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Fresnoite from
Graulay quarry, Hillesheim, Gerolstein, Vulkaneifel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany


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Fresnoite

Graulay quarry, Hillesheim, Gerolstein, Vulkaneifel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Fresnoite

Graulay quarry, Hillesheim, Gerolstein, Vulkaneifel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Fresnoite

Graulay quarry, Hillesheim, Gerolstein, Vulkaneifel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Fresnoite, etc.

Graulay quarry, Hillesheim, Gerolstein, Vulkaneifel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Fresnoite

Graulay quarry, Hillesheim, Gerolstein, Vulkaneifel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Fresnoite

Graulay quarry, Hillesheim, Gerolstein, Vulkaneifel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Fresnoite

Graulay quarry, Hillesheim, Gerolstein, Vulkaneifel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Fresnoite, etc.

Graulay quarry, Hillesheim, Gerolstein, Vulkaneifel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
03676150017360473926990.jpg
Fresnoite

Graulay quarry, Hillesheim, Gerolstein, Vulkaneifel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Fresnoite

Graulay quarry, Hillesheim, Gerolstein, Vulkaneifel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
04084900017360844434404.jpg
Fresnoite

Graulay quarry, Hillesheim, Gerolstein, Vulkaneifel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Fresnoite, etc.

Graulay quarry, Hillesheim, Gerolstein, Vulkaneifel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Fresnoite
Formula:Ba2Ti(Si2O7)O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Pyroxene Group2
Apatite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Fresnoite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Graulay quarry, Hillesheim, Gerolstein, Vulkaneifel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Photo GalleryView Gallery (8 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:76577
Long-form Identifier:1:3:76577:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Fresnoite
5.0km (3.1 miles) ⓘRother Kopf, Roth, Gerolstein, Gerolstein, Vulkaneifel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
16.3km (10.1 miles) ⓘLöhley, Üdersdorf, Daun, Vulkaneifel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
40.7km (25.3 miles) ⓘCaspar quarry, Ettringen, Vordereifel, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
41.3km (25.7 miles) ⓘXenolith CS-020, Seekante, Mayen, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
41.4km (25.7 miles) ⓘXenolith CS-090 (Hopmannite type locality), Seekante, Mayen, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
References
Hentschel, G (1993) Die Lavaströme der Graulai: eine neue Fundstelle in der Westeifel. [The lava flows of the Graulai: a new site in the West Eifel.]. Lapis, 18 (9) 11-23
Blaß, G.; Kruijen, F. (2015) Die Neuigkeiten aus der Vulkaneifel (II/2015). Mineralien-Welt, 26 (5). 80-90
 
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