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Albite var. Cleavelandite from Mendes Pimentel, Minas Gerais, Brazil

 
Albite var. Cleavelandite from Mendes Pimentel, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Albite var. Cleavelandite from Mendes Pimentel, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Albite var. Cleavelandite from Mendes Pimentel, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Albite var. Cleavelandite from Mendes Pimentel, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Albite var. Cleavelandite from Mendes Pimentel, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:
Albite var. Cleavelandite from Mendes Pimentel, Minas Gerais, Brazil

DESCRIPTION:No. 57913
Mineral:Albite var. Cleavelandite
Locality:Mendes Pimentel, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Description:Lustrous transparent-to-translucent colorless albite crystals with slight limonite stains on one edge. The albite crystals are the cleavelandite variety, the platy crystal habit of albite that is common in pegmatite cavities. Ex. Scott Williams (1924-1997)
Overall Size:10.5x8x4.5 cm
Crystals:10-20 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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