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Aegirine / Quartz
Mount Malosa, Zomba, Malawi
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Classification |
Mineral |
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Combination
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Origin Location |
Mount Malosa, Zomba, Malawi |
Description |
A nice example of well formed aegirine on quartz from the prolific production source of this material - on Mount Malosa in the southern region of Malawi, west of Lake Chilwa. |
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 |
Thumbnail |
Weight |
Not weighed precisely yet, please inquire. |
Dimensions |
4.9 cm * 2.2 cm * 2 cm |
Quantity |
1 Specimen |
Mineral List |
Aegirine: NaFe3+Si2O6 sodium triiron disilicon hexoxide *
Quartz: SiO2 silicon dioxide *
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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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Rhodochrosite / Kupletskite / Aegirine / Albite Quartz var. Amethyst Sodalite Quartz / Pyrolusite / Goethite Quartz / Pyrolusite / Goethite Fluorite |
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
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Mineral Group:
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Structural Group(s):
Fleischers Group(s): pyroxene
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Edit Specimen Search Wikipedia: Aegirine (Wiki) Search Mindat: Aegirine Search Web Mineral DB: Aegirine Search for Handbook of Mineralogy: Aegirine Search Wikipedia: Quartz (Wiki) Search Mindat: Quartz Search Web Mineral DB: Quartz Search for Handbook of Mineralogy: Quartz
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