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Pyrochlore On Feldspar

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Pyrochlore On Feldspar

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Description
Locality: 
Mount Malosa, Zomba, Southern Region, Malawi
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
4.4 × 6.1 × 4 cm
Description

Numerous greyish brown crystals to 3 mm on orthoclase crystals with black green aegirine crystals of a very high brilliance. Small transparent smoky quartz crystals all over the specimen. With minor parisite.

Very exceptional and rich specimen!

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Pyrochlore

Synonym Of: 

Pyrochlore Group

Formula: 
A2Nb2(O,OH)6Z
Strunz: 
4
Hardness: 
5 - 5.5
Group Parent: 
Pyrochlore Group

Feldspar

Group Parent: 
Feldspar Group