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


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Cuspidine

Caspar quarry, Ettringen, Vordereifel, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Cuspidine, etc.

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

Caspar quarry, Ettringen, Vordereifel, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Cuspidine, etc.

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

Caspar quarry, Ettringen, Vordereifel, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Cuspidine, etc.

Caspar quarry, Ettringen, Vordereifel, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Cuspidine
Formula:Ca8(Si2O7)2F4
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Magnetite2
Fluorellestadite2
Rhönite1
Gypsum1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Cuspidine 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:76774
Long-form Identifier:1:3:76774:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Cuspidine in this Region
Wernerkrauseite-bearing xenolith, Caspar quarry, Ettringen, Vordereifel, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Xenolith CS-029, Caspar quarry, Ettringen, Vordereifel, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Xenolith CS-033, Caspar quarry, Ettringen, Vordereifel, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Xenolith CS-034 (Alfredcasparite-bearing xenolith), Caspar quarry, Ettringen, Vordereifel, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Xenolith CS-036 (Vondechenite-bearing xenolith), Caspar quarry, Ettringen, Vordereifel, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Nearest other occurrences of Cuspidine
37.8km (23.5 miles) ⓘEmmelberg, Üdersdorf, Daun, Vulkaneifel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
References
Hentschel, G. (1978) Seltene Minerale in Calcium-reichen Auswürflingen vom Bellerberg bei Mayen/Eifel. Der Aufschluss: 29(3): 77-83.
Ternes, Bernd (1986) Ein bemerkenswerter Eigenfund. Cuspidin vom Bellerberg [A remarkable personal find. Cuspidin from Bellerberg]. Lapis, 11 (10). 38-39
 
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