Lapis Lazuli, Afghanistan, hand polished

Lapis Lazuli, Afghanistan, hand polished

Satyaloka Himalayan Azeztulite (

Satyaloka Himalayan Azeztulite ("Golden Himalayan quartz") Tibet

Larvikite = Blue Pearl = Norwegian Labradorit = Syenite from Norway

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Larvikite = Blue Pearl = Norwegian Labradorit = Syenite from Norway is available to buy in increments of 200

Larvikite is an igneous rock, specifically a variety of monzonite,  notable for the presence of handsome, thumbnail-sized crystals of feldspar. These feldspars are known as ternary because they contain significant components of all three endmember feldspars. The feldspar has partly unmixed on the micro-scale to form a perthite, and the presence of the alternating alkali feldspar and plagioclase layers give its characteristic silver blue sheen (Schiller effect, labradorescence) on polished surfaces. Olivine can be present along with apatite, and locally quartz. Larvikite is usually rich in titanium, with titanaugite and/or titanomagnetite present. Larvikite occurs in the Larvik Batholith (a.k.a. Larvik Plutonic Complex), a suite of 10 igneous plutons emplaced in the Oslo Rift (Oslo Graben) surrounded by ~1.1 billion year old Sveconorwegian gneisses. The Larvik Batholith is of Permian age, about 292-298 million years old.[2] Larvikite is also found in the Killala Lake Alkalic Rock Complex near Thunder Bay in Ontario, Canada.The name originates from the town of Larvik in Norway, where this type of igneous rock is found. Many quarries exploit larvikite in the vicinity of Larvik. Intrusions of larvikite in Norway form part of the suite of igneous rocks that were emplaced during the Permian period, associated with the formation of the Oslo Rift. The crystallisation of a ternary feldspar indicates that this rock began to crystallise under lower crustal conditions.

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Dimensions 25-40mm
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