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Arfvedsonite On Orthoclase

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Arfvedsonite On Orthoclase

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Description
Locality: 
Mount Malosa, Zomba, Southern Region, Malawi
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
2.4 × 5.6 × 3.7 cm
Largest Crystal: 
2.80cm
Weight: 
61.00gr
Description

Nice specimen from Mount Malosa of arfvedsonite in crystals of excellent brightness on matrix of creamy white orthoclase. The biggest crystal measures 2.8 X 2.1 Cm

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Arfvedsonite

Formula: 
[Na][Na2][Fe2+4Fe3+]Si8O22(OH)2
Strunz: 
9.DE.25
Hardness: 
5.0 - 6.0
Type Locality: 
Kangerluarsuk Fjord (Kangerdluarssuq Fjord), Ilímaussaq complex, Narsaq, Kujalleq, Greenland

Orthoclase

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

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