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Heß quarry, Wurlitz, Rehau, Hof District, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germanyi
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WurlitzVillage
RehauTown
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
50° 15' 11'' North , 11° 58' 40'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Oberkotzau5,920(2013)3.2km
Döhlau4,235(2015)3.9km
Rehau10,058(2013)4.0km
Schwarzenbach an der Saale11,375(2013)4.6km
Regnitzlosau2,648(2011)7.3km
Mindat Locality ID:
18097
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:18097:4
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
German:
Heß-Bruch (Heß'scher Bruch; Steinbruch Heß), Wurlitz, Rehau, Landkreis Hof, Oberfranken, Bayern, Deutschland


Serpentinite body with inclusions of saussurite gabbro, worked intermittently since around 1880. The material was initially used as a gravel for railway construction, because its low contents of sodium, potassium and calcium are largely prohibiting any plant growth. Later on, it was used as a filling material for synthetic polymers.
Located west of Wurlitz and about 5 km ESE of Oberkotzau.

Known for nice topazolite crystals.

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Detailed Mineral List:

Albite
Formula:Na(AlSi3O8)
Andradite
Formula:Ca3Fe3+2(SiO4)3
Habit: dodecahedrons
Colour: green to yellow
Andradite var. Demantoid
Formula:Ca3Fe3+2(SiO4)3
Andradite var. Topazolite
Formula:Ca3Fe3+2(SiO4)3
Habit: sharp dodecahedrons to 5 mm across
Colour: yellow-green
Antigorite
Formula:Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
'Apatite'
Formula:Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
'Apophyllite Group'
Formula:AB4[Si8O22]X · 8H2O
Habit: minute translucent crystals
Description: in fault zones of serpentinite
Aragonite
Formula:CaCO3
'Biotite'
Formula:K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Calcite
Formula:CaCO3
'Chabazite'
Habit: cubes to 2 mm
Chalcopyrite
Formula:CuFeS2
'Chrome-Spinel (of Dana)'
Chromite
Formula:Fe2+Cr3+2O4
Chrysotile
Formula:Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Habit: large masses of short fibrous crystals
Clinochlore
Formula:Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Clinozoisite
Formula:(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Diopside
Formula:CaMgSi2O6
Habit: prismatic
Colour: white, pale green, grey
Dolomite
Formula:CaMg(CO3)2
Grossular
Formula:Ca3Al2(SiO4)3
Grossular var. Hessonite
Formula:Ca3Al2(SiO4)3
Habit: minute dodecahedrons
Colour: orange to brown
Lizardite
Formula:Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Magnetite
Formula:Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Habit: octahedrons, rarely to 1 cm across
Colour: black
Malachite
Formula:Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Millerite
Formula:NiS
Habit: tufts of fibrous crystals
Montmorillonite
Formula:(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Opal
Formula:SiO2 · nH2O
Opal var. Opal-AN
Formula:SiO2 · nH2O
Pargasite ?
Formula:NaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
Pargasite var. Carinthine ?
Formula:{Na}{Ca2}{Mg4Al}(Al2Si6O22)(OH)2
Pentlandite
Formula:(NixFey)Σ9S8
Perovskite
Formula:CaTiO3
Prehnite
Formula:Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Habit: minute crystals of varying habit
Pyrite
Formula:FeS2
Pyrrhotite
Formula:Fe1-xS
Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Quartz var. Chalcedony
Formula:SiO2
Sepiolite
Formula:Mg4(Si6O15)(OH)2 · 6H2O
Habit: crusts
Colour: brownish white, bluish white
Sphalerite
Formula:ZnS
Spinel
Formula:MgAl2O4
Talc
Formula:Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
Titanite
Formula:CaTi(SiO4)O
Habit: prismatic, well terminated
Colour: colourless, yellow
Tremolite
Formula:◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Vermiculite
Formula:Mg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O
Vesuvianite
Formula:Ca19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Habit: prismatic
Colour: light olive green
Zoisite
Formula:(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Pentlandite2.BB.15(NixFey)Σ9S8
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Pyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
Millerite2.CC.20NiS
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Chromite4.BB.05Fe2+Cr3+2O4
Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Spinel4.BB.05MgAl2O4
Perovskite4.CC.30CaTiO3
Quartz
var. Chalcedony
4.DA.05SiO2
4.DA.05SiO2
Opal
var. Opal-AN
4.DA.10SiO2 · nH2O
4.DA.10SiO2 · nH2O
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Dolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Aragonite5.AB.15CaCO3
Malachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Group 9 - Silicates
Chrysotile9.00.Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Andradite9.AD.25Ca3Fe3+2(SiO4)3
var. Demantoid9.AD.25Ca3Fe3+2(SiO4)3
Grossular9.AD.25Ca3Al2(SiO4)3
var. Hessonite9.AD.25Ca3Al2(SiO4)3
Andradite
var. Topazolite
9.AD.25Ca3Fe3+2(SiO4)3
Titanite9.AG.15CaTi(SiO4)O
Clinozoisite9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Zoisite9.BG.10(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Vesuvianite9.BG.35Ca19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Diopside9.DA.15CaMgSi2O6
Tremolite9.DE.10◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Pargasite ?9.DE.15NaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
var. Carinthine ?9.DE.15{Na}{Ca2}{Mg4Al}(Al2Si6O22)(OH)2
Prehnite9.DP.20Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Talc9.EC.05Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
Montmorillonite9.EC.40(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Vermiculite9.EC.50Mg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O
Clinochlore9.EC.55Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Antigorite9.ED.15Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Lizardite9.ED.15Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Sepiolite9.EE.25Mg4(Si6O15)(OH)2 · 6H2O
Albite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
Unclassified
'Apophyllite Group'-AB4[Si8O22]X · 8H2O
'Biotite'-K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
'Chabazite'-
'Chrome-Spinel (of Dana)'-
'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
HAntigoriteMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
HApophyllite GroupAB4[Si8O22]X · 8H2O
HBiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
HChrysotileMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
HClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
HClinozoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
HOpal var.Opal-ANSiO2 · nH2O
HLizarditeMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
HMalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
HMontmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
HOpalSiO2 · nH2O
HPargasiteNaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
HPrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
HSepioliteMg4(Si6O15)(OH)2 · 6H2O
HTalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
HTremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
HVermiculiteMg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O
HVesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
HZoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
HPargasite var.Carinthine{Na}{Ca2}{Mg4Al}(Al2Si6O22)(OH)2
HApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
CCarbon
CAragoniteCaCO3
CCalciteCaCO3
CDolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
CMalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
OOxygen
OAlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
OAndraditeCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
OAntigoriteMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
OApophyllite GroupAB4[Si8O22]X · 8H2O
OAragoniteCaCO3
OBiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
OCalciteCaCO3
OQuartz var.ChalcedonySiO2
OChrysotileMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
OChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
OClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
OClinozoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
OAndradite var.DemantoidCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
ODiopsideCaMgSi2O6
ODolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
OGrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
OGrossular var.HessoniteCa3Al2(SiO4)3
OOpal var.Opal-ANSiO2 · nH2O
OLizarditeMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
OMagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
OMalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
OMontmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
OOpalSiO2 · nH2O
OPargasiteNaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
OPerovskiteCaTiO3
OPrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
OQuartzSiO2
OSepioliteMg4(Si6O15)(OH)2 · 6H2O
OSpinelMgAl2O4
OTalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
OTitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
OTremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
OVermiculiteMg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O
OVesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
OZoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
OAndradite var.TopazoliteCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
OPargasite var.Carinthine{Na}{Ca2}{Mg4Al}(Al2Si6O22)(OH)2
OApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
FFluorine
FBiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
FApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
NaSodium
NaAlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
NaMontmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
NaPargasiteNaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
NaPargasite var.Carinthine{Na}{Ca2}{Mg4Al}(Al2Si6O22)(OH)2
MgMagnesium
MgAntigoriteMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
MgBiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
MgChrysotileMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
MgClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
MgDiopsideCaMgSi2O6
MgDolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
MgLizarditeMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
MgMontmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
MgPargasiteNaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
MgSepioliteMg4(Si6O15)(OH)2 · 6H2O
MgSpinelMgAl2O4
MgTalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
MgTremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
MgVermiculiteMg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O
MgVesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
MgPargasite var.Carinthine{Na}{Ca2}{Mg4Al}(Al2Si6O22)(OH)2
AlAluminium
AlAlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
AlBiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
AlClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
AlClinozoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
AlGrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
AlGrossular var.HessoniteCa3Al2(SiO4)3
AlMontmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
AlPargasiteNaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
AlPrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
AlSpinelMgAl2O4
AlVermiculiteMg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O
AlVesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
AlZoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
AlPargasite var.Carinthine{Na}{Ca2}{Mg4Al}(Al2Si6O22)(OH)2
SiSilicon
SiAlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
SiAndraditeCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
SiAntigoriteMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
SiApophyllite GroupAB4[Si8O22]X · 8H2O
SiBiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
SiQuartz var.ChalcedonySiO2
SiChrysotileMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
SiClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
SiClinozoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
SiAndradite var.DemantoidCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
SiDiopsideCaMgSi2O6
SiGrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
SiGrossular var.HessoniteCa3Al2(SiO4)3
SiOpal var.Opal-ANSiO2 · nH2O
SiLizarditeMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
SiMontmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
SiOpalSiO2 · nH2O
SiPargasiteNaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
SiPrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
SiQuartzSiO2
SiSepioliteMg4(Si6O15)(OH)2 · 6H2O
SiTalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
SiTitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
SiTremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
SiVermiculiteMg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O
SiVesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
SiZoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
SiAndradite var.TopazoliteCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
SiPargasite var.Carinthine{Na}{Ca2}{Mg4Al}(Al2Si6O22)(OH)2
PPhosphorus
PApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
SSulfur
SChalcopyriteCuFeS2
SMilleriteNiS
SPentlandite(NixFey)Σ9S8
SPyriteFeS2
SPyrrhotiteFe1-xS
SSphaleriteZnS
ClChlorine
ClApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
KPotassium
KBiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
CaCalcium
CaAndraditeCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
CaAragoniteCaCO3
CaCalciteCaCO3
CaClinozoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
CaAndradite var.DemantoidCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
CaDiopsideCaMgSi2O6
CaDolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
CaGrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
CaGrossular var.HessoniteCa3Al2(SiO4)3
CaMontmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
CaPargasiteNaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
CaPerovskiteCaTiO3
CaPrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
CaTitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
CaTremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
CaVesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
CaZoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
CaAndradite var.TopazoliteCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
CaPargasite var.Carinthine{Na}{Ca2}{Mg4Al}(Al2Si6O22)(OH)2
CaApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
TiTitanium
TiBiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
TiPerovskiteCaTiO3
TiTitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
CrChromium
CrChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
FeIron
FeAndraditeCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
FeBiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
FeChalcopyriteCuFeS2
FeChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
FeAndradite var.DemantoidCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
FeMagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
FePentlandite(NixFey)Σ9S8
FePyriteFeS2
FePyrrhotiteFe1-xS
FeVermiculiteMg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O
FeVesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
FeAndradite var.TopazoliteCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
NiNickel
NiMilleriteNiS
NiPentlandite(NixFey)Σ9S8
CuCopper
CuChalcopyriteCuFeS2
CuMalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
ZnZinc
ZnSphaleriteZnS

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