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Name and first record : Named after the Norse god of the seas, "Aegir," due to its first record. First described by PH Ström (1821) from Rundemyr, Norway
Chemistry : Aegirine is a clinopyroxene which represents chain silicates (inosilicates).
Synonyms : Acmite, Acnite, Aegirite
Varieties : Fedorovite, Urbankite, Titanium Aegirine, Vanadium Aegirine
Abbreviation : Aeg
literature
Dana, J. D., & Dana, E. S. (1892). The system of mineralogy of James Dwight Dana, 1837-1868: descriptive mineralogy . J. Wiley & sons.