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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Albite, Magnet Cove, Hot Springs Co., Arkansas - 10.4 x 7.3 x 4.2 cm

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Albite, Magnet Cove, Hot Springs Co., Arkansas - 10.4 x 7.3 x 4.2 cm

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Albite, Magnet Cove, Hot Springs Co., Arkansas

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Albite, Magnet Cove, Hot Springs Co., Arkansas