Aegirine
Pyroxene
Aegirine is a member of the pyroxene group along with jadeite. It is typically dark green to dark brown in color and crystals comonly have distinct terminations. It is rarely seen as a faceted gemstone, probably because it appears to be almost black due to its high saturation. It has good hardness at 6, and moderate to strong dispersion, when its saturation does not obscure it.
General Information
Aegirine Colors
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Black -
Brown -
Green
Countries of Origin
Angola; Kazakhstan; Paraguay; Portugal; Greece; Mongolia; Morocco; Unknown; Mali; Guatemala; Guyana; Chile; Nepal; Argentina; Ukraine; Zambia; India; Canada; Turkey; Namibia; Comoros; Finland; South Africa; Peru; Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of); Germany; Yemen; Tanzania, United Republic Of; Viet Nam; Guinea; Chad; Somalia; Madagascar; Thailand; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; Libya; Sweden; Malawi; Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha; Poland; Bulgaria; Jordan; Nigeria; Cook Islands; Kenya; Switzerland; Spain; Djibouti; Burkina Faso; Mauritania; Congo (the Democratic Republic of the); Israel; Australia; Tajikistan; Myanmar; Cameroon; Iceland; Oman; Armenia; Austria; Mozambique; Korea (the Republic of); Brazil; Algeria; Cabo Verde; Jersey; Iran (Islamic Republic of); Hungary; Japan; Belarus; Mauritius; Taiwan (Province of China); Bolivia (Plurinational State of); New Zealand; Micronesia (Federated States of); Honduras; Italy; Antarctica; Ethiopia; Afghanistan; Burundi; Russian Federation; Czechia; United States of America; Egypt; Saudi Arabia; Pakistan; China; Slovakia; France; Kyrgyzstan; Cote D'Ivoire; Romania; Niger; Nicaragua; Norway; Denmark; Mexico; Uganda; Zimbabwe; Greenland; Indonesia