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Eifelite

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Description
Locality: 
Rothenberg, Bell, Mendig, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Class: 
Single Crystal
Size Range: 
Micromount (under 1cm)
Size: 
0.4 × 0.3 × 0.2 cm
Description

Beautiful hexagonal eifelite crystal from Rothenberg, Bell, Mendig, Eifel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.

References: Günter Blaß (2014) Neuigkeiten aus der Vulkaneifel. Mineralienwelt 5/2014: 71

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Eifelite

Formula: 
KNa3Mg4Si12O30
Strunz: 
9.CM.05
Hardness: 
5.0 - 6.0
Type Locality: 
Caspar quarry, Bellerberg volcano, Ettringen, Mayen, Eifel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany