Aegirine, Zircon, Microcline

Locality: Mount Malosa, Zomba District, Malawi

Zircon crystals on Aegirine with Microcline. The Zircon and Microcline fluoresce yellow and red, respectively, under shortwave UV light. Overall size is 5.7 x 2.8 x 2.8 cm.

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Photo added: 17th Jul 2009

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