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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 32226 |
| Mineral: | Albite (twinned crystals) |
| Locality: | Minas Gerais, Brazil |
| Description: | Large platy crystals of lustrous white albite with minor quartz and cookeite. The albite crystals are all twinned following the albite law on the composition plane b{010}. The twin plane is visible on the edges of the crystals. |
| Overall Size: | 9x6x5 cm |
| Crystals: | 1-4 cm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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