This is a very nice association specimen of pearly, translucent, bladed, well-formed epididymite xls 5,5 wide with black aegirine crystals from the famous Mount Malosa locality in Malawi.
Formula : Na[OH/BeSi3O7]
System: orthorhombic Hardness:6-7 Rarity:rare
Strunz id:VIII/G.4-20 -
SILICATES
Name origin: The prefix "epi" from the Greek for near, referring to the dimorphous relation with eudidymite.
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Specimen weight:10 gr.
Crystal size:5,5 cm wide
Overall size: 28mm x 5 mm x 55 mm
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