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Gehlenite from
Wannenköpfe Quarry, Ochtendung, Maifeld, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Gehlenite
Formula:Ca2Al[AlSiO7]
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Gehlenite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Wannenköpfe Quarry, Ochtendung, Maifeld, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:181469
Long-form Identifier:1:3:181469:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Gehlenite
9.7km (6.1 miles) ⓘBasalt quarries, Mendig, Mendig, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
11.8km (7.3 miles) ⓘPumice quarries, Wassenach, Brohltal, Ahrweiler, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
12.1km (7.5 miles) ⓘSeekante, Mayen, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
12.1km (7.5 miles) ⓘXenolith CS-090 (Hopmannite type locality), Seekante, Mayen, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
12.1km (7.5 miles) ⓘXenolith CS-020, Seekante, Mayen, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
12.7km (7.9 miles) ⓘCaspar quarry, Ettringen, Vordereifel, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
12.8km (7.9 miles) ⓘE-2011 xenolith, Caspar quarry, Ettringen, Vordereifel, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
13.6km (8.5 miles) ⓘEttringer Feld, Ettringen, Vordereifel, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
49.3km (30.6 miles) ⓘEmmelberg, Üdersdorf, Daun, Vulkaneifel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
References
Weiß, Günter, Graf, Hans-Werner (1999) Die Wannenköpfe bei Ochtendung in der Vulkaneifel und ihre Mineralien [The Wannenköpfe near Ochtendung in the Vulkaneifel and their minerals]. Mineralien Welt, 10 (6). 20-47
 
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