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Sharyginite

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Sharyginite

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Description
Locality: 
Bellerberg, Ettringen, Eifel Mountains, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.3 × 1 × 0.5 cm
Description

A polished section of black rectangular sharyginite.  New mineral, confirmed by W. Schüller & B. Ternes. Rare

References:

Juroszek,R.,Krüger,H., Galuskina, I.O., Krüger, B., Jeżak, L., Ternes, B., Wojdyla, J.,Krzykawski, T., Pautov, L.A. and Galuskin, E. V. (2017) Sharyginite, IMA 2017-014. CNMNC Newsletter No. 37, June 2017, page 741; Mineralogical Magazine: 81: 737–742

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Sharyginite

Formula: 
Ca3TiFe2O8
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Type Locality: 
Caspar Quarry, Bellerberg, Eifel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany