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Quarry 2, Rockeskyll volcanic complex, Rockeskyll, Gerolstein, Vulkaneifel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germanyi
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Quarry 2, Rockeskyll volcanic complex, Eifel Volcanic Fields, Germany

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Crater wall and lava lake

Quarry 2, Rockeskyll volcanic complex, Rockeskyll, Gerolstein, Vulkaneifel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Crater wall and lava lake

Quarry 2, Rockeskyll volcanic complex, Rockeskyll, Gerolstein, Vulkaneifel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
04631950017271980163080.jpg
Crater wall and lava lake

Quarry 2, Rockeskyll volcanic complex, Rockeskyll, Gerolstein, Vulkaneifel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
50° 15' 6'' North , 6° 40' 36'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
50.25167,6.67694
GRN:
N34E04
Type:
Quarry
Köppen climate type:
Cfb : Temperate oceanic climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Rockeskyll288 (2011)1.6km
Dohm-Lammersdorf185 (2011)1.8km
Pelm1,047 (2017)2.4km
Gerolstein7,664 (2015)3.5km
Hohenfels-Essingen381 (2011)4.0km
Mindat Locality ID:
13799
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:13799:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
German:
Steinbruch 2, Rockeskyller Vulkankomplex, Rockeskyll, Verbandsgemeinde Gerolstein, Landkreis Vulkaneifel, Rheinland-Pfalz, Deutschland


Abandoned quarry in the scoria cone of an ancient volcano. Pyroclastics, lava dykes, and a lava lake, consisting of olivine-bearing Nephelinite-Leucitite.
The quarry is located on the western slope of Rockeskyller Kopf mountain.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


12 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Augite
Formula: (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
ⓘ 'Biotite'
Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Description: Barium-rich biotite (A.D. Edgar, Eur. Journ. Mineral. , 1992, 4, pp. 321-330).
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'
ⓘ Fluorapatite
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3F
ⓘ Forsterite
Formula: Mg2SiO4
ⓘ Leucite
Formula: K(AlSi2O6)
ⓘ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘ 'Melilite Group'
Formula: Ca2M(XSiO7)
ⓘ Nepheline
Formula: Na3K(Al4Si4O16)
ⓘ Perovskite
Formula: CaTiO3
ⓘ Phlogopite
Formula: KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Description: BaO up to 11.62 wt%
ⓘ Phlogopite var. Barium-bearing phlogopite
Formula: (K,Ba)1-xMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH,F)2
Description: BaO up to 11.62 wt%
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Sodalite
Formula: Na4(Si3Al3)O12Cl
ⓘ Tridymite
Formula: SiO2

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘMagnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘPerovskite4.CC.30CaTiO3
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘTridymite4.DA.10SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘFluorapatite8.BN.05Ca5(PO4)3F
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘForsterite9.AC.05Mg2SiO4
ⓘAugite9.DA.15(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
ⓘPhlogopite
var. Barium-bearing phlogopite		9.EC.20(K,Ba)1-xMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH,F)2
ⓘ9.EC.20KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘNepheline9.FA.05Na3K(Al4Si4O16)
ⓘSodalite9.FB.10Na4(Si3Al3)O12Cl
ⓘLeucite9.GB.05K(AlSi2O6)
Unclassified
ⓘ'Biotite'-K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
ⓘ'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'-
ⓘ'Melilite Group'-Ca2M(XSiO7)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Phlogopite var. Barium-bearing phlogopite(K,Ba)1-xMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH,F)2
Hⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Hⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Oⓘ Phlogopite var. Barium-bearing phlogopite(K,Ba)1-xMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH,F)2
Oⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Oⓘ ForsteriteMg2SiO4
Oⓘ LeuciteK(AlSi2O6)
Oⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oⓘ NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
Oⓘ PerovskiteCaTiO3
Oⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ SodaliteNa4(Si3Al3)O12Cl
Oⓘ TridymiteSiO2
Oⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Oⓘ Melilite GroupCa2M(XSiO7)
FFluorine
Fⓘ Phlogopite var. Barium-bearing phlogopite(K,Ba)1-xMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH,F)2
Fⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Fⓘ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
NaSodium
Naⓘ NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
Naⓘ SodaliteNa4(Si3Al3)O12Cl
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Mgⓘ Phlogopite var. Barium-bearing phlogopite(K,Ba)1-xMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH,F)2
Mgⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Mgⓘ ForsteriteMg2SiO4
Mgⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Mgⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
AlAluminium
Alⓘ Phlogopite var. Barium-bearing phlogopite(K,Ba)1-xMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH,F)2
Alⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Alⓘ LeuciteK(AlSi2O6)
Alⓘ NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
Alⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alⓘ SodaliteNa4(Si3Al3)O12Cl
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Siⓘ Phlogopite var. Barium-bearing phlogopite(K,Ba)1-xMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH,F)2
Siⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Siⓘ ForsteriteMg2SiO4
Siⓘ LeuciteK(AlSi2O6)
Siⓘ NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
Siⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ SodaliteNa4(Si3Al3)O12Cl
Siⓘ TridymiteSiO2
Siⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Siⓘ Melilite GroupCa2M(XSiO7)
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
ClChlorine
Clⓘ SodaliteNa4(Si3Al3)O12Cl
KPotassium
Kⓘ Phlogopite var. Barium-bearing phlogopite(K,Ba)1-xMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH,F)2
Kⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Kⓘ LeuciteK(AlSi2O6)
Kⓘ NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
Kⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Caⓘ PerovskiteCaTiO3
Caⓘ Melilite GroupCa2M(XSiO7)
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Tiⓘ PerovskiteCaTiO3
FeIron
Feⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Feⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Feⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Feⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
BaBarium
Baⓘ Phlogopite var. Barium-bearing phlogopite(K,Ba)1-xMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH,F)2

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References

Hentschel, Gerhard (1983) Die Mineralien der Eifelvulkane (1st ed.) Christian Weise Verlag, Munich.
Edgar, A.D. (1992) Barium-rich phlogopite and biotite from some quaternary alkali mafic lavas, West Eifel, Germany. European Journal of Mineralogy, 4, 321-330.
Meyer, W. (1994) Geologie der Eifel. Schweizerbart (Stuttgart).
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