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Quartz var. Smoky / Aegirine
Mount Malosa, Zomba, Malawi
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Classification
Mineral
Tags
Twinned
Combination
Origin Location
Mount Malosa, Zomba, Malawi
Description
Beautiful well terminated smoky quartz and aagerine featuring adjacent s- and x- faces indicating Dauphine twinning.
Luster
Vitreous
Luster (Groundmass)
Not noted, see photo.
Optical Phenomena
Not noted, see photo.
Mineral Group / Note
Tectosilicate
Handling
No special handling is required.
Modifications
No modifications.
Size Group
Thumbnail
Weight
Not weighed precisely yet, please inquire.
Dimensions
Quantity
1 Specimen
Mineral List
Quartz
: SiO2
silicon dioxide *
Aegirine
: NaFe3+Si2O6
sodium triiron silicon hexoxide *
* Formula chemical names are auto-generated - may be incorrect on complex formulas.
Specimen Analysis
Color Table
Colors found in this specimen image are shown below. Higher number indicates greater concentration of that color.
DimGray
100
RosyBrown
93
Gray
91
DarkOliveGreen
47
Silver
45
DarkOliveGreen
38
Sienna
25
Gray
12
SaddleBrown
10
MistyRose
8
RosyBrown
7
BurlyWood
4
Bisque
2
LightSlateGray
2
Silver
2
Similarly Colored Minerals:
Minerals with similar color profiles are shown below.
How it Works
Foyaite
Quartz var. Smoky / Goethite var. Onegite
Celestine
Quartz / Pyrolusite / Goethite
Quartz / Pyrolusite / Goethite
Quartz / Tourmaline
Elements in this Specimen:
Elements that are part of the official chemical structure of the minerals occurring in this specimen are indicated below.
How it Works
Element List:
H
1
Hydrogen
He
2
Helium
Li
3
Lithium
Be
4
Beryllium
B
5
Boron
C
6
Carbon
N
7
Nitrogen
O
8
Oxygen
1 Item(s)
F
9
Fluorine
Ne
10
Neon
Na
11
Sodium
1 Item(s)
Mg
12
Magnesium
Al
13
Aluminum
Si
14
Silicon
1 Item(s)
P
15
Phosphorus
S
16
Sulfur
Cl
17
Chlorine
Ar
18
Argon
K
19
Potassium
Ca
20
Calcium
Sc
21
Scandium
Ti
22
Titanium
V
23
Vanadium
Cr
24
Chromium
Mn
25
Manganese
Fe
26
Iron
1 Item(s)
Co
27
Cobalt
Ni
28
Nickel
Cu
29
Copper
Zn
30
Zinc
Ga
31
Gallium
Ge
32
Germanium
As
33
Arsenic
Se
34
Selenium
Br
35
Bromine
Kr
36
Krypton
Rb
37
Rubidium
Sr
38
Strontium
Y
39
Yttrium
Zr
40
Zirconium
Nb
41
Niobium
Mo
42
Molybdenum
Tc
43
Technetium
Ru
44
Ruthenium
Rh
45
Rhodium
Pd
46
Palladium
Ag
47
Silver
Cd
48
Cadmium
In
49
Indium
Sn
50
Tin
Sb
51
Antimony
Te
52
Tellurium
I
53
Iodine
Xe
54
Xenon
Cs
55
Cesium
Ba
56
Barium
Hf
72
Hafnium
Ta
73
Tantalum
W
74
Tungsten
Re
75
Rhenium
Os
76
Osmium
Ir
77
Iridium
Pt
78
Platinum
Au
79
Gold
Hg
80
Mercury
Tl
81
Thallium
Pb
82
Lead
Bi
83
Bismuth
Po
84
Polonium
At
85
Astatine
Rn
86
Radon
Fr
87
Francium
Ra
88
Radium
Rf
104
Rutherfordium
Db
105
Dubnium
Sg
106
Seaborgium
Bh
107
Bohrium
Hs
108
Hassium
Mt
109
Meitnerium
Ds
110
Darmstadtium
Rg
111
Roentgenium
Cn
112
Copernicium
Nh
113
Nihonium
Fl
114
Flerovium
Mc
115
Moscovium
Lv
116
Livermorium
Ts
117
Tennessine
Og
118
Oganesson
La
57
Lanthanum
Ce
58
Cerium
Pr
59
Praseodymium
Nd
60
Neodymium
Pm
61
Promethium
Sm
62
Samarium
Eu
63
Europium
Gd
64
Gadolinium
Tb
65
Terbium
Dy
66
Dysprosium
Ho
67
Holmium
Er
68
Erbium
Tm
69
Thulium
Yb
70
Ytterbium
Lu
71
Lutetium
Ac
89
Actinium
Th
90
Thorium
Pa
91
Protactinium
U
92
Uranium
Np
93
Neptunium
Pu
94
Plutonium
Am
95
Americium
Cm
96
Curium
Bk
97
Berkelium
Cf
98
Californium
Es
99
Einsteinium
Fm
100
Fermium
Md
101
Mendelevium
No
102
Nobelium
Lr
103
Lawrencium
8 -
O
- Oxygen
11 -
Na
- Sodium
14 -
Si
- Silicon
26 -
Fe
- Iron
Minerals with Similar Chemistry:
Minerals that are similar in terms of their chemical makeup are shown below.
How it Works
This Mineral
Formula
Similar Mineral
Formula
Quartz
Si O
Lechatelierite
Si O
Quartz
Si O
Stishovite
Si O
Aegirine
Na Fe Si O
Tuhualite
Na Fe Si O
Aegirine
Na Fe Si O
Wilkinsonite
Na Fe O Si
Quartz
Si O
Coesite
Si O
Quartz
Si O
Cristobalite
Si O
Quartz
Si O
Tridymite
Si O
Quartz
Si O
Seifertite
Si O
Aegirine
Na Fe Si O
Fluoro-riebeckite
Na Fe Si O F
Aegirine
Na Fe Si O
Naujakasite
Na Fe Al Si O
Aegirine
Na Fe Si O
Aenigmatite
Na Fe Ti O Si
Aegirine
Na Fe Si O
Arfvedsonite
Na Fe Si O H
Aegirine
Na Fe Si O
Ferro-ferri-obertiite
Na Fe Ti Si O
Aegirine
Na Fe Si O
Imandrite
Na Ca Fe Si O
Aegirine
Na Fe Si O
Riebeckite
Na Fe Si O H
Aegirine
Na Fe Si O
Vladykinite
Na Sr Fe Si O
Aegirine
Na Fe Si O
Emeleusite
Na Li Fe Si O
Aegirine
Na Fe Si O
Fenaksite
K Na Fe Si O
Aegirine
Na Fe Si O
Fluor-arfvedsonite
Na F Fe Si O
Aegirine
Na Fe Si O
Clinoferrosilite
Fe Si O
Mineral Group:
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How it Works
Structural Group(s):
Pyroxene Group
Aegirine
Aegirine-augite
Augite
Burnettite
Clinoenstatite
Clinoferrosilite
Colomeraite
Davisite
Diopside
Donpeacorite
Enstatite
Esseneite
Ferrosilite
Grossmanite
Hedenbergite
Jadeite
Jervisite
Johannsenite
Kanoite
Kosmochlor
Kushiroite
Natalyite
Omphacite
Petedunnite
Pigeonite
Protoenstatite
Ryabchikovite
Spodumene
Tissintite
Quartz Group
Alarsite
Berlinite
Pertoldite
Quartz
Rodolicoite
Virgilite
Fleischers Group(s):
pyroxene
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