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Natrolite from
Rauschermühle Quarry, Niederkirchen, Otterbach-Otterberg, Kaiserslautern, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany


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Natrolite, etc.

Rauschermühle Quarry, Niederkirchen, Otterbach-Otterberg, Kaiserslautern, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Natrolite, etc.

Rauschermühle Quarry, Niederkirchen, Otterbach-Otterberg, Kaiserslautern, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Natrolite, etc.

Rauschermühle Quarry, Niederkirchen, Otterbach-Otterberg, Kaiserslautern, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Natrolite

Rauschermühle Quarry, Niederkirchen, Otterbach-Otterberg, Kaiserslautern, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Natrolite, etc.

Rauschermühle Quarry, Niederkirchen, Otterbach-Otterberg, Kaiserslautern, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Natrolite, etc.

Rauschermühle Quarry, Niederkirchen, Otterbach-Otterberg, Kaiserslautern, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Natrolite, etc.

Rauschermühle Quarry, Niederkirchen, Otterbach-Otterberg, Kaiserslautern, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Natrolite

Rauschermühle Quarry, Niederkirchen, Otterbach-Otterberg, Kaiserslautern, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Natrolite, etc.

Rauschermühle Quarry, Niederkirchen, Otterbach-Otterberg, Kaiserslautern, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Natrolite, etc.

Rauschermühle Quarry, Niederkirchen, Otterbach-Otterberg, Kaiserslautern, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Natrolite, etc.

Rauschermühle Quarry, Niederkirchen, Otterbach-Otterberg, Kaiserslautern, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Natrolite

Rauschermühle Quarry, Niederkirchen, Otterbach-Otterberg, Kaiserslautern, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Natrolite
Formula:Na2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Prehnite6
Calcite3
Epidote2
Pumpellyite Subgroup1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Natrolite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Rauschermühle Quarry, Niederkirchen, Otterbach-Otterberg, Kaiserslautern, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Photo GalleryView Gallery (5 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:90328
Long-form Identifier:1:3:90328:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Natrolite
3.0km (1.9 miles) ⓘRothenberg quarry, Hefersweiler, Lauterecken-Wolfstein, Kusel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
4.5km (2.8 miles) ⓘAndesite quarry, Kreimbach-Kaulbach, Lauterecken-Wolfstein, Kusel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
21.3km (13.2 miles) ⓘAn der Rossel Quarry, Odernheim am Glan, Nahe-Glan, Bad Kreuznach, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
22.9km (14.2 miles) ⓘBrunnenberg Quarry, Rothenkircherhof, Kirchheimbolanden, Kirchheimbolanden, Donnersbergkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
37.7km (23.5 miles) ⓘPechsteinkopf, Forst an der Weinstraße, Deidesheim, Bad Dürkheim, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
76.8km (47.7 miles) ⓘGlasberg quarry, Nieder-Beerbach, Mühltal, Darmstadt-Dieburg, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany
84.2km (52.3 miles) ⓘRoßberg Quarry, Roßdorf, Darmstadt-Dieburg, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany
87.9km (54.6 miles) ⓘHöchstberg (Schwarzley; Schwarzlay), Höchstberg, Kelberg, Vulkaneifel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
90.1km (56.0 miles) ⓘHochbermel, Bermel, Vordereifel, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
95.4km (59.3 miles) ⓘBeilstein, Bereborn, Kelberg, Vulkaneifel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
References
Weiß, Stefan (1990) Mineralfundstellen Atlas Deutschland West. Christian Weise Verlag, Munich, Germany. 320pp.
Kohout, Karl (1998) DIe Rauschermühle bei Niederkirchen/Pfalz und ihre Mineralien [The Rauschermühle near Niederkirchen/Pfalz and its minerals]. Lapis, 23 (11). 13-19;54
 
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