Porricin
A variety of Aegirine-augite
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About Porricin
Formula:
(Na,Ca)(Fe3+,Fe2+,Mg,Al)Si2O6
A variety of Augite/Aegirin-Augite/Aegirine. Acicular crystals of these pyroxenes covering a quartz xenolith.
Originally reported from the Eifel, Germany.
See also GrÞnblende.
Originally reported from the Eifel, Germany.
See also GrÞnblende.
Unique Identifiers
Mindat ID:
32527 (as Porricin)
32 (as Aegirine-augite)
32 (as Aegirine-augite)
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:32527:9 (as Porricin)
mindat:1:1:32:7 (as Aegirine-augite)
mindat:1:1:32:7 (as Aegirine-augite)
Chemistry of Porricin
Mindat Formula:
(Na,Ca)(Fe3+,Fe2+,Mg,Al)Si2O6
Element Weights:
Other Information
Health Risks:
No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.
Internet Links for Porricin
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References for Porricin
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Localities for Porricin
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All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
Germany | |
| Wolf (1868) +1 other reference |
| in the collection of Christof SchÃĪfer |
Caspar quarry, Ettringen, Vordereifel, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany