Name ADULARIA
Variety ADULARIA
Origin Hachupa (Baltistan) Pakistan
Hardness 6
Composition (k,Na)AlSi3O8
Crystaline sys. MONOCLINIC
Size   7x6,6x4,3 cm
Weight 190 gr.




Description:
The feldspar group, to which adularia belongs, is very important in industry in the manufacture of many every-day products, both for domestic and industrial use. This group includes amazonite, labradorite, orthose, albite amongst others, some of the oldest gemological materials used by Man. Here we show a beautiful specimen of adularia, also known as moonstone, formed by various interpenetrating crystals and of an extraordinary luster.


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ADULARIA



VARIETY ADULARIA