Mineral Specimen #5947 Petarasite, Aegirine variety: Acminte, Nephiline Syenite
Desourdy Quarry (later incorparated into Poudrette Quarry), Mont Saint-Hilaire, Monteregie, Quebec, Canada
Type Location
5.8 x 3.8 x 2.4 cm
2.3 x 1.5 x 0.9 in
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Ex. Carneige Museum Lorenzo White collection, Ex. Ward's
Na5Zr2Si6O18(Cl,OH)·2H2O
The Petarasite is the orange colored, crude crystals. This is rare material from the type location. There is an unidentified, well formed, light lavender/gray partial crystal present.
Condition: Composed of massive material.
Flaws: None of the Petarsite crystals are complete nor none of the larger Aegirine crystals.
This mineral is also found in the following galleries: Minerals From Canada | Cyclosilicates | Inosilicates | Tectosilicates | Rare Minerals | Minerals Priced Between 50 and 99 Dollars