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Apophyllite Group from
Gaulsberg quarry, Ortenberg, Wetteraukreis, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany


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Apophyllite Group

Gaulsberg quarry, Ortenberg, Wetteraukreis, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany
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Apophyllite Group

Gaulsberg quarry, Ortenberg, Wetteraukreis, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany
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Apophyllite Group

Gaulsberg quarry, Ortenberg, Wetteraukreis, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany
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Apophyllite Group

Gaulsberg quarry, Ortenberg, Wetteraukreis, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany
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Apophyllite Group

Gaulsberg quarry, Ortenberg, Wetteraukreis, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany
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Apophyllite Group

Gaulsberg quarry, Ortenberg, Wetteraukreis, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany
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Apophyllite Group

Gaulsberg quarry, Ortenberg, Wetteraukreis, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany
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Apophyllite Group

Gaulsberg quarry, Ortenberg, Wetteraukreis, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany
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Apophyllite Group

Gaulsberg quarry, Ortenberg, Wetteraukreis, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany
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Apophyllite Group

Gaulsberg quarry, Ortenberg, Wetteraukreis, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany
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Apophyllite Group

Gaulsberg quarry, Ortenberg, Wetteraukreis, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany
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Apophyllite Group

Gaulsberg quarry, Ortenberg, Wetteraukreis, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:'Apophyllite Group' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:AB4[Si8O20]X · 8H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Natrolite8
Analcime6
Gyrolite5
Phillipsite Subgroup4
Thomsonite-Ca3
Saponite3
Thomsonite Subgroup1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Apophyllite Group data
Locality Data:Click here to view Gaulsberg quarry, Ortenberg, Wetteraukreis, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany
Photo GalleryView Gallery (13 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:153258
Long-form Identifier:1:3:153258:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Apophyllite Group
60.1km (37.4 miles) ⓘRoßberg Quarry, Roßdorf, Darmstadt-Dieburg, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany
60.4km (37.6 miles) ⓘDiabase quarry, Hartenrod, Bad Endbach, Marburg-Biedenkopf, Giessen Region, Hesse, Germany
60.7km (37.7 miles) ⓘAlter Stein Quarry, Allendorf, Greifenstein, Lahn-Dill-Kreis, Giessen Region, Hesse, Germany
64.0km (39.8 miles) ⓘDiabase quarries, Herborn, Lahn-Dill-Kreis, Giessen Region, Hesse, Germany
64.6km (40.2 miles) ⓘDiabase quarry, Oberscheld, Dillenburg, Lahn-Dill-Kreis, Giessen Region, Hesse, Germany
64.8km (40.2 miles) ⓘBurgberg Quarry (Trautvetter Quarry), Steinperf, Steffenberg, Marburg-Biedenkopf, Giessen Region, Hesse, Germany
77.2km (48.0 miles) ⓘÖlberg quarry, Hundsangen, Wallmerod, Westerwaldkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
78.4km (48.7 miles) ⓘLinck marble works, Auerbach, Bensheim, Bergstraße, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany
90.1km (56.0 miles) ⓘAmphibolite quarry, Mackenheim, Abtsteinach, Bergstraße, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany
References
Kolitsch, U. (1997): Tacharanit vom Gaulsberg bei Ortenberg (Vogelsberg, Hessen). Mineralien-Welt 8 (2), 25-26
 
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