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Albite Smoky Quartz & Muscovite

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Albite Smoky Quartz & Muscovite

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Description
Locality: 
Dolní Bory, Křižanov, Žďár nad Sázavou, Vysočina Region, Czech Republic
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
10.5 × 7.5 × 6.5 cm
Description

Nice example from this classic locale: a pegmatite sample consisting of whitish albite crystal aggregates with glassy lustre accompanied by some smoky quartz and muscovite.

No museum specimen but an interesting paragenesis sample from the 1976 find.

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

Smoky Quartz

Variety Of: 

Quartz

Formula: 
SiO2
Strunz: 
4.DA.05
Hardness: 
7.0
Formula: 
SiO2
Hardness: 
0.0

Muscovite

Formula: 
KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Strunz: 
9.EC.15
Hardness: 
2.5
Streak: 
White

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Best regards Roger

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