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Leucite Nepheline Fluorapatite & Hornblende

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Leucite Nepheline Fluorapatite & Hornblende

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Description
Locality: 
Emmelberg, Üdersdorf, Daun, Eifel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
8.8 × 7.3 × 2.6 cm
Description

Very rich specimen with transparent leucite, nepheline and fluorapatite crystals and dark green hornblende.
Maybe one or two other minerals not yet identified.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Leucite

Formula: 
K(AlSi2O6)
Strunz: 
9.GB.05
Hardness: 
5.5 - 6.0
Type Locality: 
Monte Somma, Somma-Vesuvius Complex, Naples Province, Campania, Italy

Nepheline

Formula: 
(Na,K)AlSiO4
Strunz: 
9.FA.05
Hardness: 
5.5 - 6.0
Type Locality: 
Monte Somma, Somma-Vesuvius Complex, Naples Province, Campania, Italy

Fluorapatite

Formula: 
Ca2Ca3(PO4)3F
Strunz: 
8.BN.05
Crystal System: 
Hexagonal
Hardness: 
5.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Sauberg Mine, Ehrenfriedersdorf, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany

Hornblende

Synonym Of: 

Ferro-hornblende

Formula: 
☐{Ca2}{Fe2+4Al}(AlSi7O22)(OH)2
Strunz: 
9.DE.10
Hardness: 
5.0 - 6.0

Magnesio-hornblende

Formula: 
☐{Ca2}{Mg4Al}(AlSi7O22)(OH)2
Strunz: 
9.DE.10
Hardness: 
5.0 - 6.0

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