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May 28, 2014 04:22 pm PDT
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Rainbow lattice sunstone isbeautiful
This intriguing chunk of feldspar looks like ribbon confetti neatly arranged in resin. According to this site, Rainbow lattice sunstone "contains crystallographically oriented exsolutions of Illmenite & Hematite that forms a criss-cross lattice pattern which produces spectral colour aventurescence in reflected light." In other words, a wizard made it.
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