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Labradorite
Nain Complex, Labrador, Newfoundland and Labrador,
Canada
Labradorite
Southwestern Region, Tular Province, Madagascar
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7/11/2017 Labradorite: Labradorite mineral information and data.
Formula: (Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si 2 O 8 ]
Name: From the occurrence at Ford Harbour, Paul Island,Labrador, Canada (Nain anorthosite).
A plagioclase feldspar with an albite : anorthite molar ratio ranging from 30 : 70 to 50 : 50.
An intermediate member of the Albite-Anorthite Series.
Originally found at Ford Harbour, Paul Island, near Nain, off the east coast of Labrador, Newfoundland and Labrador [56 30' N, 61 30' W].
Classification of Labradorite
Strunz 8th ed.: 8/J.07-50
Nickel-Strunz 9.FA.35
10th (pending)
ed.: 9 : SILICATES (Germanates)
F : Tektosilicates without zeolitic H2O
A : Tektosilicates without additional non-tetrahedral anions
Streak: White
Hardness 6 - 6
(Mohs):
Cleavage: Perfect
Dispersion: none
Elements listed Al, Ca, Na, O, Si - search for minerals with similar chemistry
in formula:
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X-Ray Powder
Diffraction:
Radiation - Copper K
Data Set: unknown 874
Data courtesy of RRUFF project at University of Arizona, used with permission.
Andesine (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si 2 O 8 ]
Anorthite Ca(Al 2 Si 2 O 8 )
Anorthoclase (Na,K)AlSi 3 O 8
Banalsite Na 2 BaAl 4 Si 4 O 16
Bytownite (Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si 2 O 8 ]
Celsian Ba(Al 2 Si 2 O 8 )
Dmisteinbergite Ca(Al 2 Si 2 O 8 )
Hexacelsian BaAl 2 Si 2 O 8
Hyalophane (K,Ba)[Al(Si,Al)Si 2 O 8 ]
Kokchetavite K(AlSi 3 O 8 )
Kumdykolite Na(AlSi 3 O 8 )
Microcline K(AlSi 3 O 8 )
Oligoclase (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si 2 O 8 ]
Orthoclase K(AlSi 3 O 8 )
Paracelsian Ba(Al 2 Si 2 O 8 )
Reedmergnerite NaBSi 3 O 8
Rubicline Rb(AlSi 3 O 8 )
Sanidine K(AlSi 3 O 8 )
Slawsonite Sr(Al 2 Si 2 O 8 )
Stronalsite Na 2 SrAl 4 Si 4 O 16
A variety of feldspar (microcline or oligoclase) that has schiller, commonly with an orange/brown background color,
Sunstone
...
Svyatoslavite Ca(Al 2 Si 2 O 8 )
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Finnish: Labradoriitti
French: Labradorite
German: Labradorit
Carnatit
Mauilit
Radauit
Silicit
Spectrolith
Spektrolith
Hebrew:
Italian: Labradorite
Japanese:
Lithuanian: Labradoritas
Norwegian Labrador
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Polish: Labrador
Portuguese: Labradorite
Russian:
Simplified Chinese:
Slovak: Labradorit
Spanish: Labradorita
Carnatita
Mauilita
Radauita
Silicita
Spectrolita
Ukrainian:
Other Information
Health Risks: No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.
Labradorite in petrology
An essential component of (items highlighted in red)
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Igneous rock
Normal crystalline igneous rock
Coarse-grained ("plutonic") crystalline igneous rock
Granitoid
Granodiorite
Microgranodiorite
Volhynite
Syenitoid
Alkali-feldspar-syenite
Elkhornite
Syenite
Microsyenite
Rafaelite (of Johannsen)
Monzonite
Highwoodite
Gabbroid
Gabbro
Clinopyroxene-gabbro
Analcime-gabbro
Teschenite
Anorthositoid
Anorthosite
Calciclasite
Labradoritite
Foid-syenitoid
Foid-monzosyenite
Nepheline-monzosyenite
Allochetite
Leucite-monzosyenite
Sommaite
Foid-gabbroid
Foid-gabbro
Nepheline-gabbro
Theralite
Fine-grained ("volcanic") normal crystalline igneous rock
Trachytoid
Trachyandesite
Banakite
Trachybasalt
Anorthoclase basalt
Andesitoid
Andesite
Glassy andesite
Bandaite
Tephritoid
Tephrite
Melanocratic tephrite
Buchonite
Igneous rock
Normal crystalline igneous rock
Coarse-grained ("plutonic") crystalline igneous rock
Coarse-grained-ultramafic-rock
Peridotite
Dunite
Cumberlandite
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Reference List: Rose. G. (1823): ber den Feldspat, Albit, Labradorit und Anorthit, Annalen der Physik und Chemie, Vol. 73/NF-43, 175-208.
Hans Boysen & Stefan Kek (2015): The modulated structure of labradorite. Zeitschrift fr Kristallographie - Crystalline Materials 230, 2335.
http://rruff.info/doclib/hom/labradorite.pdf
Jin, S. & Xu, H. (2017): Study on structure variations of incommensurately modulated labradorite feldspars with different cooling histories.
American Mineralogist: 102 (in press); http://forum.amiminerals.it/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=13473 (2017)
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