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Rondorfite & Pyrrhotite

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Rondorfite & Pyrrhotite

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Description
Locality: 
Bellerberg, Ettringen, Eifel Mountains, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.2 × 1.1 × 0.5 cm
Description

Orange rondorfite on matrix with pyrrhotine

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Rondorfite

Formula: 
Ca8Mg(SiO4)4Cl2
Strunz: 
9.AB.20
Hardness: 
0.0
Type Locality: 
Caspar quarry, Bellerberg volcano, Ettringen, Mayen, Eifel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

Pyrrhotite

Formula: 
Fe1-xS (x = 0 to 0.17)
Strunz: 
2.CC.10
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0