Wernerkrauseite
Wernerkrauseite-bearing xenolith, Caspar quarry, Ettringen, Vordereifel, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Very rare wernerkrauseite as inclusions in a Ca-rich, bluish and yellow speckled xenolite from the Bellerberg volcano (Stbr. Caspar). In 2014 this unknown mineral couldn't itentify as marokite so further analythics had been done. Later it has been confirmed by IMA 2014-008 as a new mineral.
The new mineral forms black, shiny metallic, long ...
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