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Albite
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Albite Locality: Chisone Valley, Torino Province, Piedmont, Italy (Locality at mindat.org) A rare and unusually aesthetic Italian albite cluster, a fine thumber for this material, appearing almost reticulated like a Tsumeb cerrusite due to the parallel growth patterns. 2.4 x 1.7 x 1.1 cm

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Type Feldspar mineral
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Hard 6-6.5
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Albite is a type of Feldspar mineral. It is commonly found as a blackish green with a tint of yellow, and was first reported of being found in 1815 in Sweden.

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