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AEG2039                                                                          Price:  $55

AEGIRINE (Pyroxene Group), ZIRCON, QUARTZ on ORTHOCLASE
Mount Malosa Massif
Zomba – Malosa Mountains
Zomba, Malawi

Miniature (5.5 x 4.3 x 3.3 cm)

Lustrous black prismatic aegirine crystals averaging about 1.5 cm long on a matrix of orthoclase crystals, with associated minor orange zircon (see photo) and rock crystal quartz on the base. A very nice association piece. From the recent find – see Rocks & Minerals, Volume 77, Number 1 (January-February, 2002), pp. 31-37 for a well-written description of current collecting at this locality.

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All Measurements are in centimeters; 1 inch equals approximately 2.5 centimeters.

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