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Nepheline from
Rother Kopf, Roth, Gerolstein, Gerolstein, Vulkaneifel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany


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Nepheline

Rother Kopf, Roth, Gerolstein, Gerolstein, Vulkaneifel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Nepheline, etc.

Rother Kopf, Roth, Gerolstein, Gerolstein, Vulkaneifel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Nepheline, etc.

Rother Kopf, Roth, Gerolstein, Gerolstein, Vulkaneifel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Nepheline, etc.

Rother Kopf, Roth, Gerolstein, Gerolstein, Vulkaneifel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Nepheline

Rother Kopf, Roth, Gerolstein, Gerolstein, Vulkaneifel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Nepheline, etc.

Rother Kopf, Roth, Gerolstein, Gerolstein, Vulkaneifel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Nepheline, etc.

Rother Kopf, Roth, Gerolstein, Gerolstein, Vulkaneifel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Nepheline, etc.

Rother Kopf, Roth, Gerolstein, Gerolstein, Vulkaneifel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Nepheline

Rother Kopf, Roth, Gerolstein, Gerolstein, Vulkaneifel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Nepheline, etc.

Rother Kopf, Roth, Gerolstein, Gerolstein, Vulkaneifel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Nepheline, etc.

Rother Kopf, Roth, Gerolstein, Gerolstein, Vulkaneifel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Nepheline, etc.

Rother Kopf, Roth, Gerolstein, Gerolstein, Vulkaneifel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Locality type:Mountain
Classification
Species:Nepheline
Formula:Na3K(Al4Si4O16)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Pyroxene Group21
Fluorapatite20
Melilite Group12
Perovskite9
Phillipsite Subgroup7
Magnetite6
Götzenite4
Calcite3
Willhendersonite3
Leucite2
Gismondine Subgroup2
Fresnoite1
Biotite1
Chabazite1
Åkermanite1
Limonite1
Apatite1
Thomsonite-Ca1
Phlogopite1
Hematite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Nepheline data
Locality Data:Click here to view Rother Kopf, Roth, Gerolstein, Gerolstein, Vulkaneifel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Photo GalleryView Gallery (11 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:85206
Long-form Identifier:1:3:85206:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Nepheline
2.1km (1.3 miles) ⓘWolfsbeul, Niederbettingen, Hillesheim, Gerolstein, Vulkaneifel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
2.6km (1.6 miles) ⓘRoßbüsch, Kalenborn-Scheuern, Gerolstein, Vulkaneifel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
3.5km (2.2 miles) ⓘGiesenheld quarry, Rockeskyll volcanic complex, Rockeskyll, Gerolstein, Vulkaneifel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
4.0km (2.5 miles) ⓘQuarry 2, Rockeskyll volcanic complex, Rockeskyll, Gerolstein, Vulkaneifel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
4.1km (2.5 miles) ⓘQuarry 3, Rockeskyll volcanic complex, Rockeskyll, Gerolstein, Vulkaneifel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
4.1km (2.5 miles) ⓘLühwald, Oberbettingen, Gerolstein, Vulkaneifel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
4.2km (2.6 miles) ⓘQuarry 1, Rockeskyll volcanic complex, Rockeskyll, Gerolstein, Vulkaneifel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
4.3km (2.7 miles) ⓘMäuseberg quarry, Rockeskyll volcanic complex, Rockeskyll, Gerolstein, Vulkaneifel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
4.3km (2.7 miles) ⓘRockeskyller Kopf summit, Rockeskyll volcanic complex, Rockeskyll, Gerolstein, Vulkaneifel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
4.6km (2.8 miles) ⓘWetschberg, Oberbettingen, Gerolstein, Vulkaneifel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
References
Weiß, Stefan (1990) Mineralfundstellen Atlas Deutschland West. Christian Weise Verlag, Munich, Germany. 320pp.
Blaß, G. & Schüller, W. (2012): Der Rother Kopf in der Vulkaneifel. Lapis, 37 (3), 20-29.
Blaß, G.; Kruijen, F. (2013) Die mineralogischen Neuigkeiten aus der Vulkaneifel. Mineralien-Welt, 24 (3). 33-41
Aksenov, Sergey M., Rastsvetaeva, Ramiza K., Chukanov, Nikita V. (2014) The crystal structure of emmerichite Ва2Na3Fe3+Ti2(Si2O7)2O2F2, a new lamprophyllite-group mineral. Zeitschrift für Kristallographie – Crystalline Materials, 229 (1). 1-7 doi:10.1515/zkri-2013-1698
 
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