Aegirine

 
Origin: Vishnyovye Mountains, Ural, Russia
Sample size: 3 x 4 cm (top), 5.5 x 7 cm (bottom)
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Diederik Visser

Diederik Visser Minerals & Petrological Services

 

  
Aegerine on microcline
  
This specimen is host to a 3 cm crystal of smoky quartz and a number of black to greenish black crystals of aegerine to 4.5 cm in length. There are also a couple of small tabular shaped crystals of xenotime-Y to 0.4 cm across
Origin: Chilwa Alkaline Area, Mt. Malosa, near Zomba, Malawi
Sample size: 6 x 5 x 5 cm (top/2nd row), 7.5 x 5 x 4.3 cm (3rd/bottom row)
 
  
This specimen has abundant crystals of pyroxene var. schefferite. Also found are a few partial crystals of Långbanite.
Origin: Långban, Sweden, Europe
Ex. Frank Edwards collection
Sample size: 9.8 x 7 x 2.8 cm
 
  
This specimen has abundant schefferite, which is a aegirine variety, and minor clinohedrite and willemite. Right photo under SW UV light.
Origin: Franklin, Sussex Co., New Jersey, U.S.A.
Ex. Frank Edwards collection
Sample size: 10.5 x 9 x 5.5 cm
 

Photo courtesy of: 

John Veevaert, Trinity Mineral Co

Trinityminerals.com

 

  
Aegirine with albite and microcline
Origin: Mt. St.-Hilaire, Rouville Co., Quebec, Canada
Ex Marvin Pearce collection
Sample size: 9 x 5.5 x 4.5 cm
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Dan Weinrich

Dealer in fine mineral specimens

 

Origin: Mt. Maloso, Domasi, Malawi
Sample size: 5.5 x 4.5 x 2 cm
 
  
Aegirine on feldspar
Origin: Zomba, Malawi, Africa
Sample size: 6.2 x 3.1 x 2.7 cm
 
  
Variety schefferite
Origin: Långhan, Sweden
Sample size: 3.7 x 2.1 x 1.9 cm
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Rob Lavinsky

The Arkenstone

 

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