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Willhendersonite from
Caspar quarry, Ettringen, Vordereifel, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany


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Willhendersonite

Caspar quarry, Ettringen, Vordereifel, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Willhendersonite, etc.

Xenolith CS-036, Caspar quarry, Ettringen, Vordereifel, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Willhendersonite

Caspar quarry, Ettringen, Vordereifel, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Willhendersonite

Caspar quarry, Ettringen, Vordereifel, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Willhendersonite

Caspar quarry, Ettringen, Vordereifel, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Willhendersonite, etc.

Xenolith CS-036, Caspar quarry, Ettringen, Vordereifel, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Willhendersonite

Caspar quarry, Ettringen, Vordereifel, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Willhendersonite

Caspar quarry, Ettringen, Vordereifel, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
09833620017271927601186.jpg
Willhendersonite

Caspar quarry, Ettringen, Vordereifel, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Willhendersonite, etc.

Xenolith CS-036, Caspar quarry, Ettringen, Vordereifel, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
02687970017271927648990.jpg
Willhendersonite

Caspar quarry, Ettringen, Vordereifel, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
09490880017272006696386.jpg
Willhendersonite

Caspar quarry, Ettringen, Vordereifel, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Willhendersonite
Formula:KCa[Al3Si3O12] · 5H2O
Comments:clear well-formed crystals in cavities in limestone xenolith from a basalt
Colour:clear
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Ettringite
Phillipsite Subgroup
Thaumasite
Thomsonite-Ca
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Flörkeite4
Bellbergite4
Tschörtnerite3
Thomsonite-Ca2
Jennite1
Thaumasite1
Gismondine-Ca1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Willhendersonite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Caspar quarry, Ettringen, Vordereifel, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Photo GalleryView Gallery (30 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:76770
Long-form Identifier:1:3:76770:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Willhendersonite in this Region
Xenolith CS-036 (Vondechenite-bearing xenolith), Caspar quarry, Ettringen, Vordereifel, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Nearest other occurrences of Willhendersonite
2.4km (1.5 miles) ⓘSeekante, Mayen, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
2.7km (1.7 miles) ⓘXenolith CS-008 (Bellbergite type-locality), Seekante, Mayen, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
36.9km (22.9 miles) ⓘLöhley, Üdersdorf, Daun, Vulkaneifel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
37.2km (23.1 miles) ⓘFeuerberg, Hohenfels-Essingen, Gerolstein, Vulkaneifel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
40.7km (25.3 miles) ⓘGraulay quarry, Hillesheim, Gerolstein, Vulkaneifel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
45.1km (28.0 miles) ⓘRother Kopf, Roth, Gerolstein, Gerolstein, Vulkaneifel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
References
Hentschel, Gerhard (1983) Die Mineralien der Eifelvulkane (1st ed.). Christian Weise Verlag. 152 pp.
Rondorf, Alice, Rondorf, Eugen (1993) Willhendersonit, ein neuer Zeolith vom Ettringer Bellerberg [Willhendersonite, a new zeolite from Ettringer Bellerberg]. Lapis, 18 (9) 39-40
 
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