Abandoned quarry in schists and granitoidic migmatite with inclusions of pegmatites, aplites and lamprophyres.
Located on the south slope of Hohe Hecke hill, about 1 km west of Kallstadt.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List

ⓘ Baryte

ⓘ Calcite

ⓘ 'Garnet Group'

ⓘ 'Tourmaline'

2 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Baryte

Formula: BaSO₄

References:

E. Nickel, M. Fettel: "Odenwald", Sammlung geologischer Führer Bd. 65, 2nd ed., Bornträger (Berlin, Stuttgart), 1985

ⓘ Calcite

Formula: CaCO₃

References:

E. Nickel, M. Fettel: "Odenwald", Sammlung geologischer Führer Bd. 65, 2nd ed., Bornträger (Berlin, Stuttgart), 1985

ⓘ 'Garnet Group'

Formula: X₃Z₂(SiO₄)₃

References:

E. Nickel, M. Fettel: "Odenwald", Sammlung geologischer Führer Bd. 65, 2nd ed., Bornträger (Berlin, Stuttgart), 1985

ⓘ 'Tourmaline'

Formula: AD₃G₆ (T₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃X₃Z

References:

E. Nickel, M. Fettel: "Odenwald", Sammlung geologischer Führer Bd. 65, 2nd ed., Bornträger (Berlin, Stuttgart), 1985

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘ	Calcite	5.AB.05	CaCO₃
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘ	Baryte	7.AD.35	BaSO₄
Unclassified
ⓘ	'Tourmaline'	-	AD₃G₆ (T₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃X₃Z
ⓘ	'Garnet Group'	-	X₃Z₂(SiO₄)₃

List of minerals for each chemical element

B	Boron
B	ⓘ Tourmaline	AD₃G₆ (T₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃X₃Z
C	Carbon
C	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Baryte	BaSO₄
O	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
O	ⓘ Tourmaline	AD₃G₆ (T₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃X₃Z
O	ⓘ Garnet Group	X₃Z₂(SiO₄)₃
Si	Silicon
Si	ⓘ Garnet Group	X₃Z₂(SiO₄)₃
S	Sulfur
S	ⓘ Baryte	BaSO₄
Ca	Calcium
Ca	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
Ba	Barium
Ba	ⓘ Baryte	BaSO₄

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate

KupferschieferMining Field
Saxo-Thuringian BeltOrogenic Belt

EuropeContinent

Germany

OdenwaldMountain Range

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References

Nickel, E., and Fettel, M. (1985): Odenwald. Sammlung geologischer Führer Vol. 65, 2nd ed., Bornträger (Berlin, Stuttgart), 231 pp.

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