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Zirconolite-3O from
Krufter Ofen, Kruft, Pellenz, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:'Zirconolite-3O' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:(Ca,REE)2Zr2(Ti,Nb)3FeO14
Comments:Polymignite is considered a metamict variety of zirconolite. Zirconolite group minerals from Laach volcano are not metamict because of their young age.
Confirmation
Validity:Erroneously Reported
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Zirconolite-3O data
Locality Data:Click here to view Krufter Ofen, Kruft, Pellenz, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1090855
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1090855:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Zirconolite-3O
1.3km (0.8 miles) ⓘIn den Dellen quarries, Mendig, Mendig, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
2.0km (1.2 miles) ⓘPumice quarries, Wingertsberg, Mendig, Mendig, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
7.1km (4.4 miles) ⓘCaspar quarry, Ettringen, Vordereifel, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
References
www.jkrieger.de (2002) http://www.jkrieger.de/stones/krufterofen.html
Blaß, Günter, Graf, Hans-Werner, Kolitsch, Uwe (2003) Zirkonolith (CaZrTi2O7) aus der Vulkaneifel: Nachweis drei verschiedener Polytypoide [Zirconolite (CaZrTi2O7) from the Volcanic Eifel: Evidence of three different polytypoids]. Mineralien-Welt, 14 (3). 32-35
www.strahlen.org (2022) http://www.strahlen.org/forum/index.php?topic=5427.25
e-rocks.com (n.d.) https://e-rocks.com/item/jyj70160/polymignite
 
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