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Epididymite

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Epididymite

Rare Mineral

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Description
Locality: 
Mount Malosa, Zomba, Southern Region, Malawi
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.4 × 3 × 2.1 cm
Largest Crystal: 
3.40cm
Description

Fanlike group of laminar very well shaped crystals. Their size is very considerable for the species. A magnificent sample of a very uncommon species.Beautiful & rare !

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Epididymite

Formula: 
Na2Be2Si6O15·H2O
Strunz: 
9.DG.55
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
5.5
Type Locality: 
Narsaarsuk pegmatite (Narssârssuk pegmatite), Narsaarsuk Plateau, Igaliku (Igaliko), Narsaq, Kujalleq, Greenland