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Locality Name:
Gaulsberg Quarry, Ortenberg, Vogelsbergkreis, Hesse, Germany


mindat Locality ID: 29602
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-29602.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Gaulsberg Quarry, Ortenberg, Vogelsbergkreis, Hesse, Germany": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 50°21'43"N
Longitude: 9°3'17"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 50.361944444444,9.0547222222222
AThis mineral is Anthropogenic.
GThis mineral is directly dated.
BThis mineral is reported as having this age.
YThis mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
OThis mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
RThe age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
PThe age displayed for this mineral is the range of ages for this mineral at all of this locality's children.
This mineral's age has not yet been recorded.

This Mineral list contains entries from this locality, including sub-localities. Minerals in bold are reported by mindat.org as occurring directly at this locality, and do not occur at any children (sublocalities) of this locality.

Elements at this locality, including sub-localities: Al Ba C Ca Fe H K Mg Mn Na O S Si Sr Ti 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Ba C Ca Fe H K Mg Mn Na O S Si Sr Ti 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AnalcimeAragoniteBaryteCalciteClayCorundumCristobaliteErioniteEttringiteGismondine
GyroliteNatroliteNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupPyritePyroxeneQuartzRhodesiteSmectite-vermiculite
SpinelThomsoniteTobermorite

29 IMA Minerals at location:
Analcime  (*)Aragonite  (*)Augite  (*)Baryte  (*)Calcite  (*)
Cristobalite  (*)Erionite-K  (*)Gismondine  (*)Gonnardite  (*)Gyrolite  (*)
Ilmenite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Merlinoite  (*)Mesolite  (*)Natrolite  (*)
Nontronite  (*)Offretite  (*)Paulingite-K  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Rhodesite  (*)Saponite  (*)Scolecite  (*)Tacharanite  (*)
Thaumasite  (*)Thomsonite-Ca  (*)Tobermorite  (*)Todorokite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Analcime  (*)AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6)·H2O01627
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)03250
Augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Mg,Fe)2Si2O602060
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)011547
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)027770
Cristobalite  (*)CristobaliteSiO20453
Erionite-K  (*)ErioniteK10[Si26Al10O72]·30H2O022
Gismondine  (*)GismondineCa2(Si4Al4)O16·8H2O0128
Gonnardite  (*)Natrolite(Na,Ca)2(Si,Al)5O10·3H2O0167
Gyrolite  (*)GyroliteNaCa16(Si23Al)O60(OH)8·14H2O0142
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O305433
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4014899
Merlinoite  (*)NoneK5Ca2(Si23Al9)O64·24H2O017
Mesolite  (*)NatroliteNa2Ca2(Si9Al6)O30·8H2O0425
Natrolite  (*)NatroliteNa2(Si3Al2)O10·2H2O01236
Nontronite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculiteNa0.3Fe3+2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2·nH2O0471
Offretite  (*)Not in a structural groupKCaMg(Si13Al5)O36·15H2O0146
Paulingite-K  (*)None(K,Ca,Na,Ba,   )10(Si,Al)42O84·34H2O07
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2039462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S809056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2061156
Rhodesite  (*)RhodesiteKHCa2Si8O19·5H2O011
Saponite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Ca,Na)0.3(Mg,Fe)3(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2·4H2O0301
Scolecite  (*)NatroliteCa(Si3Al2)O10·3H2O0390
Tacharanite  (*)NoneCa12Al2Si18O33(OH)36047
Thaumasite  (*)EttringiteCa3Si(OH)6(CO3)(SO4)·12H2O0183
Thomsonite-Ca  (*)ThomsoniteNaCa2(Al5Si5)O20·6H2O0452
Tobermorite  (*)TobermoriteCa4Si6O17(H2O)2·(Ca·3H2O)0114
Todorokite  (*)None(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12·3-4H2O0433


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