Phillipsite, Limberg bei Sasbach, Kaiserstuhl, Baden (Germany) 
Phillipsite is the most  common Zeolite species in the Limberg rock.  In most cases it is a Phliipsite-K with considerable content of Ca.  It forms different habits and aggregates of which most are shown below.
Limberg

Faujasite

Phillipsite

Chabazite

Offretite

Hyalite

Dolomite

Calcite

Aragonite

Montmorillonite

Paragenesis

Literature
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Home A radiating group of  Phillipsite-K with orange colored Montmorillonite from Quarry I. Field of view about 1.5 mm.

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Phillipsite "twin", tabuar after (010) from Quarry I. Field of view ~1.2 mm Phillipsite "qaudruplet",  from Quarry I. Terminated by a combination of (100) and (110) Field of view ~1.2 mm

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Phillipsite "qaudruplet",  from Quarry VI. Terminated by a combination of (100) and (110). Field of view ~1.2 mm

Phillipsite-Hemispheres with some coating. Field if view about 6 mm.

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A Phillipsite crystal in the polarisation-microscope showing the twin plane. Field of view about 1.5 mm. A hemisphere of Phillipsite on very small Offretite. Field of view  about 3.5 mm

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Hemispheres of Phillipsite  with open coating. Field of view about 2 mm. Multipe twin of Phillipsite. Field of view about 3 mm
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Open hemisphere of Phillipsite with terminations of (100).
 Field of view  about 1.5 mm
Hemisphere of Phillipsite with terminations of (110) . Field of view about 3 mm.
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A larger sample of Limburgite (6x11 cm)  with hemispheres and coating of Phillipsite.
The Limberg at Mindat.org The Limberg as a Geotope  with a map The Limberg for tourists

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