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Nepheline & Schorlomite

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Nepheline & Schorlomite

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Description
Locality: 
Tamazeght Range, Midelt Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
4.4 × 3.3 × 3.8 cm
Description

A rare combination of superb sharp nepheline crystals nestled in matrix of minute schorlomite (a rare garnet family member): Nestled aesthetically in a vug are sharp hexagonal prisms, to 2 cm in length, of the uncommon sodium, potassium silicate, nepheline. The crystals are a light tan color and are textbook sharp. In addition, there are a few, very lustrous, black, partially terminated crystals of a rare member of the garnet family, schorlomite. The quality is out-standing for the mineral, and the aesthetic assemble makes it even more special!

Mineral Data
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Nepheline

Formula: 
(Na,K)AlSiO4
Strunz: 
9.FA.05
Hardness: 
5.5 - 6.0
Type Locality: 
Monte Somma, Somma-Vesuvius Complex, Naples Province, Campania, Italy

Schorlomite

Formula: 
Ca3(Ti,Fe3+)2((Si,Fe3+)O4)3
Strunz: 
9.AD.25
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
7.0 - 7.5
Type Locality: 
Magnet Cove, Hot Spring Co., Arkansas, USA

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