LABRADORITE POLISHED/NATURAL FREEFORM
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Product Details
- CRYSTAL/MINERAL
- LABRADORITE
- location
- Madagascar
- SKU
- 052049
- DIMENSIONS
- 28cm x 25cm x 8cm (11.0in x 9.8in x 3.1in)
- GEOLOGICAL FORMATION
- Labradorite formed through the slow crystallization of feldspar within large igneous intrusions during the Precambrian era, roughly 1-4 billion years ago. The mineral developed as magma cooled gradually within massive anorthosite complexes—geological formations composed almost entirely of feldspar minerals.
The stone's distinctive optical property, labradorescence, results from a process called exsolution that occurred during cooling. As temperatures dropped over geological time, the original feldspar separated into alternating microscopic layers of calcium-rich and sodium-rich plagioclase. These extremely thin layers, measuring only 100-300 nanometers thick, create interference patterns that diffract white light into spectral colours.
Labradorite was first identified in Labrador, Canada in 1770, from where it gained its name.
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LABRADORITE POLISHED/NATURAL FREEFORM
Sale priceAED 16,800.00