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Sunstone from
Tanzania

Description
Comments:Opaque gold-brown to black. When cut into cabochons, it produces either stars or cat's-eyes.
http://www.tucsonshowguide.com/stories/mar04/tucson.cfm
Quality of samples:not specified / average specimens
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
References
References:Gems and gemology (2003), Volume 39, Issue 3
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sunstone data
Locality Data:Click here to view Tanzania
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New Locality Added: Dhofar 309 Lunar meteorite, OmanFrom Michael Roarke, 16th Feb 2012 07:39:48