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Perrierite-(La)

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Perrierite-(La)

ex Schüller / ex Geuer

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Description
Locality: 
In den Dellen Quarries, Niedermendig, Mendig, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Micromount (under 1cm)
Size: 
0.9 × 0.7 × 0.9 cm
Description

Lustrous black perrierite crystal on matrix (Analysis Dr. Chukanov)  For original close-up photo contact us

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Perrierite-(La)

Formula: 
(La,Ce,Ca)4(Fe,Mn2+,Mg)Fe3+2(Ti,Fe3+)2(Si2O7)2O8
Strunz: 
9.BE.70
Hardness: 
6.0 - 0.0
Colour: 
Black
Streak: 
Brown
Type Locality: 
In den Dellen quarries, Niedermendig, Mendig, Laach lake volcanic complex, Eifel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany