Basalt quarry.

Basalts of the western part of the Bakony–Balaton Highlands Volcanic Field (BBHVF), Hungary. This mineralisation is characterised by zeolites, carbonates, and smectites.

Pliocene volcanic rocks are found in the northern part of the Keszthely Mts. These rocks are separated from the main volcanic zone of the Balaton Highland and form a distinctive cluster. The volcanic rocks in this area form a north-west to south-east trending zone. The immediate pre-volcanic rocks are Neogene siliciclastic siltstones, sandstones, silt, and sand.

Pyroclastic rocks crop out in large volumes only at the Uzsa locality, and in smaller volumes on Tátika Hill. The other localities show only basanite.
The mountains are a shallow subsurface sill and dyke complex (MARTIN & NÉMETH, 2004). The ages of the lava flows are among the youngest of the Pliocene intraplate volcanic rocks in the western Pannonian Basin and range between 3,4 to 2,7 My (BALOGH et al., 1986).

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Mineral List

ⓘ Analcime

ⓘ Calcite

ⓘ Natrolite

ⓘ Phillipsite-Ca

ⓘ 'Phillipsite Subgroup'

ⓘ 'Smectite Group'

ⓘ 'Stilbite Subgroup'

4 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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ⓘ Analcime

Formula: Na(AlSi₂O₆) · H₂O

References:

Koch, Sandor (1985) Magyarország ásványai [Minerals of Hungary] - 2. átdolg. kiad edition [2. work through, published edition]. Akadémiai Kiadó.

ⓘ Calcite

Formula: CaCO₃

References:

Koch, Sandor (1985) Magyarország ásványai [Minerals of Hungary] - 2. átdolg. kiad edition [2. work through, published edition]. Akadémiai Kiadó.

ⓘ Natrolite

Formula: Na₂Al₂Si₃O₁₀ · 2H₂O

References:

Koch, Sandor (1985) Magyarország ásványai [Minerals of Hungary] - 2. átdolg. kiad edition [2. work through, published edition]. Akadémiai Kiadó.

ⓘ Phillipsite-Ca

Formula: Ca₃(Si₁₀Al₆)O₃₂ · 12H₂O

References:

Sándor, Szakáll, István, Gatter, Géza, Szendrei (2005) A Magyarországi Ásványfajok [Mineral Species of Hungary]. Kőország Kiadó.

ⓘ 'Phillipsite Subgroup'

Formula: (Ca_0.5,K,Na,Ba_0.5)_4-7[Al_4-7Si_12-9O₃₂] ^. 12H₂O

Habit: pseudo-orthorhombic twinned prismatic crystals, commonly elongated along the a-axis. Blocky, equant crystals and radiating aggregates are common. Some of the twins imitate a tetragonal prism.

References:

Koch, Sandor (1985) Magyarország ásványai [Minerals of Hungary] - 2. átdolg. kiad edition [2. work through, published edition]. Akadémiai Kiadó.

Kónya, P. (2006) Twinned phillipsite crystals in the basalts of the Tátika Group, Balaton Highland, Hungary. Acta Mineralogica–Petrographica (Szeged), Abstract Series 5.

ⓘ 'Smectite Group'

Formula: A_0.3D_2-3[T₄O₁₀]Z₂ · nH₂O

References:

Kónya, P. (2006) Twinned phillipsite crystals in the basalts of the Tátika Group, Balaton Highland, Hungary. Acta Mineralogica et Petrographica: Abstract Series 5, Szeged.

ⓘ 'Stilbite Subgroup'

Formula: M_6-7[Al_8-9Si_27-28O₇₂] · nH₂O

References:

Koch, Sandor (1985) Magyarország ásványai [Minerals of Hungary] - 2. átdolg. kiad edition [2. work through, published edition]. Akadémiai Kiadó.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘ	Calcite	5.AB.05	CaCO₃
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘ	Natrolite	9.GA.05	Na₂Al₂Si₃O₁₀ · 2H₂O
ⓘ	Analcime	9.GB.05	Na(AlSi₂O₆) · H₂O
ⓘ	Phillipsite-Ca	9.GC.10	Ca₃(Si₁₀Al₆)O₃₂ · 12H₂O
Unclassified
ⓘ	'Phillipsite Subgroup'	-	(Ca_0.5,K,Na,Ba_0.5)_4-7[Al_4-7Si_12-9O₃₂] ^. 12H₂O
ⓘ	'Stilbite Subgroup'	-	M_6-7[Al_8-9Si_27-28O₇₂] · nH₂O
ⓘ	'Smectite Group'	-	A_0.3D_2-3[T₄O₁₀]Z₂ · nH₂O

List of minerals for each chemical element

H	Hydrogen
H	ⓘ Analcime	Na(AlSi₂O₆) · H₂O
H	ⓘ Natrolite	Na₂Al₂Si₃O₁₀ · 2H₂O
H	ⓘ Phillipsite Subgroup	(Ca_0.5,K,Na,Ba_0.5)_4-7[Al_4-7Si_12-9O₃₂] ^. 12H₂O
H	ⓘ Stilbite Subgroup	M_6-7[Al_8-9Si_27-28O₇₂] · nH₂O
H	ⓘ Phillipsite-Ca	Ca₃(Si₁₀Al₆)O₃₂ · 12H₂O
H	ⓘ Smectite Group	A_0.3D_2-3[T₄O₁₀]Z₂ · nH₂O
C	Carbon
C	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Analcime	Na(AlSi₂O₆) · H₂O
O	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
O	ⓘ Natrolite	Na₂Al₂Si₃O₁₀ · 2H₂O
O	ⓘ Phillipsite Subgroup	(Ca_0.5,K,Na,Ba_0.5)_4-7[Al_4-7Si_12-9O₃₂] ^. 12H₂O
O	ⓘ Stilbite Subgroup	M_6-7[Al_8-9Si_27-28O₇₂] · nH₂O
O	ⓘ Phillipsite-Ca	Ca₃(Si₁₀Al₆)O₃₂ · 12H₂O
O	ⓘ Smectite Group	A_0.3D_2-3[T₄O₁₀]Z₂ · nH₂O
Na	Sodium
Na	ⓘ Analcime	Na(AlSi₂O₆) · H₂O
Na	ⓘ Natrolite	Na₂Al₂Si₃O₁₀ · 2H₂O
Na	ⓘ Phillipsite Subgroup	(Ca_0.5,K,Na,Ba_0.5)_4-7[Al_4-7Si_12-9O₃₂] ^. 12H₂O
Al	Aluminium
Al	ⓘ Analcime	Na(AlSi₂O₆) · H₂O
Al	ⓘ Natrolite	Na₂Al₂Si₃O₁₀ · 2H₂O
Al	ⓘ Phillipsite Subgroup	(Ca_0.5,K,Na,Ba_0.5)_4-7[Al_4-7Si_12-9O₃₂] ^. 12H₂O
Al	ⓘ Stilbite Subgroup	M_6-7[Al_8-9Si_27-28O₇₂] · nH₂O
Al	ⓘ Phillipsite-Ca	Ca₃(Si₁₀Al₆)O₃₂ · 12H₂O
Si	Silicon
Si	ⓘ Analcime	Na(AlSi₂O₆) · H₂O
Si	ⓘ Natrolite	Na₂Al₂Si₃O₁₀ · 2H₂O
Si	ⓘ Phillipsite Subgroup	(Ca_0.5,K,Na,Ba_0.5)_4-7[Al_4-7Si_12-9O₃₂] ^. 12H₂O
Si	ⓘ Stilbite Subgroup	M_6-7[Al_8-9Si_27-28O₇₂] · nH₂O
Si	ⓘ Phillipsite-Ca	Ca₃(Si₁₀Al₆)O₃₂ · 12H₂O
K	Potassium
K	ⓘ Phillipsite Subgroup	(Ca_0.5,K,Na,Ba_0.5)_4-7[Al_4-7Si_12-9O₃₂] ^. 12H₂O
Ca	Calcium
Ca	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
Ca	ⓘ Phillipsite Subgroup	(Ca_0.5,K,Na,Ba_0.5)_4-7[Al_4-7Si_12-9O₃₂] ^. 12H₂O
Ca	ⓘ Phillipsite-Ca	Ca₃(Si₁₀Al₆)O₃₂ · 12H₂O
Ba	Barium
Ba	ⓘ Phillipsite Subgroup	(Ca_0.5,K,Na,Ba_0.5)_4-7[Al_4-7Si_12-9O₃₂] ^. 12H₂O

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References

www.researchgate.net (n.d.) https://www.researchgate.net/publication/265377350_TWINNED_PHILLIPSITE_CRYSTALS_IN_THE_BASALTS_OF_THE_TATIKA_GROUP_BALATON_HIGHLAND_HUNGARY

Balogh, K., Árva-Sós, E., Pécskay, Z., Ravaszbaranyai, L. (1986) Acta Mineralogica-Petrographica (Szeged): 28: 75-94.

Martin, U., Németh, K. (2004) Geologica Hungarica, series Geologica: 26: 133-152.

Kónya, P. (2006) Twinned phillipsite crystals in the basalts of the Tátika Group, Balaton Highland, Hungary. Acta Mineralogica-Petrographica (Szeged), Abstract Series 5: 58.

Károly Németh, Ulrike Martin (2007) Shallow sill and dyke complex in western Hungary as a possible feeding system of phreatomagmatic volcanoes in “soft-rock” environment. Journal of volcanology and geothermal research, 159, pp.138-152.

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