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Aegirine Smoky Quartz & Parisite

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Aegirine Smoky Quartz & Parisite

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Description
Locality: 
Mount Malosa, Zomba, Southern Region, Malawi
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
10.8 × 5.2 × 4.8 cm
Description

The probably most important indicator is the "matrix", - it consists of etched parisite, a calcium rare-earth carbonate. On it you can see a double terminated, dark brown, sharp terminated and very glossy smoky quartz crystals. Finally there are 2 freestanding well developed and lustrous aegirine crystals. A very aesthetic assemble, looks great in each angle. Hard to photograph, much better in person.

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

Smoky Quartz

Variety Of: 

Quartz

Formula: 
SiO2
Strunz: 
4.DA.05
Hardness: 
7.0
Formula: 
SiO2
Hardness: 
0.0

Parisite

Synonym Of: 

Parisite-(Ce)

Formula: 
Ca(Ce,La)2(CO3)3F2
Strunz: 
5.BD.20b
Hardness: 
4.5