AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Brazil > Albite (Pericline Twinned Crystals) over Albite var. Cleavelandite |
DESCRIPTION: | No. 12501 |
Mineral: | Albite (Pericline Twinned Crystals) over Albite var. Cleavelandite |
Locality: | Morro Redondo Mine, Coronel Murta, Minas Gerais, Brazil |
Description: | Feldspar collectors take notice: an unusual albite overgrown on albite specimen. Large creme-colored pericline-habit albite crystals up to 7 cm in an interwoven formation of stacked crystals. The base is pale blue cleavelandite. |
Overall Size: | 10x9x9 cm |
Crystals: | 1-7 cm |
Archived: | For reference only |
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