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Offretite from
Meerberg quarry, Linz am Rhein, Linz am Rhein, Neuwied, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany


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Offretite, etc.

Meerberg quarry, Linz am Rhein, Linz am Rhein, Neuwied, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Offretite

Meerberg quarry, Linz am Rhein, Linz am Rhein, Neuwied, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Offretite

Meerberg quarry, Linz am Rhein, Linz am Rhein, Neuwied, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Offretite, etc.

Meerberg quarry, Linz am Rhein, Linz am Rhein, Neuwied, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Offretite, etc.

Meerberg quarry, Linz am Rhein, Linz am Rhein, Neuwied, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
03866590017367876181738.jpg
Offretite

Meerberg quarry, Linz am Rhein, Linz am Rhein, Neuwied, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Offretite

Meerberg quarry, Linz am Rhein, Linz am Rhein, Neuwied, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Offretite, etc.

Meerberg quarry, Linz am Rhein, Linz am Rhein, Neuwied, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
05237840017272041933275.jpg
Offretite, etc.

Meerberg quarry, Linz am Rhein, Linz am Rhein, Neuwied, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Offretite

Meerberg quarry, Linz am Rhein, Linz am Rhein, Neuwied, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
01518490017825770664559.jpg
Offretite

Meerberg quarry, Linz am Rhein, Linz am Rhein, Neuwied, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
06863700017272067679702.jpg
Offretite, etc.

Meerberg quarry, Linz am Rhein, Linz am Rhein, Neuwied, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Offretite
Formula:KCaMg(Si13Al5)O36 · 15H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Chabazite2
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Offretite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Meerberg quarry, Linz am Rhein, Linz am Rhein, Neuwied, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Photo GalleryView Gallery (3 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:666237
Long-form Identifier:1:3:666237:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Offretite
28.9km (17.9 miles) ⓘCaspar quarry, Ettringen, Vordereifel, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
43.9km (27.3 miles) ⓘStemmer clay pit, Meudt, Wallmerod, Westerwaldkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
51.0km (31.7 miles) ⓘÖlberg quarry, Hundsangen, Wallmerod, Westerwaldkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
53.6km (33.3 miles) ⓘArensberg, Zilsdorf, Walsdorf, Gerolstein, Vulkaneifel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
68.4km (42.5 miles) ⓘAlter Stein Quarry, Allendorf, Greifenstein, Lahn-Dill-Kreis, Giessen Region, Hesse, Germany
References
Passaglia, Elio, Gualtieri, Alessandro F., Marchi, Eugenia (2001) The crystal chemistry of paulingite. European Journal of Mineralogy, 13 (1) 113-119 doi:10.1127/0935-1221/01/0013-0113
 
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