Mineral: Euxenite-(Y) with Aegirine and Zircon
Locality: Mount Malosa, Zomba District, Malawi
Dimensions: 15 x 9 x 9 cm / main crystal: 1.8 cm.
Description: Mass: 433 g
MIM number: 1520
Several prismatic crystals of aegirine (8 cm max), often well terminated and lustrous, on which a few rare black crystals of euxenite have developed that are almost entirely covered by a white mineral. Some small cream-colored zircons are also present.
Photographer: AINU / Augustin de Valence;
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