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Aegirine & Quartz

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Aegirine & Quartz

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Description
Locality: 
Mount Malosa, Zomba, Southern Region, Malawi
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
4.1 × 3.6 × 1 cm
Largest Crystal: 
6.10cm
Description

Crossing aegerine crystals with a short crystal of quartz.

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

Quartz

Formula: 
SiO2
Strunz: 
4.DA.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
7.0
Streak: 
White