Aegirine is a mineral of the pyroxene group, which is a rock-forming mineral of many igneous rocks. Forms an isomorphic series with augite. Its edges are characterized by longitudinal shading.
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Category | Silicate mineral, pyroxene |
Formula (repeating unit) |
NaFe3+[Si2O6] |
IMA symbol | Aeg |
Strunz classification | 9.DA.25 |
Crystal system | Monoclinic |
Crystal class | Prismatic (2/m) (same H-M symbol) |
Space group | C2/c |
Unit cell | a = 9.658, b = 8.795 c = 5.294 [Å], β = 107.42°; Z = 4 |
Identification | |
Formula mass | 231.00 g/mol |
Color | Dark Green, Greenish Black |
Crystal habit | Prismatic crystals may be in sprays of acicular crystals, fibrous, in radial concretions |
Twinning | Simple and lamellar twinning common on {100} |
Cleavage | Good on {110}, (110) ^ (110) ≈87°; parting on {100} |
Fracture | Uneven |
Tenacity | Brittle |
Mohs scale hardness | 6 |
Luster | Vitreous to slightly resinous |
Streak | Yellowish-grey |
Diaphaneity | Translucent to opaque |
Specific gravity | 3.50 - 3.60 |
Optical properties | Biaxial (-) |
Refractive index | nα = 1.720 - 1.778 nβ = 1.740 - 1.819 nγ = 1.757 - 1.839 |
Birefringence | δ = 0.037 - 0.061 |
Pleochroism | X = emerald green, deep green; Y = grass-green, deep green, yellow; Z = brownish green, green, yellowish brown, yellow |
2V angle | Measured: 60° to 90°, Calculated: 68° to 84° |
Dispersion | moderate to strong r > |