Porricin

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Caspar quarry, Bellerberg volcano, Ettringen, Mayen, Eifel Mts, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
© C.H.M.-Schäfer

A variety of Aegirine-augite

A variety of Augite/Aegirin-Augite/Aegirine. Acicular crystals of these pyroxenes covering a quartz xenolith.
Originally reported from the Eifel, Germany.
See also Grünblende.

Classification of Porricin
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(TL) indicates type locality. ? indicates mineral may be doubtful at this locality. All other localities listed without reference should be considered as uncertain and unproven until references can be found.


Germany
Rhineland-Palatinate Eifel Mts Mayen Ettringen Bellerberg volcano	Jasmund, K., and Hentschel, G. (1964): Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology 10, 296-314.
Southern lava flow	Wolf, Th. (1868): Die Auswürflinge des Laacher-Sees, Zeitschrift der Deutschen geologischen Gesellschaft, Vol. XX, pp 1-78

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