Aegirine-augite (Var: Porricin)

Locality: Caspar quarry, Bellerberg volcano, Ettringen, Mayen, Eifel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

Note: The mineral species Porricin is not listed in our database for this locality. This specimen may be misidentified or the mindat list of minerals at this locality may be incomplete.

Acicular crystals of “Porricine” on Quartz, field of view 75 mm, collection C.&H. Schäfer

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Photo added: 27th Mar 2007

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