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Schüllerite

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Schüllerite

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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: 
8.5 × 5 × 4 cm
Description

Beautiful brown tabular schüllerite on matrix. This find was made some years ago in the Lohley quarry. 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Schüllerite

Formula: 
Ba2Na(Mn,Ca)(Fe3+,Mg,Fe2+)2Ti2(Si2O7)2(O,F)4
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