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 |
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. |
A larger sample of Limburgite (6x11 cm) with hemispheres and coating of Phillipsite. |