Albite (Var: Pericline), Quartz
Pfitsch pass, Finkenberg, Schwaz District, Tyrol, Austria
8.0 x 5.8 x 3.0 cm. Mineral specimens are uncommon from this less well-known Austrian locality, near the Italian border. Variably-sized, sharp, pearlescent tabular albite (variety pericline) crystals, to 1.8 cm, are aesthetically festooned on one face of the piece. Scattered water-clear quartz crystals are a fine accessory and complement. The back ...
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