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This specimen is part of the museum collection catalog.
Not for Sale.
Calcite / Serandite / Aegirine
Mont St Hilaire, Quebec, Canada
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| Classification |
Mineral |
| Tags |
Combination
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| Origin Location |
Mont St Hilaire, Quebec, Canada |
| Description |
An impressive small cabinet cluster of several large individual black aegirine crystals coated by tan calcite with small individual pink serandite phenocrysts interspersed sporadically about the matrix. This fine combination comes from the famous mining region in Mont St. Hilaire, Quebec, Canada, which is known for its unrivaled mineral diversity and abundant rare type locality specimens and associations found nowhere else. |
| Luster |
Vitreous |
| Luster (Groundmass) |
Not noted, see photo. |
| Optical Phenomena |
Not noted, see photo. |
| Mineral Group / Note |
Not noted, check reference links below. |
| Handling |
No special handling is required. |
| Modifications |
No modifications. |
| Size Group |
Small Cabinet |
| Weight |
Not weighed precisely yet, please inquire. |
| Dimensions |
Not measured precisely yet, please inquire. |
| Quantity |
1 Specimen |
| Mineral List |
Calcite: Ca(CO3)
calcium carbonate *
Serandite: NaMn2+2Si3O8(OH)
sodium docosamanganese trisilicon octoxygen hydroxide *
Aegirine: NaFe3+Si2O6
sodium triiron silicon hexoxide *
* Formula chemical names are auto-generated - may be incorrect on complex formulas.
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Specimen Analysis |
Color Table
Colors found in this specimen image are shown below. Higher number indicates greater concentration of that color.
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Similarly Colored Minerals:
Minerals with similar color profiles are shown below.
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Sandstone Concretion var. Zapfensand  Quartz Quartz Pyrite Concretion Fluorite Calcite / Marcasite / Dolomite |
Elements in this Specimen:
Elements that are part of the official chemical structure of the minerals occurring in this specimen are indicated below.
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Element List:
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Minerals with Similar Chemistry:
Minerals that are similar in terms of their chemical makeup are shown below.
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This Mineral Formula Similar Mineral Formula
Na Mn Si O H Na Mn V Si O H
Na Mn Si O H Na Mn Si B O H
Na Mn Si O H Na K Mn Si O H
Na Mn Si O H Na Mn Si O H As
Na Mn Si O H Na Mn Mg Si O H
Na Mn Si O H Na Mn Fe Si O H
Na Mn Si O H Na Ca Mn Si O H
Na Mn Si O H Na Mn Si V O H
Na Mn Si O H Na Ca Mn Si O H
Na Mn Si O H Na Mn Ti Si O H
Na Mn Si O H Na Mn Ti Si O H
Na Mn Si O H Na Fe Mn Si O H
Na Mn Si O H Na Mn Ti Si O H
Na Mn Si O H K Na Mn Si O H
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Mineral Group:
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Structural Group(s):
Fleischers Group(s):
calcite
wollastonite
pyroxene
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Search Wikipedia: Aegirine (Wiki)
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