Specimen #2115

Name: Aegirine with Charoite

Type: Mineral

Locality: Magistral'nyi area, Aldan Shield, Saha Republic, Russia

Favorite? N

Fluorescent? N

Size: 9.7 x 7.7 x 3.0 cm

Weight:

Acquired: 2010-10-26

Source: Auction: Dan Weinrich

Label: N

Comment: Neat "starbursts" of black radiating aegirine crystals to 2.2 cm in size are scattered throughout this 9.7 x 7.7 x 3.0 cm matrix with purple charoite. Ex Wolfgang E. Henkel collection.

Minerals: Aegirine (NaFe⁺⁺⁺Si₂O₆) Charoite (K₅Ca₈(Si₆O₁₅)₂(Si₂O₇)Si₄O₉(OH) ₃(H₂O))

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Aegirine with Charoite, Magistral'nyi area, Aldan Shield, Saha Republic, Russia - 9.7 x 7.7 x 3.0 cm

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Aegirine with Charoite, Magistral'nyi area, Aldan Shield, Saha Republic, Russia - 9.7 x 7.7 x 3.0 cm

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Aegirine with Charoite, Magistral'nyi area, Aldan Shield, Saha Republic, Russia

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Aegirine with Charoite, Magistral'nyi area, Aldan Shield, Saha Republic, Russia