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Epididymite & Aegirine

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Description
Locality: 
Mount Malosa, Zomba, Southern Region, Malawi
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
2.9 × 3.3 × 1 cm
Largest Crystal: 
1.10cm
Weight: 
13.20gr
Description

This rare, white sodium beryllium silicate was first found in 1887 in Lille Arøya, Langesundsfjorden in Norway and was described in more detail by Brøgger in the same year.
The crystals found on Mount Malosa are among the best in the world.

Mineral Data
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Epididymite

Formula: 
Na2Be2Si6O15·H2O
Strunz: 
9.DG.55
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
5.5
Type Locality: 
Narsaarsuk pegmatite (Narssârssuk pegmatite), Narsaarsuk Plateau, Igaliku (Igaliko), Narsaq, Kujalleq, Greenland

Aegirine

Formula: 
NaFe3+Si2O6
Group Parent: 
Clinopyroxene Subgroup
Strunz: 
9.DA.25
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
6.0
Type Locality: 
Rundemyr, Øvre Eiker, Buskerud, Norway

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