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Albite (Var: Oligoclase)


Albite (Var: Oligoclase)

Photo Copyright © Rob Lavinsky & irocks.com  - This image is copyrighted. Unauthorized reproduction prohibited.
Locality: Chihuahua, Mexico

Note: The mineral species Oligoclase is not listed in our database for this locality. This specimen may be misidentified or the mindat list of minerals at this locality may be incomplete.

Very nice cluster of tabular Oligoclase crystals from the famous find of early in the 1990s. The best-formed and most prominent of the crystals displays the beautiful opalescent play of light that these crystals are so famous for. 4.5 x 3.4 x 3 cm



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Photo added: 28th Oct 2004



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