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Locality type:

Quarry

Classification

Species:

Fluoro-richterite

Formula:

{Na}{CaNa}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(F,OH)2

Confirmation

Validity:

Believed Valid

Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:

Pseudobrookite

1 photo of Fluoro-richterite associated with Pseudobrookite at this locality.

Data

Mineral Data:

Click here to view Fluoro-richterite data

Locality Data:

Click here to view Caspar quarry, Ettringen, Vordereifel, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

Photo Gallery

View Gallery (4 photos)

Data Identifiers

Mindat Occurrence Record ID:

320107

Long-form Identifier:

1:3:320107:7

GUID (UUID V4):

e7a183ab-fd8c-4fea-9439-e2af320fe3b4

Nearest other occurrences of Fluoro-richterite

9.7km (6.0 miles)

Nickenicher Weinberg, Nickenich, Pellenz, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

37.8km (23.5 miles)

Emmelberg, Üdersdorf, Daun, Vulkaneifel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

References

Hawthorne, Frank C., Cooper, Mark A., Grice, Joel D., Ottolini, Luisa (2000) A new anhydrous amphibole from the Eifel region, Germany: Description and crystal structure of obertiite, NaNa2(Mg3Fe3+Ti4+)Si8O22O2. American Mineralogist, 85 (1) 236-241 doi:10.2138/am-2000-0124

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