Silicates
Tausonite with Lamprophyllite and Aegirine
$200.00 €181 £150.00 approx. This specimen is priced in US dollars, all other prices are approximate.
ID:
CC28823
I have to be honest and say, if this specimen were entering a Beauty and the Beast contest, it would sit more comfortably in the latter! But beauty is in the eye of the beholder and many a rare species is not blessed with great aesthetics. Studying this large miniature, I cannot easily identify either the Tausonite or Lamprophyllite, but am sure they are present and think I know which one is which. With the aid of a plentiful supply of photos in mindat (mindat.org) of both species you can pinpoint both, but they differ in colour somewhat from what has been reported from here.