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Niobophyllite Aegirine & Zircon

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Niobophyllite Aegirine & Zircon

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Description
Locality: 
Mount Malosa, Zomba, Southern Region, Malawi
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
7.9 × 5.1 × 3.1 cm
Description

An aegirine crystal hosts several parches of red-brown niobophyllite, yellow zircons and minor xenotime

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Niobophyllite

Formula: 
(K,Na)3(Fe,Mn)6(Nb,Ti)2Si8(O,OH,F)31
Strunz: 
9.DC.05
Hardness: 
3.0 - 4.0
Type Locality: 
Mann 2 (Ten Mile Lake), Seal Lake alkaline complex (Letitia Lake), Labrador, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

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

Zircon

Formula: 
ZrSiO4
Strunz: 
9.AD.30
Crystal System: 
Tetragonal
Hardness: 
7.5
Streak: 
White