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Rhineland-Palatinate, Rheinland-Pfalz

Graulai (Hillesheim) lava flow, Eifel

Mineral locality Documented siteGray area

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals

Also reported: Sanidine, hauyne, magnetite.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).

Why this spot

Quaternary lava

Noted micromount and sanidine locality.

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