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


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Pyrochlore Group, etc.

Caspar quarry, Ettringen, Vordereifel, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
02834010017368909897348.jpg
Pyrochlore Group, etc.

Caspar quarry, Ettringen, Vordereifel, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Pyrochlore Group, etc.

Caspar quarry, Ettringen, Vordereifel, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:'Pyrochlore Group' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:A2Nb2(O,OH)6Z
Comments:Covering altered Monazite-(Ce),it is likely that the Pyrochlore described by Hentschel is identical with the unnamed Ce member of the Betafite Subgroup.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Cerianite-(Ce)2
Magnetite1
Hematite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrochlore Group data
Locality Data:Click here to view Caspar quarry, Ettringen, Vordereifel, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:76748
Long-form Identifier:1:3:76748:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrochlore Group
3.6km (2.2 miles) ⓘRodder Höfe, Mendig, Mendig, 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
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
7.5km (4.6 miles) ⓘHöhe 512.7, Riedener Berg, Weibern, Brohltal, Ahrweiler, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
7.9km (4.9 miles) ⓘGleeser Felder, Glees, Brohltal, Ahrweiler, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
8.5km (5.3 miles) ⓘHüttenberg sand pit, Glees, Brohltal, Ahrweiler, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
8.8km (5.4 miles) ⓘPumice quarries, Wassenach, Brohltal, Ahrweiler, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
References
Lapis, 15 (5), 9-36
Hentschel, Gerhard (1983) Die Mineralien der Eifelvulkane (1st ed.). Christian Weise Verlag. 152 pp.
 
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