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Kaersutite

Kaersutite

The type locality at Qaersut, which was formerly called Kaersut, in Greenland, is the namesake for this mineral. It occurs “as phenocrysts in alkalic volcanic rocks, in gabbroic and peridotitic nodules in alkalic basalts, in syenites, monzonites, carbonatite tuffs, and alkalic gabbros.” Localites include in Greenland, Italy, the Czech Republic, the United States, Canada, Japan, and New Zealand among other localities.

Ref. Handbook of Mineralogy, Anthony et al (1995) and MSA at http://www.handbookofmineralogy.org/pdfs/kaersutite.pdf

Formula
NaCa2(Mg4Ti)(Si6Al2)O22O(OH) 
Crystal System
Monoclinic 
Cleavage
Perfect, None, None 
Luster
Vitreous - Resinous 
Color
dark brown, black 
Streak
brownish gray 
Class
Monoclinic - Prismatic 
Fracture
Brittle - Conchoidal 
Hardness
5-6 
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Kaersutite from Nickenicher Sattel, Nickenich, Eifel Volcanic Fields, Germany

Kaersutite
            from Nickenicher Sattel, Nickenich, Eifel Volcanic Fields, Germany

Orange long thin prismatic Kaersutite crystals to 3mm long covering volcanic matrix.

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