feldspars

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anhortite crystal from Anhui in China

anorthite

ck_admin March 24, 2021

Discovered on the Vesuvius (Italy) in 1823 by the mineralogist Rose, its name comes from the Greek “not straight” in relation to its triclinic crystals. It is the calcium end member of the albite-anorthite series of the family of plagioclase feldspar.

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red andesine from China

andesine

ck_admin March 24, 2021

A feldspar from the family of plagioclases, discovered in 1841 in Marmato in Colombia, is named after its abundant presence in the Andes in South America. A blood red variety, whose color is due to copper, was discovered in 2002 Congo near the Goma region.

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trillion cut amazonite from Vietnam

amazonite

ck_admin March 24, 2021

This is a perthite, variety of feldspar, so called because discovered in the Amazon, but not near the Amazon River. It is part of the family of microclines. The name microcline comes from the Greek “small slope” has been given by Breithaupt in 1830 in

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oval cut albite

albite

ck_admin March 24, 2021

Found in 1815, it name comes from the Latin “albus”, white. It is the sodium end member of the albite-anorthite series of the plagioclase group. It is a very common and widespread mineral. The peristerite shows phenomenon of adularescence same as moonstone.

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