃₆ · 15H₂Oⓘ Offretite

Offretite, etc.

Maykranz Quarry, Langd, Hungen, Giessen, Giessen Region, Hesse, Germany

Offretite, etc.

Langd, Hungen, Giessen, Giessen Region, Hesse, Germany

Offretite, etc.

Maykranz Quarry, Langd, Hungen, Giessen, Giessen Region, Hesse, Germany

Offretite, etc.

Langd, Hungen, Giessen, Giessen Region, Hesse, Germany

Offretite, etc.

Maykranz Quarry, Langd, Hungen, Giessen, Giessen Region, Hesse, Germany

Offretite, etc.

Langd, Hungen, Giessen, Giessen Region, Hesse, Germany

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘ	Troilite	2.CC.10	FeS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ	Chromite	4.BB.05	Fe²⁺Cr³⁺₂O₄
ⓘ	Hematite	4.CB.05	Fe₂O₃
ⓘ	Opal var. Opal-AN	4.DA.10	SiO₂ · nH₂O
ⓘ		4.DA.10	SiO₂ · nH₂O
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘ	Aragonite	5.AB.15	CaCO₃
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘ	Montmorillonite	9.EC.40	(Na,Ca)_0.33(Al,Mg)₂(Si₄O₁₀)(OH)₂ · nH₂O
ⓘ	Natrolite	9.GA.05	Na₂Al₂Si₃O₁₀ · 2H₂O
ⓘ	Offretite	9.GD.25	KCaMg(Si₁₃Al₅)O₃₆ · 15H₂O
Unclassified
ⓘ	'Chabazite'	-
ⓘ	'Erionite Subgroup'	-	M₂[Al₄Si₁₄O₃₆] · 15H₂O
ⓘ	'Phillipsite Subgroup'	-	(Ca_0.5,K,Na,Ba_0.5)_4-7[Al_4-7Si_12-9O₃₂] ^. 12H₂O
ⓘ	'Clinopyroxene Subgroup'	-
ⓘ	'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'	-
ⓘ	'Pyroxene Group'	-	ADSi₂O₆
ⓘ	'Meteoritic Iron'	-
ⓘ	'Smectite Group'	-	A_0.3D_2-3[T₄O₁₀]Z₂ · nH₂O
ⓘ	'Faujasite Subgroup'	-	M_3.5[Al₇Si₁₇O₄₈] · 32H₂O

List of minerals for each chemical element

H	Hydrogen
H	ⓘ Erionite Subgroup	M₂[Al₄Si₁₄O₃₆] · 15H₂O
H	ⓘ Opal var. Opal-AN	SiO₂ · nH₂O
H	ⓘ Montmorillonite	(Na,Ca)_0.33(Al,Mg)₂(Si₄O₁₀)(OH)₂ · nH₂O
H	ⓘ Natrolite	Na₂Al₂Si₃O₁₀ · 2H₂O
H	ⓘ Offretite	KCaMg(Si₁₃Al₅)O₃₆ · 15H₂O
H	ⓘ Opal	SiO₂ · nH₂O
H	ⓘ Phillipsite Subgroup	(Ca_0.5,K,Na,Ba_0.5)_4-7[Al_4-7Si_12-9O₃₂] ^. 12H₂O
H	ⓘ Smectite Group	A_0.3D_2-3[T₄O₁₀]Z₂ · nH₂O
H	ⓘ Faujasite Subgroup	M_3.5[Al₇Si₁₇O₄₈] · 32H₂O
C	Carbon
C	ⓘ Aragonite	CaCO₃
O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Aragonite	CaCO₃
O	ⓘ Chromite	Fe²⁺Cr₂³⁺O₄
O	ⓘ Erionite Subgroup	M₂[Al₄Si₁₄O₃₆] · 15H₂O
O	ⓘ Hematite	Fe₂O₃
O	ⓘ Opal var. Opal-AN	SiO₂ · nH₂O
O	ⓘ Montmorillonite	(Na,Ca)_0.33(Al,Mg)₂(Si₄O₁₀)(OH)₂ · nH₂O
O	ⓘ Natrolite	Na₂Al₂Si₃O₁₀ · 2H₂O
O	ⓘ Offretite	KCaMg(Si₁₃Al₅)O₃₆ · 15H₂O
O	ⓘ Opal	SiO₂ · nH₂O
O	ⓘ Phillipsite Subgroup	(Ca_0.5,K,Na,Ba_0.5)_4-7[Al_4-7Si_12-9O₃₂] ^. 12H₂O
O	ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
O	ⓘ Pyroxene Group	ADSi₂O₆
O	ⓘ Smectite Group	A_0.3D_2-3[T₄O₁₀]Z₂ · nH₂O
O	ⓘ Faujasite Subgroup	M_3.5[Al₇Si₁₇O₄₈] · 32H₂O
Na	Sodium
Na	ⓘ Montmorillonite	(Na,Ca)_0.33(Al,Mg)₂(Si₄O₁₀)(OH)₂ · nH₂O
Na	ⓘ Natrolite	Na₂Al₂Si₃O₁₀ · 2H₂O
Na	ⓘ Phillipsite Subgroup	(Ca_0.5,K,Na,Ba_0.5)_4-7[Al_4-7Si_12-9O₃₂] ^. 12H₂O
Mg	Magnesium
Mg	ⓘ Montmorillonite	(Na,Ca)_0.33(Al,Mg)₂(Si₄O₁₀)(OH)₂ · nH₂O
Mg	ⓘ Offretite	KCaMg(Si₁₃Al₅)O₃₆ · 15H₂O
Mg	ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Al	Aluminium
Al	ⓘ Erionite Subgroup	M₂[Al₄Si₁₄O₃₆] · 15H₂O
Al	ⓘ Montmorillonite	(Na,Ca)_0.33(Al,Mg)₂(Si₄O₁₀)(OH)₂ · nH₂O
Al	ⓘ Natrolite	Na₂Al₂Si₃O₁₀ · 2H₂O
Al	ⓘ Offretite	KCaMg(Si₁₃Al₅)O₃₆ · 15H₂O
Al	ⓘ Phillipsite Subgroup	(Ca_0.5,K,Na,Ba_0.5)_4-7[Al_4-7Si_12-9O₃₂] ^. 12H₂O
Al	ⓘ Faujasite Subgroup	M_3.5[Al₇Si₁₇O₄₈] · 32H₂O
Si	Silicon
Si	ⓘ Erionite Subgroup	M₂[Al₄Si₁₄O₃₆] · 15H₂O
Si	ⓘ Opal var. Opal-AN	SiO₂ · nH₂O
Si	ⓘ Montmorillonite	(Na,Ca)_0.33(Al,Mg)₂(Si₄O₁₀)(OH)₂ · nH₂O
Si	ⓘ Natrolite	Na₂Al₂Si₃O₁₀ · 2H₂O
Si	ⓘ Offretite	KCaMg(Si₁₃Al₅)O₃₆ · 15H₂O
Si	ⓘ Opal	SiO₂ · nH₂O
Si	ⓘ Phillipsite Subgroup	(Ca_0.5,K,Na,Ba_0.5)_4-7[Al_4-7Si_12-9O₃₂] ^. 12H₂O
Si	ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Si	ⓘ Pyroxene Group	ADSi₂O₆
Si	ⓘ Faujasite Subgroup	M_3.5[Al₇Si₁₇O₄₈] · 32H₂O
S	Sulfur
S	ⓘ Troilite	FeS
K	Potassium
K	ⓘ Offretite	KCaMg(Si₁₃Al₅)O₃₆ · 15H₂O
K	ⓘ Phillipsite Subgroup	(Ca_0.5,K,Na,Ba_0.5)_4-7[Al_4-7Si_12-9O₃₂] ^. 12H₂O
Ca	Calcium
Ca	ⓘ Aragonite	CaCO₃
Ca	ⓘ Montmorillonite	(Na,Ca)_0.33(Al,Mg)₂(Si₄O₁₀)(OH)₂ · nH₂O
Ca	ⓘ Offretite	KCaMg(Si₁₃Al₅)O₃₆ · 15H₂O
Ca	ⓘ Phillipsite Subgroup	(Ca_0.5,K,Na,Ba_0.5)_4-7[Al_4-7Si_12-9O₃₂] ^. 12H₂O
Cr	Chromium
Cr	ⓘ Chromite	Fe²⁺Cr₂³⁺O₄
Fe	Iron
Fe	ⓘ Chromite	Fe²⁺Cr₂³⁺O₄
Fe	ⓘ Hematite	Fe₂O₃
Fe	ⓘ Troilite	FeS
Fe	ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Ba	Barium
Ba	ⓘ Phillipsite Subgroup	(Ca_0.5,K,Na,Ba_0.5)_4-7[Al_4-7Si_12-9O₃₂] ^. 12H₂O

Fossils

There are 8 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences

Youngest Fossil Listed

268 Ma (Permian)

Oldest Fossil Listed

279 Ma (Permian)

Fossils from Region

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Accepted Name	Hierarchy	Age
Limitisporites genus	*Limitisporites*	279.3 - 268 Ma Permian
Vittatina genus	Plantae : *Vittatina*	279.3 - 268 Ma Permian

Fossil Localities

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Germany

Hesse
- Giessen Region
  - Giessen
    - Hungen
      - Permian🐚 Grey Shales Upper Rotliegend/Lower Zechstein Hungen

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Wikipedia:	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hungen
Wikidata ID:	Q602629

Localities in this Region

Germany

Hesse
- Giessen Region
  - Giessen
    - Hungen
      - Elisenburg iron mine
      - Hungen meteorite
      - ⭔Langd
        Maykranz Quarry
      - Trais-Horloff
        Friedrich lignite mine

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- Vogelsberg Volcanic RangeVolcanic Range

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