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Ternesite


Ternesite : Ca5[SO4|(SiO4)2]

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Locality: Caspar quarry, Ettringer Bellerberg Mt. (Bellberg Mt.; Bellenberg Mt.; Billenberg Mt.; Boilenberg Mt.), Bellerberg volcano, Ettringen, Mayen, Eifel Mts, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Massive, fine grained, pale green Ternesite in a matrix of Ca-Silicates (white). The Ternesite is associated with Jasmundite. The identification was confirmed by XRD. Specimen is 80 mm wide. Collection C.&H. Schäfer

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