Description
SPECTROLITE SPHERE
This is the polished spectrolite sphere. Diameter: 2.5″ (64mm). Weight – 12.8oz (363 grams). Origin: Finland.
Some information about spectrolite:
Spectrolite is an uncommon variety of labradorite feldspar. Spectrolite exhibits a richer range of colors than other labradorites. Sometimes spectrolite incorrectly used to describe labradorite whenever a richer display of colors is present.
Finnish geologist Aarne Laitakari (1890–1975) described the peculiar stone and sought its origin for years when his son Pekka discovered a deposit at Ylämaa in south-eastern Finland, while building the Salpa Line fortifications there in 1940. The quarrying of spectrolite began after the Second World War and became a significant local industry (More information about spectrolite).
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