Labradorite
Info: Labradorite is hard solution of albite (30 – 50%) and anorhite (50 – 70%). It usually grows in pegmatite poor on silica. Labradorite has blue-green color, made from his leaf structure and fine grown titanite, magnetite and ilmenite metals inside the mineral.
Found: Beautiful crystals were found in the island Saint-Paul near Labrador.
Used for: Favored in jewelry.
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Crystal structure |
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Trigonal |
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Hardness |
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6 – 6,5 |
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Color |
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Green-blue or various other alien colorations |
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Luster |
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Glassy |
