3
MUN05-34•listed on 10/23/2024
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.
View more Locality
Mt Malosa, Zomba, Chilwa Alkaline Area, Malawi
Species
SizeMiniature
Known provenance
Date
Owner
Price
Note
Feldspar Sales Data
Total Items Sold0
Total Value$0
Loading sales data...
All Sales
Loading specimens...