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Aegirine, Quartz (Var: Amethyst)


Aegirine : NaFe3+[Si2O6], Quartz (Var: Amethyst) : SiO2

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Locality: Brushy Mountain, No Agua District, Taos Co., New Mexico, USA
Slender orange-brown aegirine associated with amethystine quartz. Photo is about 2.1 mm in length. Specimen obtained at the November 2006 Cleveland Micromounter's Symposium. Photo and specimen: Steve Stuart.

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