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Betzite Anorthite

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Betzite Anorthite

Type Locality

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Description
Locality: 
Caspar Quarry, Bellerberg, Ettringen, Eifel, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
0.9 × 1.8 × 1 cm
Description

Xenolith matrix rich in tabular anorthite crystals and some hexagonal betzite. (IMA 2021-037)  FOV 1.9 mm.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Betzite

Formula: 
Na6Ca2(Al6Si6O24)Cl4
Crystal System: 
Hexagonal
Type Locality: 
Bellerberg, Ettringen, Eifel Mountains, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

Anorthite

Formula: 
CaAl2Si2O8
Strunz: 
9.FA.35
Crystal System: 
Triclinic
Hardness: 
6.0 - 6.5
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Monte Somma, Somma-Vesuvius Complex, Naples Province, Campania, Italy

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