Locality
13°0´48" east longitude, 50°26´41" north latitiude   [ map ]

Name
Hammerunterwiesental, Erz Gebirge, Saxony, Germany, Europa

Geological relevance of location
Zeolites have many applications in industry owing to their ability to take up or give off water depending on the temperature and to their ion exchange capacity.

Classification of the earth

Structure	zeolite and calcite on phonolite
Colour	white and pink for zeolite; grey for phonolite)
Age	Tertiary

Donor

Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources,
 Office Berlin,
 Germany