labradorite

labradorite n The universally known, blue, green, bronze schillerizing labradorite is found in the Nain district in limited bands in the anorthosite, also the pale green amazonite. The ordinary biotite gneiss underlies the eastern part of Paul's Island, but a few miles west of Ford Harbour it c...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1970
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Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/46028
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Summary:labradorite n The universally known, blue, green, bronze schillerizing labradorite is found in the Nain district in limited bands in the anorthosite, also the pale green amazonite. The ordinary biotite gneiss underlies the eastern part of Paul's Island, but a few miles west of Ford Harbour it comes in contact with the famous anorthosite and allied gabbro whence is derived the labradorite . The labradorite is called 'fire-rock' by the Indians. PRINTED ITEM DNE-cit G. M. Story JUL 1970 JH AUG 1970 Used I and Sup Used I and Sup 1 Used I labradorite, labrador felspar, labradorian Checked by Jordyn Hughes on Fri 03 Jul 2015