Tausonite

Brown crystal of tausonite
Origin: Murun massif, Chara River, Davan, Torgo River Basin, Aldan Shield, Saha (Sakha) Republic (Yakutia), Eastern-Siberian Region, Russia
Picture size: 3 mm
Owner: Thomas Witzke
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Thomas Witzke

Institut für Mineralogie und Lagerstättenlehre
Aachen, Germany

 

 
Wine-red crystals in aegirine-feldspar matrix
Origin: Tausonit gora (hill named after the mineral !!), Murun Massiv, Siberia, Russia (type locality)
Sample size: 4.5 x 5 cm (top), 2.5 x 4 cm (bottom)
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Diederik Visser

Diederik Visser Minerals & Petrological Services

 

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