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Meliphanite

€31.00
Dark yellow meliphanite in alkaline pegmatite
Håkestad, Tjølling, Vestfold og Telemark, Norway
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Dark yellow, vitreous meliphanite in alkaline pegmatite. Other minerals present are fragments of brown pyrochlore, yellow zircon, magnetite, some analcime, nepheline, and tiny flakes of molybdenite. Pinkish purple fluorescence in LW and SW UV light
BO_745
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Data sheet

Locality
Håkestad, Tjølling, Vestfold og Telemark, Norway
Size category
Small cabinet
Size (cm)
6.5 x 4.3 x 3.8
Weight
79 g
Formula
(Ca,Na)2(Be,Al)[Si2O6(OH,F)]
Properties
Vitreous; yellowish colour; good cleavage