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Nöggerathite-(Ce)

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Nöggerathite-(Ce)

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Description
Locality: 
In den Dellen Quarries, Niedermendig, Mendig, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1 × 0.9 × 0.7 cm
Description

Black analysed nöggerathite-Ce in cavities of sanidine matrix. 

Nöggerathite-Ce is the rarest end member of the zirkonolite-3o group. 

 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Nöggerathite-(Ce)

Formula: 
(Ce,Ca)2Zr2(Nb,Ti)(Ti,Nb)2Fe2+O14
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
5 - 6
Colour: 
Dark brownish-red to dark brownish-black
Streak: 
Red
Type Locality: 
In den Dellen Quarries, Niedermendig, Mendig, Eifel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Isostructural with: 
Zirconolite