A novelty at Sainte Marie-aux-Mines 2017. Very unusual parallel growth, on matrix, of two very well defined elongated crystals (the most common shape is platy and poorly defined), partially doubly terminated, with very well developed faces and edges and with excellent terminal faces that are transparent-translucent and quite bright, with small Aegirine and Quartz crystals.
This specimen was photographed and published as a novelty at the 2017 Ste. Marie Show in the magazine ‘Le Règne Minéral’ number 136, page 47
Machinga, Machinga District, Southern Region Malawi (02/2017)
Specimen size: 3 × 2.9 × 1.9 cm = 1.18” × 1.14” × 0.75”
Main crystal size: 2.4 × 0.7 cm = 0.94” × 0.28”
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