Name: | Aegirine Aeg |
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IMA Chemistry: | NaFe3+Si2O6 |
Chemistry Elements: | The mineral Aegirine contains elements: Sodium (Na) Iron (Fe) Silicon (Si) Oxygen (O) |
Country of Type Locality: | Norway |
Year First Published: | 1835 |
IMA Status: | Approved |
Status Notes: | Berzelius J (1835) [Untitled note on aegirine], Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Geognosie, Geologie und Petrefaktenkunde 1835, 184-185 |
Structural Group Name: | Pyroxene |
Fleischer's Group Name: | pyroxene |
Crystal Systems: | monoclinic |
Oldest Known Age: | 2613 Million Years Ago |
Mohs Hardness: | 6.0 |
Diaphaneity: | 1.0 |
Specific Gravity: | 3.55 |
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