Aegirine

Origin: Zamba, Malawi

Sample size: upper part of 'T" 6 cm x 8 mm, lower part 4 cm long

 

  

Acmite with labradorite

Origin: Rib Mountain, Warsau, Marathon Co., Wisconsin, U.S.A.

Sample size: 3 x 1.3 cm cabochon

 

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Origin: 3M quarry, Little Rock, Pulaski Co., Arkansas, U.S.A.

Owner: Lou Perloff

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8.2 x

Origin: Granite Mt. quarry, Sweet Home, Pulaski Co., Arkansas, U.S.A.

Owner: Milton Speckels

Microscopic image, 8 x

 

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Aegerine on microcline

Origin: Mt. St. Hilaire, Quebec, Canada

Sample size: 4.5 x 2.5 x 1.5 cm

 

  

Origin: Mt. Maloso, Malawi

Sample size: 8.5 x 3 x 2.5 cm

 

     

Aegerine with feldspar

Origin: Mt. Maloso, Malawi

Sample size: 9.2 x .7 x .4 cm

 

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This is a specimen of nearly solid aegerine. In 1894 this material was described as a new pyroxene "Urbanite" in which the mineral aegerine is the dominant species. The rock consists of myriad small crystals of aegerine in compacted form.

Origin: Långban, Sweden
Harry von Eckermann Collection

Sample size: 8.5 x 6 x 6 cm (top), 7.5 x 4 x 3.5 cm (bottom)

 

     

  

Aegirine on microcline

Origin: Mt. Malosa, Malawi

Ex. Giorgio Spiga collection

Sample size: 4.2 x 2.5 x 1.6 cm

 

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