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Lorenzenite var. Ramsayite with Aegirine from Mount Flora, Lovozero massif, Kola Peninsula, Russia

 
Lorenzenite var. Ramsayite with Aegirine from Mount Flora, Lovozero massif, Kola Peninsula, Russia

Lorenzenite var. Ramsayite with Aegirine from Mount Flora, Lovozero massif, Kola Peninsula, Russia

DESCRIPTION:No. 17615
Mineral:Lorenzenite var. Ramsayite with Aegirine
Locality:Mount Flora, Lovozero massif, Kola Peninsula, Russia
Description:Two sharp lorenzenite crystals up to 7 mm frozen in quartz-rich matrix with acicular black aegirine crystals. Originally a separate mineral species called ramsayite, it was proved in 1947 that it was the same species as lorenzenite found in Greenland.
Overall Size:25x20x10 mm
Crystals:1-7 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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