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Aegirine On Feldspar

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Aegirine On Feldspar

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Description
Locality: 
Mount Malosa, Zomba, Southern Region, Malawi
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
12.5 × 11 × 9 cm
Largest Crystal: 
6.50cm
Description

A very attractive specimen of lustrous black aegirine crystals on feldspar crystals covered partly with brown zircone crystals and pyrochlore crystals.

Beuatiful specimen from Armin Wendland collection which is not perfectly cleaned.(Should be done !)

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Aegirine

Formula: 
NaFe3+Si2O6
Group Parent: 
Clinopyroxene Subgroup
Strunz: 
9.DA.25
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
6.0
Type Locality: 
Rundemyr, Øvre Eiker, Buskerud, Norway

Feldspar

Group Parent: 
Feldspar Group