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Albite Var Moonstone

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Albite Var Moonstone

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Description
Locality: 
Skarvbergbukten Pegmatite, Seiland Island, Alta, Troms og Finnmark, Norway
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
7.1 × 7.9 × 4.8 cm
Largest Crystal: 
4.20cm
Description

Lustrous, translucent moonstone (rare variety of albite) crystals exhibiting a nice blue Schiller-effect typical of moonstone which is very difficult to photograph. The biggest crystal measures 4.2 X 2.5 Cm.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Albite

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

Moonstone

Variety Of: 

Microcline

Formula: 
KAlSi3O8
Strunz: 
9.FA.30
Hardness: 
6.0 - 6.5

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