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Rhineland-Palatinate, Rheinland-Pfalz

Nickenich (Eppelsberg) scoria cone, Eifel

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What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals

Also reported: Hauyne, augite, sanidine, olivine, apatite in scoria.

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

Why this spot

Quaternary scoria

Noted hauyne locality.

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