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CLEVELANDITE [1 record]

Record 1 2010-11-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mineralogy
DEF

A white, lamellar, or leaflike variety of albite, having an almost pure Ab content and commonly forming fan-shaped aggregates of tabular crystals that show mosaic development and appear as though bent.

OBS

[This mineral is] formed as a late-stage mineral in pegmatites, replacing other minerals.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Minéralogie
DEF

Variété lamellaire de l'albite typique des pegmatites [qui] présente une couleur blanche ou bleue.

Spanish

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