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Hercynite from
Caspar quarry, Ettringen, Vordereifel, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany


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Hercynite

Caspar quarry, Ettringen, Vordereifel, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Hercynite

Caspar quarry, Ettringen, Vordereifel, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Hercynite

Caspar quarry, Ettringen, Vordereifel, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Hercynite
Formula:Fe2+Al2O4
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Hercynite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Caspar quarry, Ettringen, Vordereifel, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:320118
Long-form Identifier:1:3:320118:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Hercynite
2.4km (1.5 miles) ⓘXenolith CS-090 (Hopmannite type locality), Seekante, Mayen, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
4.1km (2.6 miles) ⓘThelenberg, Mendig, Mendig, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
4.3km (2.7 miles) ⓘBasalt quarries, Mendig, Mendig, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
5.2km (3.2 miles) ⓘPumice quarries, Wingertsberg, Mendig, Mendig, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
5.8km (3.6 miles) ⓘIn den Dellen quarries, Mendig, Mendig, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
6.7km (4.2 miles) ⓘKappiger Ley (Kappiger Lay), Wehr, Brohltal, Ahrweiler, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
7.1km (4.4 miles) ⓘKrufter Ofen, Kruft, Pellenz, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
7.9km (4.9 miles) ⓘGleeser Felder, Glees, Brohltal, Ahrweiler, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
8.5km (5.3 miles) ⓘHÞttenberg sand pit, Glees, Brohltal, Ahrweiler, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
22.2km (13.8 miles) ⓘBocksberg, MÞllenbach, Adenau, Ahrweiler, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
References
Blaß, GÞnter; Graf, Hans- Werner; Kolitsch, Uwe; Sebold, Doris (2004) Neue Funde aus der Vulkaneifel: Die Sammelsaison 2003 [New finds from the Volcanic Eifel: The 2003 collecting season]. Mineralien-Welt, 15 (3). 58-69
 
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