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Nepheline Leucite Pyroxene Group & Magnetite

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Nepheline Leucite Pyroxene Group & Magnetite

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Description
Locality: 
Ringseitert, Kirchweiler, Daun, Eifel,, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
1.5 × 3 × 2.2 cm
Largest Crystal: 
0.30cm
Description

A paragenesis of pink nepheline, colorless leucite, dark green pyroxene and colorless apatite covering basaltic rock.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Nepheline

Formula: 
(Na,K)AlSiO4
Strunz: 
9.FA.05
Hardness: 
5.5 - 6.0
Type Locality: 
Monte Somma, Somma-Vesuvius Complex, Naples Province, Campania, Italy

Leucite

Formula: 
K(AlSi2O6)
Strunz: 
9.GB.05
Hardness: 
5.5 - 6.0
Type Locality: 
Monte Somma, Somma-Vesuvius Complex, Naples Province, Campania, Italy

Pyroxene Group

Group Members: 
Clinopyroxene Subgroup
Orthopyroxene Subgroup

Magnetite

Formula: 
Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Strunz: 
4.BB.05
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
5.5 - 6.5
Streak: 
Black

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