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Priderite & Batiferrite

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Priderite & Batiferrite

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Description
Locality: 
Graulay Quarry, Hillesheim, Vulkaneifel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.6 × 2.8 × 2.1 cm
Description

Black priderite from the Graulai quarry on matrix from the Graulai quarry, Eifel Mts., Germany. Ex Emmerich (emmerichite) specimen and verification.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Priderite

Formula: 
K(Ti4+7Fe3+)O16
Strunz: 
4.DK.05b
Hardness: 
7.0
Streak: 
grey
Type Locality: 
Walgidee Hills lamproite, Noonkanbah Station, Derby-West Kimberley Shire, Western Australia, Australia

Batiferrite

Formula: 
Ba[Ti2Fe3+8Fe2+2]O19
Strunz: 
4.CC.45
Crystal System: 
Hexagonal
Hardness: 
5.5 - 6.0
Colour: 
Black
Type Locality: 
Löhley (Liley; Meerfeld Quarry; Slabik Quarry; Scheerer Quarry), Üdersdorf, Daun, Eifel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany