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Phillipsite Subgroup from
Gaulsberg quarry, Ortenberg, Wetteraukreis, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany


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Phillipsite Subgroup

Gaulsberg quarry, Ortenberg, Wetteraukreis, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany
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Phillipsite Subgroup, etc.

Gaulsberg quarry, Ortenberg, Wetteraukreis, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany
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Phillipsite-K, etc.

Gaulsberg quarry, Ortenberg, Wetteraukreis, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany
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Phillipsite-K, etc.

Gaulsberg quarry, Ortenberg, Wetteraukreis, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany
09387840017363489587246.jpg
Phillipsite Subgroup

Gaulsberg quarry, Ortenberg, Wetteraukreis, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany
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Phillipsite Subgroup, etc.

Gaulsberg quarry, Ortenberg, Wetteraukreis, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany
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Phillipsite-K, etc.

Gaulsberg quarry, Ortenberg, Wetteraukreis, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany
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Phillipsite-K, etc.

Gaulsberg quarry, Ortenberg, Wetteraukreis, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany
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Phillipsite Subgroup

Gaulsberg quarry, Ortenberg, Wetteraukreis, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany
06274880017272060249709.jpg
Phillipsite Subgroup, etc.

Gaulsberg quarry, Ortenberg, Wetteraukreis, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany
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Phillipsite-K, etc.

Gaulsberg quarry, Ortenberg, Wetteraukreis, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany
09729170017272060204251.jpg
Phillipsite-K, etc.

Gaulsberg quarry, Ortenberg, Wetteraukreis, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:'Phillipsite Subgroup' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:(Ca0.5,K,Na,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32] . 12H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Natrolite11
Apophyllite Group4
Saponite4
Calcite3
Thomsonite Subgroup3
Chabazite1
Gismondine Subgroup1
Tobermorite1
Offretite1
Gyrolite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Phillipsite Subgroup 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:153272
Long-form Identifier:1:3:153272:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Phillipsite Subgroup
5.7km (3.5 miles) ⓘHohenstein quarry, Nidda, Wetteraukreis, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany
6.7km (4.2 miles) ⓘMichelnau quarry, Michelnau, Nidda, Wetteraukreis, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany
9.1km (5.7 miles) ⓘHeegheim Quarry, Heegheim, Altenstadt, Wetteraukreis, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany
11.0km (6.9 miles) ⓘOber-Widdersheim quarry, Ober-Widdersheim, Nidda, Wetteraukreis, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany
11.3km (7.0 miles) ⓘBonacker quarry, Gedern, Wetteraukreis, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany
11.6km (7.2 miles) ⓘVogelsberg Basalt works, Rinderbügen, Büdingen, Wetteraukreis, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany
12.1km (7.5 miles) ⓘRainrod, Schotten, Vogelsbergkreis, Giessen Region, Hesse, Germany
13.3km (8.3 miles) ⓘNidda Dam, Schotten, Vogelsbergkreis, Giessen Region, Hesse, Germany
13.7km (8.5 miles) ⓘMaykranz Quarry, Langd, Hungen, Giessen, Giessen Region, Hesse, Germany
14.7km (9.1 miles) ⓘBasalt quarry Breitenborn, Wächtersbach, Main-Kinzig-Kreis, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany
References
Kolitsch, U. (1997): Tacharanit vom Gaulsberg bei Ortenberg (Vogelsberg, Hessen). Mineralien-Welt 8 (2), 25-26
 
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