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GeneralAnother unknown mineral??

20th Dec 2013 18:18 UTCryan christensen

Help, I recently purchased a collection and among the many minerals was this piece! What is it. The matrix is purple and somewhat soft. The sprays look black but in certain light, they appear dark green.

20th Dec 2013 18:28 UTCMaggie Wilson Expert

Charoitite, Aegirine, Barytocalcite, Microcline, Quartz, Fluorapophyllite-(K), Charoite

Vostochnyi area (Eastern), Sirenevyi Kamen' Deposit, Murunskii Massif, Chara and Tokko Rivers Confluence, Aldan Shield, Russia

aegirine and charoite?

21st Dec 2013 15:52 UTCLefteris Rantos Expert

Purple fibrous Charoite with greenish-black Aegirine "suns" and minor orange-brown Tinaksite. Unmistakable association from the Murunskii Massif, Yakutia, Russia, and in good quality!

21st Dec 2013 16:00 UTCryan christensen

Thank you all for the help!

21st Dec 2013 16:19 UTCDonald Peck

Maggie, that piece is pretty! (tu)

21st Dec 2013 16:58 UTCMaggie Wilson Expert

Thanks, Don, but it's not mine... it's Pavel's - if you click on the photo it will take you to his gallery.

Cheers!

Maggie

21st Dec 2013 17:11 UTCRock Currier Expert

Lefteris is correct. Unmistakable.

21st Dec 2013 17:39 UTCMark Heintzelman 🌟 Expert

Donald is right too, a beautiful piece Pavel!! :D

27th Jul 2014 16:32 UTCNapoleon Yam

Good Day Everyone,

just an off topic about Charoite. can you give me a rough estimate how old are these magnificent mineral?

thank you very much.

Nap

27th Jul 2014 19:12 UTCDoug Daniels

Well, certainly older than any one of us, and likely older than all of us together (he said jokingly)

28th Jul 2014 13:30 UTCLászló Horváth Manager

The age of the Murun alkaline complex where these minerals come from is 130±6 Ma.

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