Niobophyllite With Feldspar, Aegirine
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I have followed, or so I thought, the new finds out of Mt Maloso for the past 7-8 years pretty well. In that time, I have had lots of aegirine and arfvedsonite, zircon, parisite, etc etc....but I had NEVER seen one of these and in fact i'd never even heard of the species before now and had to go look it up: it is a titanium and niobium-containing fluorosilicate, nicely complex and interesting. It was only recently reported (Lapis, 2003) from this new locality for the species. I am told that these are the best, compared to previous occurences. This piece features tightly packed, bladed crystals of a rusty orange color, accented by feldspar and aegirine. It is quite non-ugly in person, surprisingly enough.
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SpeciesAegirine, Feldspar, Niobophyllite
SizeMiniature
Dimensions2.8 x 2.0 x 1.5 cm
Listed on10/23/2024
LocalityMalawi, Southern Region, Mount Malosa
SKUMUN05-34
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Learn about Aegirine
, a sodium iron pyroxene, shows jet-to-olive prisms, sharp monoclinic crystals, and radiating clusters; prized by collectors for bold color and matrix.Regional guide
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