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


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Reinhardbraunsite

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

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

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

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

Caspar quarry, Ettringen, Vordereifel, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
00230620017272005045557.jpg
Reinhardbraunsite

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

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

Caspar quarry, Ettringen, Vordereifel, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
01584470017271926102305.jpg
Reinhardbraunsite

Caspar quarry, Ettringen, Vordereifel, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
00230620017272005045557.jpg
Reinhardbraunsite

Caspar quarry, Ettringen, Vordereifel, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
03384090017271926139064.jpg
Reinhardbraunsite

Caspar quarry, Ettringen, Vordereifel, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
04390530017272005063489.jpg
Reinhardbraunsite, etc.

Caspar quarry, Ettringen, Vordereifel, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Reinhardbraunsite
Formula:Ca5(SiO4)2(OH,F)2
Comments:In Ca-rich xenoliths.
Colour:light pink
Confirmation
Validity:Valid - Type Locality
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Brownmillerite
Cuspidine
Ellestadite
Gehlenite
Periclase
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Ellestadite2
Brownmillerite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Reinhardbraunsite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Caspar quarry, Ettringen, Vordereifel, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Photo GalleryView Gallery (17 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:9482
Long-form Identifier:1:3:9482:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Reinhardbraunsite in this Region
Karlleuite-bearing xenolith, Caspar quarry, Ettringen, Vordereifel, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Wernerkrauseite-bearing xenolith, Caspar quarry, Ettringen, Vordereifel, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Nearest other occurrences of Reinhardbraunsite
37.8km (23.5 miles) ⓘEmmelberg, Üdersdorf, Daun, Vulkaneifel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
References
Hamm, H.M., Hentschel, G. (1983) Reinhardbraunsite, Ca5(SiO4)2(OH,F)2, a new mineral - the natural equivalent of synthetic "calcio-chondrodite". Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Monatshefte, 1983, 119-129.
 
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