Ekebergite Field of view: 0.2 mm Locality: In den Dellen quarries, Mendig, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany — Photo: Henk Smeets – tomeikminerals.com · CC BY 4.0
Ekebergite
Ekebergite is an IMA-recognized mineral species in the oxides & hydroxide class, with the chemical formula ThFeNb₂O₈.
It crystallizes in the monoclinic crystal system (space group P2/c). It is a member of the Samarskite structural group.
IMA symbol Ekb, IMA status: approved, named in 2018.
It is found associated with Distribution From the “In den Dellen” (= Bimsgrube Zieglowski) pumice quarry, Mendig, Laacher See, Eifel, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany.
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