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Laachite

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Description
Locality: 
In den Dellen Quarries, Niedermendig, Mendig, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3 × 1.5 × 1.5 cm
Description

Dark red laachite needles in sanidine matrix from the type find in 1985. Ex C. Schäfer specimen and collection. 

Rare mineral. 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Laachite

Formula: 
(Ca,Mn)2Zr2Nb2TiFeO14
Hardness: 
0.0
Type Locality: 
In den Dellen quarries, Niedermendig, Mendig, Laach lake volcanic complex, Eifel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany