Neptunite
Formula: Na2KLiFe2+2Ti2Si8O24
Species: Silicates – (Phillosilicates)
Colour: Black
Lustre: Vitreous
Hardness: 5 – 6
Specific Gravity: 3.19 – 3.23
Crystal System: Monoclinic
Member of: Neptunite Group
Name: For Neptune, Roman god of the sea, for close association at type locality with aegirine (named after Aegir, a Scandinavian sea god).
Type Locality: Narssârssuk pegmatite, Narsaarsuk Plateau, Igaliku, Kujalleq – Greenland
The Fe(II) analogue of manganoneptunite.