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Rhönite

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Rhönite

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Description
Locality: 
Nickenicher Sattel, Nickenich, Andernach, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1 × 2.4 × 2.3 cm
Description

Beautiful and rich rohnite sample!

The geometry (arrangement) of one of the groups suggests oriented growth (epitaxy?) on a crystal with contours of a mica (currently altered).

Acquired: 
Boxed with Label
Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Rhönite

Formula: 
Ca2(Mg,Fe2+,Fe3+,Ti)6[O2|(Si,Al)6O18]
Strunz: 
9.DH.40
Hardness: 
5.0 - 6.0
Type Locality: 
Rhön, Fulda, Hesse, Germany