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Quartz & Albite

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Description
Locality: 
Dolní Bory, Křižanov, Žďár nad Sázavou, Vysočina Region, Czech Republic
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
12 × 8.5 × 9.5 cm
Weight: 
525.00gr
Description

This is a beautiful pegmatite specimen from the famous Dolni Bory pegmatite.

Large and light smoky, double terminated quartz crystals on weathered albite matrix.

Ex Peter Knijnenburg collection

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Quartz

Formula: 
SiO2
Strunz: 
4.DA.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
7.0
Streak: 
White

Albite

Formula: 
NaAlSi3O8
Strunz: 
9.FA.35
Crystal System: 
Triclinic
Hardness: 
6.0 - 6.5
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Finnbo (Finbo), Falun, Dalarna, Sweden