Albite with Epidote (?) and

Item Description

An unusual locality specimen featuring pinkish to white to colorless crystals of blocky Albite measuring up to 9 mm associated with Epidote (?) and "Chlorite" (Clinochlore) according to the label. More than likely the "Epidote" on the specimen is a species of Hornblende (Magnesio-Hornblende) as Epidote is not reported from the locality. The Albite crystals are very attractive with an interesting growth that shows opaque pink cores and transitions into a translucent white layer near the exterior and is even GEMMY (colorless) on the outmost layers of some crystals. You can also see a bit of polysynthetic twinning in the Albite crystals where they have a slightly staggered, semi-parallel growth. An attractive and interesting piece from the obscure locality in Norway. Thanks to Henrik Passman for correcting the locality info to the modern standard, and also adding this was probably collected in the 1980s. Ex Kay Robertson Collection (#9712). Kay is a prominent California collector, who specialized in European classics (see the article in the March-April, 2007 Mineralogical Record and the 50+ page article in the German Magazine "Mineralien Welt" November-December 2017)

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