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1.1" Lustrous Red/Pink Edenite Specimen - Tanzania
What we have here is a pink formation of edenite, collected from Mautia Hill (location #4) in the Dodoma Region of Tanzania. It's likely that the deeper red portions of this specimen are piemontite while the lighter pink areas are edenite.
Comes with a small acrylic display case.
Comes with a small acrylic display case.
About Edenite
Edenite, or edenitic hornblende, is a double chain silicate mineral of the amphibole group. It's found primarily in metamorphic rocks, occurring in pods of other magnesium-rich minerals within a marble formation, or with garnet-rich lherzolites from deep within the Earth's crust. Because of this, finding edenite in the field can indicate high-temperature regional metamorphism of the surrounding rocks. It can display a variety of different colors, including white, grey, pale to dark green, brown, pink, red, and pale pinkish-brown.
Edenite is named for the locality of Edenville, Orange County, New York, where it was first described.
General Chemical Formula - NaCa2Mg5(Si7Al)O22(OH)2
Edenite, or edenitic hornblende, is a double chain silicate mineral of the amphibole group. It's found primarily in metamorphic rocks, occurring in pods of other magnesium-rich minerals within a marble formation, or with garnet-rich lherzolites from deep within the Earth's crust. Because of this, finding edenite in the field can indicate high-temperature regional metamorphism of the surrounding rocks. It can display a variety of different colors, including white, grey, pale to dark green, brown, pink, red, and pale pinkish-brown.
Edenite is named for the locality of Edenville, Orange County, New York, where it was first described.
General Chemical Formula - NaCa2Mg5(Si7Al)O22(OH)2
$45
SPECIES
Edenite & Piemontite
LOCATION
Mautia Hill, Location #4, Kongwa, Dodoma Region, Tanzania
SIZE
1.1 x .6"
CATEGORY
ITEM
#317056
