Nafertisite Locality: Nanna pegmatite, Narsaarsuup Qaava, Narssârssuk (Narsarsuk) , Igaliku (Igaliko) , Narsaq , Kitaa (West Greenland) Province, Greenland ( Locality at mindat.org ) An exceptionally rich specimen of this rare species with freestanding bronze crystals in close-packed, parallel growths. Actually not too ugly, either! 5.6 x 5.4 x 2.4 cm — Photo: Robert M. Lavinsky · CC BY-SA 3.0
Nafertisite
Nafertisite is an IMA-recognized mineral species in the silicate class, with the chemical formula Na₃Fe²⁺₁₀Ti₂(Si₆O₁₇)₂O₂(OH)₆F(H₂O)₂.
It crystallizes in the monoclinic crystal system (space group A2/m).
IMA symbol Naf, IMA status: approved, named in 1994.
Index entry. This entry combines official IMA/RRUFF species data with published physical-property data — a full written entry hasn’t been published yet.
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