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


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Pyrrhotite

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

Caspar quarry, Ettringen, Vordereifel, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
09176750017272004881679.jpg
Pyrrhotite

Caspar quarry, Ettringen, Vordereifel, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
05905670017360851241843.jpg
Pyrrhotite

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

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

Caspar quarry, Ettringen, Vordereifel, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
05905670017360851241843.jpg
Pyrrhotite

Caspar quarry, Ettringen, Vordereifel, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
09802340017272004862573.jpg
Pyrrhotite

Caspar quarry, Ettringen, Vordereifel, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
09176750017272004881679.jpg
Pyrrhotite

Caspar quarry, Ettringen, Vordereifel, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Pyrrhotite
Formula:Fe1-xS
Comments:Analyzed material was tiny black spheroids in cavities and in matrix of sandstone xenolith.
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:SEM-EDS
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrrhotite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Caspar quarry, Ettringen, Vordereifel, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Photo GalleryView Gallery (3 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:762071
Long-form Identifier:1:3:762071:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Pyrrhotite in this Region
Xenolith CS-050, Caspar quarry, Ettringen, Vordereifel, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrrhotite
1.1km (0.7 miles) ⓘEttringer Feld, Ettringen, Vordereifel, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
2.0km (1.3 miles) ⓘMayener Feld, Mayen, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
2.2km (1.3 miles) ⓘXenolith CS-020, Seekante, Mayen, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
2.4km (1.5 miles) ⓘSeekante, Mayen, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
2.4km (1.5 miles) ⓘXenolith CS-090 (Hopmannite type locality), Seekante, Mayen, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
2.7km (1.7 miles) ⓘXenolith CS-008 (Bellbergite type-locality), Seekante, Mayen, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
4.1km (2.6 miles) ⓘThelenberg, 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
5.8km (3.6 miles) ⓘRothenberg Quarry, Bell, Mendig, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
References
John A. Jaszczak collection and analysis
material from Bernd Ternes
 
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