SCANDINAVIAN MINERALS

Melilith = Melilite Group = Åkermanite, Grauley Quarry, Hillesheim, Vulkan Eifel, Germany.

Is a rare zeolite found primary in Vulkan Eifel in Germany.
Melilite, any member of a series of sorosilicate minerals that consist of calcium silicates of aluminum and magnesium.
The colour is light brown.

Chemical formula for Åkermanite: Ca₂Mg [Si₂O₇].
Additional reading Mindat.org

The general formula for Melilith is: (Ca,Na)₂(Al,Mg)[(Si,Al)₂O₇]

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Exchange rate 100:- SEK. (= €10, $9, £12)
Discount is avalable.

This Lot was published in October 2026.

Item: me1. Melilite var. Åkermanite, Grauley Quarry, Hillesheim, Vulkan Eifel, Germany. Size: 6x5cm. 38:-SEK. US$4.00. The small honey coloured crystals are in the upper part of the vug. Other minerals are Nepheline and Pyroxene. There are also transparent needle formed crystals that could be another zeolite.

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