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Locality type:

Quarry

Classification

Species:

Ferri-obertiite

Formula:

NaNa2(Mg3Fe3+Ti)Si8O22O2

Comments:

Ferri-Obertiite is confirmed by EMPA, Fe/Mn ratio is ~ 7:1,

Confirmation

Validity:

Confirmed

Confirmation Methods:

EPMA

Data

Mineral Data:

Click here to view Ferri-obertiite data

Locality Data:

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

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Data Identifiers

Mindat Occurrence Record ID:

919562

Long-form Identifier:

1:3:919562:2

GUID (UUID V4):

938d9840-ca48-4d5a-990f-3fb14303afdc

Nearest other occurrences of Ferri-obertiite

5.8km (3.6 miles)

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

9.7km (6.0 miles)

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

10.3km (6.4 miles)

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

12.7km (7.9 miles)

Wannenköpfe Quarry, Ochtendung, Maifeld, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

13.1km (8.1 miles)

Herchenberg quarry, Burgbrohl, Brohltal, Ahrweiler, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

37.8km (23.5 miles)

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

References

Oberti, Roberta, Boiocchi, Massimo, Hawthorne, Frank C., Ball, Neil A., Blass, Günter (2017) Ferri-obertiite from the Rothenberg quarry, Eifel volcanic complex, Germany: mineral data and crystal chemistry of a new amphibole end-member. Mineralogical Magazine, 81 (3) 641-651 doi:10.1180/minmag.2016.080.117

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Oberti, Roberta, Boiocchi, Massimo, Hawthorne, Frank C., Ball, Neil A., Blass, Günter (2017) Ferri-obertiite from the Rothenberg quarry, Eifel volcanic complex, Germany: mineral data and crystal chemistry of a new amphibole end-member. Mineralogical Magazine, 81 (3) 641-651 doi:10.1180/minmag.2016.080.117 Journal (article/letter/editorial)
pp. 641–651 Ferri-obertiite from the Rothenberg quarry, Eifel volcanic complex, Germany: mineral data...Merzbachstrasse 6, 52246 Eschweiler-St-Joris, Germany [Received 24 November 2015; Accepted 11 May 2016;...Pink-orange crystals of a composition within the ferri-obertiite compositional space were found in vesicles...vein found from a basalt quarry at Mount Rothenberg, Eifel district, Germany. Associated minerals are... eifelite (the second occurrence after the Caspar quarry at Bellerberg volcano, Eifel region), tridymite
(2018, October) Mineral News Vol. 34 (10) Excalibur Mineral Corp. Journal (issue)
Mineral Names (Continues from previous page) Ferri-obertiite - Na(Na 2){Mg3Fe~i)(Si 8 O2JO 2 Pink-orange...vein found from a basalt quarry at Mount Rothenberg, Eifel district, Germany. Associated minerals are... eifelite (the second occurrence after the Caspar quarry at Bellerberg volcano, Eifel region), tridymite...58 (11) A3.The space group is C2/m, Z = 2. Ferri-obertiite is biaxial (+), with alpha= 1.664, beta= 1... G. (2017): Ferri-obertiite from the Rothenberg quarry, Eifel volcanic complex (Germany): mineral data
Chukanov, Nikita V., Chervonnyi, Alexandr D. (2016) Infrared Spectroscopy of Minerals and Related Compounds. Springer International Publishing. doi:10.1007/978-3-319-25349-7 Book
metasomatic sanidine from Volkesfeld, Eifel Mts., Germany contains only traces of structurally bound hydrogen...the series clinoferri-holmquistite – clino-ferro-_ferri_-holmquistite have been synthesized hydrothermally...A-site-vacant amphiboles belonging to the clino-ferro-_ferri_-holmquistite – riebeckite solid-solution series...cm−1 in the IR spectra of clino-_ferri_-holmquistite, clino-ferro-_ferri_-holmquistite and magnesioriebeckite...amphiboles along the clino-_ferri_-holmquistite – magnesioriebeckite join (except clino-_ferri_- holmquistite endmember)