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Rhineland-Palatinate, Rheinland-Pfalz
Bellerberg volcano (Ettringen/Mayen), Eifel
Mineral locality Documented sitePermission required
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and mineralsAlso reported: Sanidine, hauyne, augite.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
Quaternary leucite tephrite / lava
One of the richest Eifel volcanic mineral localities; wear hard hat, quarry hazards.
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