Labradorite Domes Small Pieces @ Ancient Wisdom

Labradorite is truely a fascinatingly beautiful mineral. Its a mineral whose charm is not fully noticed and may be overlooked if not viewed from the proper position. Generally a dull, dark looking mineral with no special virtue until the colourful shiller is observed glowing on the surface.

Labradorite can produce a colourful play of light across cleavage planes and in sliced sections called labradorescence. The usually intense colours range from the typical blues and violets through greens, yellows and oranges. Some rare specimens display all these colours simultaneously.
All members of the plagioclase series usually display lamellar twinning called "Albite Twinning". The twinning is caused by a defects in the crystal structure during its growth.