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Aegirine On Orthoclase

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Aegirine On Orthoclase

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Description
Locality: 
Mount Malosa, Zomba, Southern Region, Malawi
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
11.8 × 3.6 × 2.8 cm
Description

A single large aegirine crystal with smaller orthoclase crystals.

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

Orthoclase

Formula: 
KAlSi3O8
Strunz: 
9.FA.30
Hardness: 
6.0
Streak: 
White