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1.8" Silky Eudidymite Crystal Formation - Malawi
This is a rare, 1.8" long parallel intergrowth of eudidymite crystals, collected from Mount Malosa in the Sothern Region of Malawi, Africa. The crystals exhibit a silky luster and a pale tan to white coloration.
The specimen has been mounted to an acrylic display base with mineral tack.
The specimen has been mounted to an acrylic display base with mineral tack.
Eudidymite is an uncommon sodium beryllium silicate mineral that occurs in Norway, England, the Czech Republic, Russia, Canada, Malawi, and others as a late-stage mineral in alkaline nepheline syenite pegmatites. Associated minerals often include aegirine, albite, analcime, elpidite, fluorite, natrolite, neptunite, and quartz. Named after a combination of the Greek words eu, used as a prefix to mean “fair” or “good,” and didymos, meaning “twinned,” in reference to the mineral’s common appearance as twinned crystals.
General Chemical Formula - Na2Be2Si6O15·H2O
General Chemical Formula - Na2Be2Si6O15·H2O
$25
SPECIES
Eudidymite
LOCATION
Mount Malosa, Zomba, Southern Region, Malawi
SIZE
1.8 x 1.1"
CATEGORY
ITEM
#326673
