Sapphirine

Mg7Al18Si3O40

This sample of sapphirine is displayed in the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History. Sapphirine is a silicate mineral of magnesium and aluminum. It has the composition Mg7Al18Si3O40. This sample is about 4x4 cm and is from Madagascar.

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