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Nickenicher Sattel, Nickenich, Pellenz, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germanyi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Nickenicher Sattel | Group of Quarries |
| Nickenich | Municipality |
| Pellenz | Collective Municipality |
| Mayen-Koblenz | District |
| Rhineland-Palatinate | State |
| Germany | Country |
Nickenicher Sattel, Eifel Volcanic Fields, Germany
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
50° 25' 22'' North , 7° 19' 43'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Group of Quarries
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Nickenich | 3,582 (2011) | 1.0km |
| Wassenach | 1,174 (2011) | 3.4km |
| Kretz | 783 (2017) | 3.9km |
| Kruft | 3,854 (2011) | 4.4km |
| Leutesdorf | 1,894 (2011) | 4.9km |
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Eicher Sattel
Other Languages:
German:
Nickenicher Sattel (Eicher Sattel), Nickenich, Pellenz, Landkreis Mayen-Koblenz, Rheinland-Pfalz, Deutschland
Basalt quarries owned by RPBL (Rheinischen Provinzial-Basalt- und Lavawerke).
Located 1 km north of Nickenich and about 5.5 km WSW of Andernach.
Von Dechen (1864) uses "Nickenicher Sattel"; the urban administration Andernach uses "Eicher Sattel" (top of the cinder cone).
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| ⓘ Allophane Formula: (Al2O3)(SiO2)1.3-2 · 2.5-3H2O Habit: spherical aggregates with extremely small acicular crystals on top Colour: light white-blue Description: Found by G. Blaß. |
| ⓘ Allophane var. Cupro-Allophane Formula: (Al2O3)(SiO2)1.3-2 · 2.5-3H2O |
| ⓘ 'Allophane-chrysocolla' |
| ⓘ 'Amphibole Supergroup' Formula: AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
| ⓘ Andradite Formula: Ca3Fe3+2(SiO4)3 |
| ⓘ Aragonite Formula: CaCO3 |
| ⓘ Augite Formula: (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
| ⓘ Azurite Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| ⓘ Baryte Formula: BaSO4 |
| ⓘ 'Biotite' Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
| ⓘ Cerianite-(Ce) Formula: (Ce4+,Th)O2 |
| ⓘ Cerussite Formula: PbCO3 |
| ⓘ 'Chabazite' |
| ⓘ 'Chabazite var. Phacolite' References: |
| ⓘ Chabazite-Ca Formula: (Ca,K2,Na2)2[Al2Si4O12]2 · 12H2O |
| ⓘ Chabazite-K Formula: (K2,Ca,Na2,Sr,Mg)2[Al2Si4O12]2 · 12H2O |
| ⓘ Chlorapatite Formula: Ca5(PO4)3Cl |
| ⓘ Chrysocolla Formula: Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| ⓘ Cordierite Formula: Mg2Al4Si5O18 |
| ⓘ Corundum Formula: Al2O3 |
| ⓘ Cristobalite Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Cuprorivaite Formula: CaCuSi4O10 |
| ⓘ Davyne ? Formula: (Na,K)6Ca2(Al6Si6O24)(Cl2,SO4)2 Description: Mineral of Cancrinite-group, Davyne- or Liottite-like |
| ⓘ Dorrite Formula: Ca4(Mg3Fe3+9)O4(Si3Al8Fe3+O36) Description: The Dorrite from Nickenich was mentioned in a non-approved nomenclature proposal for Rhönite-Aenigmatite-group minerals. |
| ⓘ Enstatite Formula: Mg2Si2O6 |
| ⓘ Fayalite Formula: Fe2+2(SiO4) |
| ⓘ Ferri-kaersutite Formula: NaCa2(Mg3Fe3+Ti)(Si6Al2O22)O2 References: |
| ⓘ Ferri-obertiite ? Formula: NaNa2(Mg3Fe3+Ti)Si8O22O2 Description: A Fe:Mn ratio of 3:1 has been analysed. It is currently not clear whether ferri-obertiite, mangani-obertiite or both occur at this locality, see also http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,14,342477,342721#msg-342721 for further information. References: |
| ⓘ Fluorapatite Formula: Ca5(PO4)3F |
| ⓘ Fluorite Formula: CaF2 |
| ⓘ Forsterite Formula: Mg2(SiO4) |
| ⓘ Galena ? Formula: PbS |
| ⓘ 'Glass' |
| ⓘ Goethite Formula: Fe3+O(OH) |
| ⓘ Grandidierite Formula: (Mg,Fe2+)(Al,Fe3+)3(SiO4)(BO3)O2 |
| ⓘ Gypsum Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| ⓘ Haüyne Formula: Na3Ca(Si3Al3)O12(SO4) |
| ⓘ Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ 'Hornblende Root Name Group' Formula: ◻Ca2(Z2+4Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2 |
| ⓘ Ilmenite Formula: Fe2+TiO3 References: |
| ⓘ Jarosite Formula: KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| ⓘ Jeremejevite Formula: Al6(BO3)5(F,OH)3 |
| ⓘ Kaersutite Formula: NaCa2(Mg3AlTi4+)(Si6Al2)O22O2 |
| ⓘ Leucite Formula: K(AlSi2O6) |
| ⓘ Liebauite Formula: Ca3Cu5Si9O26 |
| ⓘ Magnesioferrite Formula: MgFe3+2O4 |
| ⓘ Magnesite Formula: MgCO3 |
| ⓘ Magnetite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| ⓘ Malachite Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ 'Manganese Oxides' References: |
| ⓘ 'Manganese Oxides var. Manganese Dendrites' References: |
| ⓘ Mangani-obertiite ? Formula: NaNa2(Mg3Mn3+Ti4+)Si8O22O2 Description: A Fe:Mn ratio of 3:1 has been analysed. It is currently not clear whether ferri-obertiite, mangani-obertiite or both occur at this locality, see also http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,14,342477,342721#msg-342721 for further information. |
| ⓘ Monazite-(Ce) Formula: Ce(PO4) |
| ⓘ Montmorillonite Formula: (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| ⓘ Mottramite Formula: PbCu(VO4)(OH) |
| ⓘ Mottramite var. Duhamelite Formula: (Pb,Bi,Ca)Cu(VO4)(OH,O) |
| ⓘ Mullite Formula: Al4+2xSi2-2xO10-x |
| ⓘ Nepheline Formula: Na3K(Al4Si4O16) |
| ⓘ Nickenichite (TL) Formula: Na0.8Ca0.4Cu0.4(Mg,Fe)3(AsO4)3 Type Locality: |
| ⓘ 'Obertiite Root Name Group' Formula: ANa2(Z2+3Z3+Ti)Si8O22O2 Description: A Fe:Mn ratio of 3:1 has been analysed. It is currently not clear whether ferri-obertiite, mangani-obertiite or both occur at this locality, see also http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,14,342477,342721#msg-342721 for further information. References: |
| ⓘ 'Orthopyroxene Subgroup' References: Ko Jansen collectionIdentified by Ko Jansen: Visual Identification |
| ⓘ Osumilite-(Mg) Formula: K◻2Mg2Al3[Al2Si10O30] |
| ⓘ Perrierite-(Ce) Formula: Ce4MgFe3+2Ti2(Si2O7)2O8 |
| ⓘ Phillipsite-Ca Formula: Ca3(Si10Al6)O32 · 12H2O |
| ⓘ Phillipsite-K Formula: K6(Si10Al6)O32 · 12H2O |
| ⓘ 'Phillipsite Subgroup' Formula: (Ca0.5,K,Na,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32] . 12H2O |
| ⓘ Phlogopite Formula: KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ Pseudobrookite Formula: Fe2TiO5 |
| ⓘ 'Pyroxene Group' Formula: ADSi2O6 References: |
| ⓘ Pyrrhotite Formula: Fe1-xS References: |
| ⓘ 'Quartz-beta' Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Rhönite Formula: Ca4[Mg8Fe3+2Ti2]O4[Si6Al6O36] |
| ⓘ Roedderite Formula: K(◻Na)Mg2Mg3[Si12O30] |
| ⓘ Rutile Formula: TiO2 |
| ⓘ Sanidine Formula: K(AlSi3O8) |
| ⓘ Schäferite Formula: (NaCa2)Mg2(VO4)3 |
| ⓘ Siderite Formula: FeCO3 |
| ⓘ Sodalite Formula: Na4(Si3Al3)O12Cl |
| ⓘ Spinel Formula: MgAl2O4 |
| ⓘ Tenorite Formula: CuO |
| ⓘ Titanite Formula: CaTi(SiO4)O |
| ⓘ Topaz Formula: Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2 |
| ⓘ Tridymite Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ 'Unnamed (Ce member of the Betafite Subgroup)' Formula: Ca, Ce, Nb, Ti, O |
| ⓘ Vanadinite Formula: Pb5(VO4)3Cl |
| ⓘ Vivianite Formula: Fe2+Fe2+2(PO4)2 · 8H2O |
| ⓘ Volborthite Formula: Cu3(V2O7)(OH)2 · 2H2O |
| ⓘ Wagnerite Formula: Mg2(PO4)F |
| ⓘ Wakefieldite-(Ce) Formula: Ce(VO4) |
| ⓘ Zircon Formula: Zr(SiO4) |
| ⓘ Zirconolite Formula: CaZrTi2O7 |
Nickenicher Sattel, Nickenich, Pellenz, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany