Magnetite, K Feldspar (Var: Adularia)
Ritter pass - Ritterchumme area, Chummibort, Grengiols, Östlich Raron, Valais, Switzerland
Two metallic and textbook sharp magnetite octahedrons, to 9 mm, and glassy sharp adularia crystals are aesthetically set on the small cabinet gneiss matrix. Clinochlore and tiny rutile crystals are typical and excellent accessories. The bit of bruising to the magnetites is certainly acceptable in the context of this significant old-time specimen. ...
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