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Charoite & Aegirine

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Description
Locality: 
Murunskii Massif, Aldan Shield, Sakha Republic, Russian Federation
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
4.2 × 3.6 × 1.3 cm
Description

Nice type locality example of violet charoite with some dark blackish green sprays of aegirine. Another yellowish-brownish mineral present, could be tinaksite or even tokkoite. Not tested.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Charoite

Formula: 
(K,Sr)15-16(Ca,Na)32[Si6O11(O,OH)6]2[Si12O18(O,OH)12]2[Si17O25(O,OH)18]2(OH,F)4·~3H2O
Strunz: 
9.DG.92
Hardness: 
5.0 - 6.0
Type Locality: 
Murunskii Massif, Chara and Tokko Rivers Confluence, Aldan Shield, Sakha Republic (Saha Republic; Yakutia), Eastern-Siberian Region, Russia

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

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