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Albite var. cleavelandite with Muscovite

#DH42035
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Albite from Harding mine, Taos Co., New Mexico, United States - DH42035
Albite from Harding mine, Taos Co., New Mexico, United States - DH42035

Albite var. cleavelandite with Muscovite

#DH42035
Availability
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Size
15 x 10 x 7 cm - Cabinet 
Formula
NaAlSi3O8 (RRUFF)
Locality
Harding mine, Taos Co., New Mexico, United States
Tagged
pegmatite mineral

Large specimen composed of mostly white platy Albite with rose colored Muscovite. The habit of this specimen is coarse and platy, which is typical of the variety called "cleavelandite" and is usually found in the wall zone of a fractionated pegmatite.

Albite

Formula
NaAlSi3O8 
Crystal System
Triclinic 
Crystal Habit
Blocky, Striated, Granular 
Cleavage
Perfect, Good, None 
Luster
Vitreous (Glassy) 
Color
white, gray, greenish gray, bluish green, gray 
Streak
white 
Class
Triclinic - Pinacoidal 
Fracture
Uneven 
Hardness
7 

Data courtesy of Webmineral.

Collection
Hess Collection
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