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Quartz Muscovite & Albite

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Description
Locality: 
Golconda Pegmatite, Governador Valadares, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5.5 × 4.1 × 3.2 cm
Description

A killer quartz crystal, extremely sharp and chisel-shaped, complete all-around, is set on translucent yellow muscovite crystals that is covering a flaky albite matrix. The quartz crystal is completely transparent in every direction as glass. The different lighting provides a chance to see how transparent the quartz is. Ex. Martin Zinn collection. An exceptional quartz from Brazil!

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Quartz

Formula: 
SiO2
Strunz: 
4.DA.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
7.0
Streak: 
White

Muscovite

Formula: 
KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Strunz: 
9.EC.15
Hardness: 
2.5
Streak: 
White

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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