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Rhönite from
Caspar quarry, Ettringen, Vordereifel, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany


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Rhönite, etc.

Caspar quarry, Ettringen, Vordereifel, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Rhönite

Caspar quarry, Ettringen, Vordereifel, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
04949040017367262069270.jpg
Rhönite, etc.

Caspar quarry, Ettringen, Vordereifel, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
00159280017272005139632.jpg
Rhönite

Caspar quarry, Ettringen, Vordereifel, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
04949040017367262069270.jpg
Rhönite, etc.

Caspar quarry, Ettringen, Vordereifel, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
00159280017272005139632.jpg
Rhönite

Caspar quarry, Ettringen, Vordereifel, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Rhönite
Formula:Ca4[Mg8Fe23+Ti2]O4[Si6Al6O36]
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Cuspidine1
Amphibole Supergroup1
Gypsum1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Rhönite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Caspar quarry, Ettringen, Vordereifel, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:76750
Long-form Identifier:1:3:76750:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Rhönite
8.9km (5.6 miles) ⓘVeitskopf, Wassenach, Brohltal, Ahrweiler, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
9.1km (5.7 miles) ⓘTönchesberg, Kruft, Pellenz, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
9.7km (6.0 miles) ⓘNickenicher Weinberg, Nickenich, Pellenz, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
10.3km (6.4 miles) ⓘNickenicher Sattel, Nickenich, Pellenz, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
10.9km (6.8 miles) ⓘKunkskopf quarry, Wassenach, Brohltal, Ahrweiler, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
11.7km (7.2 miles) ⓘEiterköpfe quarry, Ochtendung, Maifeld, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
12.7km (7.9 miles) ⓘWannenköpfe Quarry, Ochtendung, Maifeld, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
13.8km (8.6 miles) ⓘKarmelenberg quarry, Ochtendung, Maifeld, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
17.1km (10.6 miles) ⓘNiveligsberg, Drees, Kelberg, Vulkaneifel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
37.8km (23.5 miles) ⓘEmmelberg, Üdersdorf, Daun, Vulkaneifel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
References
Lapis, 15 (5), 9-36
Hentschel, G. (1978) Seltene Minerale in Calcium-reichen Auswürflingen vom Bellerberg bei Mayen/Eifel. Der Aufschluss: 29(3): 77-83.
Shchipalkina, Nadezhda V., Pekov, Igor V., Chukanov, Nikita V., Koshlyakova, Natalya N., Ternes, Bernd, Schüller, Willi (2019) Crystal chemistry of dorrite from the Eifel volcanic region, Germany, and chemical variations in the khesinite-dorrite-rhönite-kuratite solid-solution system. Mineralogy and Petrology, 113 (2) 249-259 doi:10.1007/s00710-018-0645-0
 
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