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Ferri-kaersutite

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Ferri-kaersutite

IMA 2011-035
New Mineral type

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Description
Locality: 
Rothenberg, Bell, Mendig, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Size Range: 
Micromount (under 1cm)
Size: 
0.6 × 0.8 × 0.5 cm
Description

New mineral species of amphibole group from Eifel Mts. This a nice crystal group of ferrikaersutite (not to be confused with ferrokaersutite). It occurs as brown, shiny crystals as epitaxie on augite crystal.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Ferri-kaersutite

Formula: 
NaCa2(Mg3Fe3+Ti)(Al2Si6O22)O2
Hardness: 
0.0
Type Locality: 
Harrow Peaks, Victoria Land, Eastern Antarctica, Antarctica
Loranth Minerals

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