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It consists of feldspar, mostly plagioclase and mainly oligoclase, some andesine and labradorite and has a characteristic appearance: there is a flicker of small metallic flakes inside an orange mass, this is why it was given the name of sunstone, or héliolite. This orange optical
The moonstone is composed of alkaline feldspar, mainly potassium in other words orthoclase, in its variety “adularia”. This is actually a microperthite resulting from a microscopic phase separation of platelets from a sodium feldspar, the albite, in the orthoclase during the cooling of the mixture
From the family of plagioclase, its name comes from the Greek “oligo”, a little bit, and “klassos” break, because it is a feldspar whose cleavage is more difficult than for others. It is part of the albite-anorthite series. It was identified by Breithaupt in 1826.
This plagioclase was discovered in 1770 in the Labrador region in Canada, which gave it its name. It is part of the albite-anorthite series. Its characteristic is a set of iridescent colors that can be observed by changing its position relatively to the light, this
Discovered in 1855, it owes its name to the Greek “hyalos” – glass-, and “Phanos” – which has the appearance.
