Description
Beautiful shiny black crystal of aegirine surrounded by a whitish feldspathic gangue.
Specimen labeled “Achmite”, another name of the mineral, obsolete term today.
Piece from the ancient volcano of Magnet cove in Akansas, USA.
Mineralogical specimen sold in the 20th century by the naturalist merchant Deyrolle, based in Paris, with original label.
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