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Pyrrhotite from
Nickenicher Sattel, Nickenich, Pellenz, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Pyrrhotite
Formula:Fe1-xS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrrhotite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Nickenicher Sattel, Nickenich, Pellenz, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:360852
Long-form Identifier:1:3:360852:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrrhotite
3.3km (2.0 miles) ⓘKrufter Ofen, Kruft, Pellenz, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
4.6km (2.8 miles) ⓘIn den Dellen quarries, Mendig, Mendig, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
5.2km (3.2 miles) ⓘPumice quarries, Wingertsberg, Mendig, Mendig, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
5.5km (3.4 miles) ⓘGleeser Felder, Glees, Brohltal, Ahrweiler, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
6.2km (3.9 miles) ⓘThelenberg, Mendig, Mendig, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
7.1km (4.4 miles) ⓘRothenberg Quarry, Bell, Mendig, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
10.3km (6.4 miles) ⓘCaspar quarry, Ettringen, Vordereifel, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
11.4km (7.1 miles) ⓘEttringer Feld, Ettringen, Vordereifel, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
11.5km (7.1 miles) ⓘSeekante, Mayen, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
11.5km (7.1 miles) ⓘXenolith CS-090 (Hopmannite type locality), Seekante, Mayen, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
References
Blass, G. and Graf, H.-W. (1996) Eine weitere interessante Mineralparagenese vom Nickenicher Sattel (Eicher Sattel) in der östlichen Eifel. Mineralien-Welt, 1/1996, xx-xx.
Blaß, G.; Kruijen, F. (2015) Die Neuigkeiten aus der Vulkaneifel (II/2015). Mineralien-Welt, 26 (5). 80-90
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Chukanov, Nikita V. (2014) Infrared spectra of mineral species Vol. 1 - Springer Geochemistry/Mineralogy. Springer Netherlands. doi:10.1007/978-94-007-7128-4
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(Specord 75 IR or Specord M80, Carl Zeiss, Jena, Germany), Perkin Elmer 1600 Series FT IR spectrometer or...FT IR spectrometer (Bruker Optics, Ettlingen, Germany). IR spectrum of a pure KBr disc was subtracted...Mg3B7O13Cl Locality: Wandsleben, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Description: White to beige fine-grained aggregate...Lüneburger Kalkberg, Lüneburg, Lower Saxony, Germany (type locality). Description: White fibrous aggregate...Niedersachswerfen, Nordhausen, Harz, Thuringia, Germany. Description: White crystals on anhydrite. Investigated
Bernard, Jan, Hyršl, Jaroslav (2004) Minerals and their Localities (1st ed.) Granit, Prague.
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the Sailauf quarry, Spessart Mts., Bavaria. both Germany, and from the Rabejac deposit, Herault dept.. France... = = = = = Acanthite, x 16 mm, Freiberg, Germany, H brerete, Zacatecas, Mexico. In small crystals...the Himmelsftirst mine, Freiberg, both Saxony, Germany. In the subtropical areas acanthite may occur on...450, 1.452, 1,463, 2V(calc.) = 49°, (+). Saxony, Germany, and many localities in the Alps, e.g. Rare in...89°59',Z =4. d: 12.8(10)-65(7)- hills, Baden, Germany. Most common occurrences in 4.4 6) - 43(6) - 257(6)
Hyršl, Jaroslav, Bernard, Jan (2013) Minerals and their Localities - Supplement - Minerals described since 2004. Granit, Prague.
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burning coal dumps of the Anna mine, near Aachen. Germany. CM 51, 57-66, 2013. Afmite Al;[(OH) 4 IPO;(OH)l(PO4))'4Hi0...meteorite impact crater, N of Nordlingen, Bavaria, Germany. AM 95, 892-895, 2010. Aklimaitc CaJ(OH) 4 JSi2Os(OH)2]·5H...Fe ores at the Mark mine, Essershausen, Hesse, Germany. EJM 18, 793-801,2006. Almeidaite PbZni(Mn, Y)(Ti...streak white. Allanpringite, 43 mm, Mark mine, Germany Cleavage {001} good. H = 2.5. D(calc.) = 1.82....656, 1.662, 2V = 88°, schwand, Schwarzwald Mts., Germany. Aufschluss 58, (+). At the type locality Rapid
Back, Malcolm E., Mandarino, Joseph A. (2008) Fleischer's Glossary of Mineral Species 2008. The Mineralogical Record, Inc.
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Rosenzwcig (deceased) (USA). Jochen Schlilter (Germany), J. Sejkora (Czcch Republic), Masaaki Shimizu...Ettringer Bellerberg Moun Ettringen, Mayen, Eifcl, Rhineland-Palatinate, Gennany, NJMA 179, 265-29 f str...Neubulachminingdistrict,northem BlackForest,Baden-W!lrttembcrg, Germany,67, 854 A/rmite-Jarositegroup Arsenoftonnclte-(Ce)...compareWellerite,Clara mine, near Oberwolfach,BlackForest,Germany,New Mins.(1997),Auf 44, 250-254 Alunile-Jarosite1...mine), Gehringswaldc ncar Marienberg, Saxony, Germany, 45,479, CE 20, 71-80 D Arsenolite, A5iO3, cub
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Gaines, Richard V., Skinner, H. Catherine W., Foord, Eugene E., Mason, Brian, Rosenzweig, Abraham, King, Vandall T. (1997) Dana's New Mineralogy (8th ed.). Wiley-Interscience. p.1872
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Fritz: Bergakademie Freiberg, Freiberg, Saxony, Germany. Donald B. Hoover: U.S.G.S., Federal Center, Lakewood...Institut fur Mineralogie, Ruhr Universitat Bochum, Germany. Duane Mellor: Geology Library, Yale University...Berlin, Germany. Peter Susse: MINABS, Inst. of Mineralogy, Univ. of Gottingen, Gottingen, Germany. C. Sheldon...Pennsylvania. Hans J. Wilke: Eppertshausen/Hessen, Germany. Wendell E. Wilson: The Mineralogical Record, Tuscon...France; Andreasberg, Freiberg(*), and Schneeberg(*), Germany; Pribram(*), Jachymov, and Schemnitz, Czech Republic;
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