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Amazonite With Epitaxial Albite

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Description
Locality: 
Pikes Peak, Teller County, Colorado, United States of America
Class: 
Single Crystal
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.9 × 3.6 × 2.9 cm
Weight: 
30.00gr
Description

Light blue terminated crystal of amazonite microcline with some faces covered by pink epitaxial albite overgrowths that give them a special, highly sought-after feature. It is a representative specimen, in good condition. A second cleaved part of the same specimen will be also delivered to the buyer in case he want to repair it (as show in the last picture).

Acquired in the early 1980’s. Ex Ludo Van Goethem.

Combine specimens to reduce shipping costs!.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Amazonite

Variety Of: 

Microcline

Formula: 
KAlSi3O8
Strunz: 
9.FA.30
Hardness: 
6.0 - 6.5
Hardness: 
0.0

Albite

Formula: 
NaAlSi3O8
Strunz: 
9.FA.35
Crystal System: 
Triclinic
Hardness: 
6.0 - 6.5
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Finnbo (Finbo), Falun, Dalarna, Sweden

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Postage Area Price
Belgium (Tracked)
7
NL, DE, FR, LU (Tracked)
10
EUROPE 1 . or 2 (Tracked)
11.12
CANADA (Tracked)
14
USA (NOT Tracked) . or USA (Tracked)
14
REST (Tracked)
14

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