2.2" Lustrous Muscovite Crystal Cluster - Adams Farm, North Carolina

Lustrous Muscovite Crystal Cluster - Adams Farm, North Carolina #244717

Here is a beautiful cluster of muscovite crystals on quartz, collected from Adams farm in Alexander County, North Carolina. The specimen measures 2.2" wide and the muscovite crystals exhibit an eye catching luster. A small amount of red rutile can be found on this specimen.

Muscovite is a phyllosilicate mineral of aluminium and potassium. It has a highly perfect basal cleavage, yielding remarkably thin laminæ that are often highly elastic. It can be colorless or tinted through grays, violet, or red, and can be transparent or translucent. Fuchsite and mariposite are green varieties of muscovite, owing their green color to chromium impurities. Alurgite is a manganese-bearing, purple to reddish variety of muscovite.

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