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Sanidine from
Rothenberg Quarry, Bell, Mendig, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany


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Sanidine

Rothenberg Quarry, Bell, Mendig, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Sanidine

Rothenberg Quarry, Bell, Mendig, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Sanidine

Rothenberg Quarry, Bell, Mendig, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Sanidine
Formula:K(AlSi3O8)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Topaz3
Hematite3
Corundum1
Unnamed (Al-Si mineral after sodalite)1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sanidine data
Locality Data:Click here to view Rothenberg Quarry, Bell, Mendig, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:84886
Long-form Identifier:1:3:84886:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sanidine
2.1km (1.3 miles) ⓘGänsehals, Bell, Mendig, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
2.4km (1.5 miles) ⓘGleeser Felder, Glees, Brohltal, Ahrweiler, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
2.5km (1.5 miles) ⓘKappiger Ley (Kappiger Lay), Wehr, Brohltal, Ahrweiler, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
2.5km (1.6 miles) ⓘSouthern Lake Laach Shore, Glees, Brohltal, Ahrweiler, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
2.8km (1.7 miles) ⓘHüttenberg sand pit, Glees, Brohltal, Ahrweiler, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
2.8km (1.8 miles) ⓘAuf der Hell, Bell, Mendig, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
2.9km (1.8 miles) ⓘMichels Quarry, Hochstein, Mendig, Mendig, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
3.1km (1.9 miles) ⓘGrobesberg, Rieden, Mendig, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
3.2km (2.0 miles) ⓘAlte Burg quarry, Glees, Brohltal, Ahrweiler, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
3.4km (2.1 miles) ⓘThelenberg, Mendig, Mendig, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
References
Hentschel, G. (1975) Die Mineralien der basaltischen Gesteine im Laacher Vulkangebiet. Der Aufschluss, 26 (2) 65-87
 
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