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Hessian Depression, Kassel Region, Hesse, Germanyi
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Hessian DepressionDepression
Kassel RegionRegion
HesseCity-State
GermanyCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
51° 14' North , 9° 28' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Age:
25.1 ± 1.3 to 8.2 ± 0.4 Ma
Geologic Time:
Dating method:
K-Ar
Reference for age:
Wedepohl, K. H. (1982). K
Köppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
359257
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:359257:4
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Volcanic rocks of the northern Hessian Depression are found over an area of c. 5200 km², but only occupy c. 2.5% of this area. The volcanic rocks are distributed over c. 2000 separate outcrops, although only 250 of these areas are over 0.02 km², the total coverage being 125 km² (Wedepohl 1985).

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


12 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

Note: data is currently VERY limited. Please bear with us while we work towards adding this information!

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Alphabetical List Tree Diagram

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
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ⓘ Albite var. Andesine
Formula: (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
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ⓘ Albite var. Oligoclase
Formula: (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
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ⓘ 'Alkali Feldspar'
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ⓘ 'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
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ⓘ Augite
Formula: (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
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ⓘ 'Clinopyroxene Subgroup'
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ⓘ 'Feldspar Group'
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ⓘ 'Hypersthene'
Formula: (Mg,Fe)SiO3
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ⓘ Ilmenite
Formula: Fe2+TiO3
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ⓘ Larnite
Formula: Ca2SiO4
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ⓘ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
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ⓘ Magnetite var. Titanium-bearing Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+(Fe3+,Ti)2O4
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ⓘ 'Melilite Group'
Formula: Ca2M(XSiO7)
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ⓘ Nepheline
Formula: Na3K(Al4Si4O16)
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ⓘ Nosean
Formula: Na8(Al6Si6O24)(SO4) · H2O
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ⓘ Perovskite
Formula: CaTiO3
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ⓘ Phlogopite
Formula: KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
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ⓘ Pigeonite
Formula: (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
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ⓘ 'Plagioclase'
Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
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ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
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ⓘ Sodalite
Formula: Na4(Si3Al3)O12Cl
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘMagnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘvar. Titanium-bearing Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+(Fe3+,Ti)2O4
ⓘIlmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
ⓘPerovskite4.CC.30CaTiO3
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘLarnite9.AD.05Ca2SiO4
ⓘPigeonite9.DA.10(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
ⓘAugite9.DA.15(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
ⓘPhlogopite9.EC.20KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘNepheline9.FA.05Na3K(Al4Si4O16)
ⓘAlbite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
ⓘvar. Andesine9.FA.35(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
ⓘvar. Oligoclase9.FA.35(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
ⓘNosean9.FB.10Na8(Al6Si6O24)(SO4) · H2O
ⓘSodalite9.FB.10Na4(Si3Al3)O12Cl
Unclassified
ⓘ'Alkali Feldspar'-
ⓘ'Feldspar Group'-
ⓘ'Hypersthene'-(Mg,Fe)SiO3
ⓘ'Clinopyroxene Subgroup'-
ⓘ'Plagioclase'-(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
ⓘ'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
ⓘ'Melilite Group'-Ca2M(XSiO7)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ NoseanNa8(Al6Si6O24)(SO4) · H2O
Hⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
OOxygen
Oⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Oⓘ Albite var. Andesine(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Oⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Oⓘ Hypersthene(Mg,Fe)SiO3
Oⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Oⓘ LarniteCa2SiO4
Oⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oⓘ NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
Oⓘ NoseanNa8(Al6Si6O24)(SO4) · H2O
Oⓘ Albite var. Oligoclase(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Oⓘ PerovskiteCaTiO3
Oⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ Pigeonite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ SodaliteNa4(Si3Al3)O12Cl
Oⓘ Magnetite var. Titanium-bearing MagnetiteFe2+(Fe3+,Ti)2O4
Oⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Oⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Oⓘ Melilite GroupCa2M(XSiO7)
FFluorine
Fⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
NaSodium
Naⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Naⓘ Albite var. Andesine(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Naⓘ NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
Naⓘ NoseanNa8(Al6Si6O24)(SO4) · H2O
Naⓘ Albite var. Oligoclase(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Naⓘ SodaliteNa4(Si3Al3)O12Cl
Naⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Mgⓘ