Albite Mineral Specimens and Clevelandite Crystals

Item: albm151
Natural clevelandite mineral specimen weighs 0.8 pounds
Pegmatite Specimen Measurements: 4.2" long x 4" x 1.9"
Found in Minas Gerais, Brazil
Price: $54.95
This pegmatite decorator specimen is composed of brilliant snowy white clevelandite crystals (a variety of albite feldspar) with some golden muscovite crystals perched on the clevelandite. The blade-like clevelandite crystals are translucent to semi-transparent with vitreous luster and become transparent near the crystal tips. Beautiful terminated clevelandite crystals cover the backside as well (see a back view of this muscovite on clevelandite specimen). See also a full view photo of the front side of this muscovite on clevelandite.

Smoky Quartz Crystal on Albite Matrix

Item: albm176
Natural pegmatite matrix specimen weighing 5.0 pounds
Pegmatite Specimen Dimensions: 7.5" long x 5.5" x 4.5"
Found at Divino Laranjeiras, Brazil
Price: $264.25

This natural pegmatite decorator specimen has a group of naturally terminated smoky quartz crystals partially embedded in a matrix of white albite feldspar with some muscovite mica. The albite matrix is a mass of intergrown triclinic albite crystals, some of which show curving surfaces. See a close-up of the albite feldspar matrix. The smoky quartz crystals are semi-transparent to transparent with all natural terminations in mostly good condition with a few minor abrasions, and the largest smoky quartz crystal measures over 5 inches long! See a side view photo of this superior quality smoky quartz on albite decorator specimen.

Albite with Diamond Shape Muscovite Crystals

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Item: albm190
Natural pegmatite matrix specimen weighing 7.0 pounds
Pegmatite Specimen Dimensions: 8.8" long x 6.3" x 4.8"
Found in Minas Gerais, Brazil
Price: $291.25

This natural pegmatite decorator specimen has a white albite matrix with naturally terminated diamond-shaped muscovite mica crystals. The albite matrix is a mass of intergrown albite crystals with the muscovite crystals. This natural mineral specimen was found in a tourmaline bearing pegmatite in Minas Gerais, Brazil. See an opposite side view of this beautiful albite with muscovite decorator mineral specimen. See also a different side view of this unique muscovite on albite decorator mineral specimen.

Albite Decorator Specimen with Pink Tourmaline Crystals

Item: albm192
Natural pegmatite matrix specimen weighing 23.1 pounds
Pegmatite Specimen Dimensions: 12" x 11.5" x 5.5"
Found in North-Eastern Minas Gerais, Brazil
Price: $941.25

The matrix of this natural color pegmatite decorator specimen is white albite feldspar. There are more than 100 pink tourmaline crystals intergrown with the white albite matrix. The pink tourmalines are mostly translucent. This beautiful decorator specimen is completely natural just as it came out of the earth - it has not been heated or treated in any way! See a full view of this natural decorator specimen of pink tourmaline crystals in albite. There are beautiful pink tourmaline crystals exposed on the opposite side as well! See also an opposite side view of this natural decorator specimen of pink tourmaline crystals in albite.

Large Muscovite Crystal Cluster on Albite Matrix

Item: albm191
Natural pegmatite decorator mineral specimen weighs 11.7 pounds
Pegmatite Specimen Dimensions: 8.2" long x 7.5" tall x 6" deep
Mined in 2006 at the Sapo Mine in Minas Gerais, Brazil
Price: $394.25

This is a very beautiful pegmatite decorator mineral specimen consisting of blocky muscovite mica crystals on albite matrix. It is completely natural! There also are several small quartz crystals peeking out from behind some of the muscovites. See a full view photo of this natural decorator specimen of muscovite crystals on albite. There are over a dozen large intergrown muscovite mica crystals perched up on top of the albite with interesting hexagonal shapes. See a side view photo of this fine quality muscovite on albite decorator specimen.

Large Muscovite with Albite Decorator Mineral Specimen

Item: albm166
This natural pegmatite specimen weighs 20.3 Lbs
Muscovite with Albite Specimen Dimensions: 11.5" long x 8.4" wide x 5.8" thick
Found in Minas Gerais, Brazil
Price: $625.00

This natural pegmatite mineral specimen is a large cluster of muscovite mica crystals intergrown with some white clevelandite (a variety of albite feldspar). This large pegmatite specimen is completely natural with no treatments of any kind. There are some rounded clevelandite formations on top of the muscovite crystals on the back side. This unique specimen has a large stalagmitic muscovite crystal formation standing up from the matrix as shown. See also a back view of this natural decorator specimen of muscovite with albite.

Large Clevelandite with Microcline Decorator Specimen

Item: albm165
This natural pegmatite specimen weighs 25.6 Lbs
Clevelandite on Microcline Specimen Dimensions: 11.5" tall x 9" wide x 6.1" deep
Mined at Divino Laranjeiras, Brazil
Price: $810.00

This beautiful decorator specimen stands up nicely in the position shown. It has rounded masses of blade-like white clevelandite crystals attached to a large partially terminated microcline crystal. This unique specimen is completely natural with no treatments of any kind. This beautiful pegmatite specimen is very showy with the brilliant white clevelandite and the beige color microcline feldspar. There are hundreds of small muscovite mica crystals attached on the backside. See also a back view of this pegmatite decorator specimen of clevelandite with microcline.

Large Pegmatite Decorator Mineral Specimen

Item: albm167
This natural pegmatite specimen weighs 33.5 Lbs
Clevelandite with Muscovite Specimen Dimensions: 13.5" tall x 12" wide x 8" deep
Found at Itinga, Brazil
Price: $945.00

This natural pegmatite mineral specimen is a large cluster of white clevelandite crystals (a variety of albite feldspar) with scattered muscovite crystals both intergrown and perched on top of the clevelandite. The photo at left is a close-up view showing a 0.7 inch long twinned columbite-tantalite crystal with some of the clevelandite crystals and muscovite crystals. This large decorator specimen stands up securely in the position shown in the full view photo of this pegmatite specimen. This unique mineral specimen is completely natural with no treatments of any kind. It also has a large vug inside it measuring 3.5 inches across and over 9 inches deep! There are a few quartz crystals around the opening of the vug, the largest of these quartz crystals is 1.7 inches long (see a close up of this large pegmatite vug.)

Clevelandite Decorator Mineral Specimen

Item: albm194
Natural pegmatite specimen weighs 4.0 Lbs
Clevelandite Specimen Measurements: 7" long x 6" x 3.5"
Found in a pegmatite in Minas Gerais, Brazil
Price: $168.25

This natural pegmatite specimen is a mass of intergrown white blade-like clevelandite (a variety of albite feldspar) crystals. The clevelandite crystals are translucent to semi-transparent and they crystallized in rounded masses. See also an opposite side view of this natural clevelandite decorator mineral specimen. On the base of this natural pegmatite specimen there is some small muscovite micas and a few tiny columbite-tantalite crystals - the largest measures about 1/4 inch across. See a close up of the largest of these Columbite-Tantalite in Clevelandite.

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