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Microcline var. Hyalophane
$400.00
€325
£280.00
approx.
This specimen is priced in US dollars, all other prices are approximate.
ID: CC21163
Hyalophane is the glassy transparent variety of Microcline Feldspar and this beautiful example is from the Zagradski Potok mine in Zagradski Creek, Bosnia and Herzegovina, a locality famous for its superb Hyalophane. This ex-matrix specimen is a part large single crystal, cleaved across its back with a milky white translucent back and mainly semi-transparent to transparent prism faces and a broad chisel-shaped termination. The wedge-shaped termination is mirror smooth and glassy while the front display face is vertically striated. The crystal is mainly colourless although is subtly tinted delicate creamy-lemon. A splendid example of Hyalophane, this rare variety of Microcline.
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Dimensions
4.2 × 7.0 × 3.1 cm
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Locality
Zagradski Potok Mine, Zagradski Creek, Busovača, Central Bosnia Canton, Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Minerals on Specimen
Minerals on specimen
variety Hyalophane, Microline
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