Specimen #777
Name: Albite
Type: Mineral
Locality: Magnet Cove, Hot Springs Co., Arkansas, USA
Favorite? N
Fluorescent? N
Size: 10.4 x 7.3 x 4.2 cm
Weight: 205
Acquired: 2008-08-21
Source: Arkenstone Auction
Label: Y
Comment: Albite (rare US classic!) Though this area is known for minerals widely, it is not particularly known for albite specimens - it is better known for its magnetites, brookites, etc. So this is actually quite an unusual specimen and comes from a recent find by Donald Heins at this old locality. Beyond that, it is actually rather pretty - these sharp crystals have formed knobs or rosettes that give the specimen pretty 3-dimensionality. One of the larger, better pieces found.
Minerals: Albite (NaAlSi3O8)
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