Information AboutAegirine |
| CATEGORIES ABOUT AEGIRINE | |
| inosilicates | |
| sodium minerals | |
| iron minerals | |
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Aegirine occurs as dark green Monoclinic prismatic crystals. It has a glassy luster and perfect cleavage. The Mohs Hardness varies from 5 to 6 and the Specific Gravity is 3.2 to 3.4. It occurs in alkali Nepheline Syenite s and similar Igneous Rocks . Localities include Mont Saint-Hilaire , Quebec , Canada ; Kongsberg , Norway ; Narsarssuk, Greenland ; Kola Peninsula , Russia ; Magnet Cove , Arkansas , USA; Kenya ; Scotland and Nigeria . Aegirine was named after Ægir , the Teutonic god of the sea. A synonym for the mineral is ''acmite'' (from Greek ) in reference to the typical pointed crystals. REFERENCES
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