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vic rzonca

Joined: 18 Nov 2008
Posts: 820
Location: MA

Posted: Jul 29, 2012 10:16 Post subject: Exceptional finds

Here are a few images of an extremely course pegmatite mineralization from the Sapo mine in Brazil.

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1.5 meters. The muscovite and albite form protruding from the larger feldspar crystal is an alteration product of a large kunzite crystal formerly occupying that space.

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The arms are for scale. Albite and quartz.

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37 cm. high half-pipe of albite, mucovite and quartz from the feldspar of image 0548.

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Pete Modreski
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Posted: Jul 30, 2012 11:22 Post subject: Re: Exceptional finds

Wow, quite awesome specimens, thank you! I will not be surprised if we perhaps get to see these in person somewhere in Tucson next February.

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