4667 Clinochlore, Titanite, Albite, Calcite?, Bockstein, Gastein valley, Hohe Tauern, Salzburg, Austria
Labelled as “pennin” = clinochlore, Helmut Braith
Albite
4997 Arfvedsonite, Zircon, Albite, Willow Basin, Washington Pass, Golden Horn Batholith, Okanogan Co., Washington, USA
Ex John Sobolewski. Ex Joe George (Sceptreguy), Matt Gibbs
8072 Albite, Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallee-du-Richelieu RCM, Monteregie, Quebec, Canada
Baveno Twins. ex Bernie and Margaret Day Collection
30026 Peatite-(Y)/Ramikite-(Y), Calcite after unknown, Synchysite-(Ce) after Remondite-(Ce), Siderite, Albite, Anatase, Analcime, Poudrette quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallee-du-Richelieu RCM, Monteregie, Quebec, Canada
Type Locality for Peatite and Ramikite. A number of sharp peatite-ramikite crystals are present on this specimen. The matrix id composed of some blocky pseudomorphs of calcite after ?, synchysite after rémondite along with lots...
30036 Quartz, Chlorite, Albite, Anatase, Rutile, Ganesh Himal (Mt Ganesh), Dhading District, Nepal
Chlorite and anatase inclusions in thin needle-like quartz. Minor white albite on quartz. Tiny brown rutile(?) on one quartz crystal.
30019 Albite, Orthoclase, Smoky Quartz, Muscovite, Glenrowan, Victoria
White albite growing epitaxially on orange orthoclase.
10074 Morganite, Albite, Quartz, Dara-i-Pech pegmatite field (Darra-i-Pech; Darra-e-Pech; Pech; Peech; Page), Chapa Dara District, Konar Province (Kunar Province; Konarh Province; Konarha Province; Nuristan), Afghanistan
Pale pink morganite beryl, labelled as Pakistan but identified as Pech by Rocksaholics. Purchased at Keystone, priced at $290.
0930 Elbaite, Albite, Muscovite, Stak Nala, Haramosh Mts., Skardu District, Baltistan, Gilgit-Baltistan (Northern Areas), Pakistan
Numerous perfectly terminated, colour zoned elbaite crystals artfully positioned on a matrix of albite which is coated by a nicely contrasting carpet of tiny white muscovite crystals. 55x30x25mm.
0905 Tantalite-(Mn), Elbaite, Albite, Paprok Mine (Papruk Mine; Paprowk Mine), Kamdesh District, Nuristan Province (Nurestan Province; Nooristan Province; Nuristan), Afghanistan
Blue cap elbaite with small brown tantalite 47x42x30mm.
0843 Albite, Fluorapatite, Lake Boga granite quarry, Lake Boga, Victoria
Single iron-stained fluorapatite with three small albite crystals, sitting on orthoclase
0816 Elbaite, Albite, Stak Nala, Haramosh Mts., Skardu District, Baltistan, Gilgit-Baltistan (Northern Areas), Pakistan
Pink cap multi-colour single crystal of elbaite. The crystal is doubly terminated and without any damage. 42 ct and 50x20x16mm.
4714 Fluornatromicrolite, Albite, Shigar Valley, Pakistan
Tiny sharp golden fluornatromicrolite on albite, Shigar Valley, Skardu District, Baltistan, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan.
4708 Zircon, Albite, Schellgaden, Austria
An unusual dark purple zircon on colourless albite from Schellgaden, Murwinkel, Lungau, Salzburg, Austria.
5550 Titanite, Plattenkogel north slope, Anlauf valley, Salzburg, Austria
A group of golden titanite crystals, the front one being 2mm across, from Plattenkogel north slope, Anlauf valley, Gastein valley, Hohe Tauern, Salzburg, Austria. Other species present include adularia, a chlorite-group mineral, and albite.