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Ylamaa spectrolite quarries
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What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and mineralsAlso reported: Spectrolite: labradorite feldspar with vivid full-spectrum iridescence, gem rough.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
Proterozoic anorthosite
Type source of the trade name spectrolite.
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