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Lileyite

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Description
Locality: 
Löhley, Üdersdorf, Daun, Eifel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
3.5 × 8.4 × 5.6 cm
Description

SEM-EDS analysed lileyite on matrix with perovskite. Rare mineral, rich specimen. 

References: Chukanov, N.V., Pekov, I.V., Rastsvetaeva, R.K., Aksenov, S.M., Zadov, A.E., Van, K.V., Blass, G., Schüller, W. & Ternes, B. (2012): Lileyite, Ba2(Na,Fe,Ca)3MgTi2(Si2O7)2O2F2, a new lamprophyllite-group mineral from the Eifel volcanic area, Germany. European Journal of Mineralogy, 24, 181-188.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Lileyite

Formula: 
Ba2(Na,Fe,Ca)3MgTi2(Si2O7)2O2F2
Strunz: 
9.BE.25
Hardness: 
3.0 - 4.0
Colour: 
Brown
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Löhley (Liley; Meerfeld Quarry; Slabik Quarry; Scheerer Quarry), Üdersdorf, Daun, Eifel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany