Aegirine [ NaFeIIISi2O6 ]

Material properties

Formula NaFeIIISi2O6
Abbreviation Aeg
IMA Status Approved (IMA 1998 s.p.)
Crystal symmetry Monoclinic, Point group 2/m, Space group C2/c (#15)
Classification Clinopyroxene
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Tags Mineral, Silicate

Composition

Element Atoms
Na 1
Fe 1
Si 2
O 6
Total: 10

Specimens of Aegirine

Name Owner Materials Phase purity Image
MES085 Aegirine CSIRO Aegirine (90.0%), Microcline, Quartz 90.0
MES061 Polylithionite and Aegirine CSIRO Aegirine (8.0%), Albite, Lepidolite-2M1, Polylithionite-1M 8.0