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Anorthite — specimens [gallery view] (Page 2)


A rare constituent of mafic plutonic and volcanic rocks; in some metamorphic rocks; in metamorphosed carbonate rocks; with corundum deposits (Anthony et al., 2001—2005).
Rainbow moonstone — specimen 0571
0571
Sri Lanka
Rainbow moonstone — specimen 0060
0060
India

Anorthite — specimens — 12
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