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Sample n° 5946.2

Minerals found in the sample

Mineral	Formula	Category	Subcategory	Importance
AEGIRINE	NaFe³⁺Si₂O₆	inosilicates	pyroxenes	major

Description

Description: dark green needles, partly in bundles, in carbonatite

Origin

Country: Congo (RDC)
Region: Kivu
Locality: Rutshuru, Lueshe

Specification

Donors: Denaeyer (ULB)

Donation year: 1968
Sampling year:

Registration date:
Quantity: 3

Size: 2

Dimension code 1>2>3: 2

Quality code 1>2>3: 1
Holotype: no

Paratype: no

Radioactive: no
Thin section: no

Chemical analysis: no

X-Ray spectra: yes