Rock 365 : Day 141 : Labradorite

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Day 141 : This is the plagioclase mineral labradorite. The intense
blue is labradorescence or a consequence of the schiller effect, light
refracting from lamellar intergrowths. Locality unknown. Keele
collection.

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