A Geoscience Digital Image Library
A Geoscience Digital Image Library
| Title | Labradorite |
|---|---|
| Description | Labradorite, Ca(50-70%)Na(50-30%)(Al,Si)AlSi2O8 (calcium sodium aluminum silicate), can produce a colorful play of light across cleavage planes and in sliced sections called labradorescence. The usually intense colors range from the typical blues and violets through greens, yellows and oranges. |
| Location | Labrador. Near Nain. |
| Photographer | Darla Sondrol. 2002-02-15. |
| Collection | Ward’s Classroom Collection of Gem Minerals #31. |
| Key words | labradorite, Labrador |
| Tech details | 494 KB. Hand specimen. Fujifilm FinePix S1Pro digital camera; 60mm AF Nikon micro lens. |
| GeoDIL number | 2380 |
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