Labradorite

Description
A lime-soda rock form of mineral, which may give off dust.  Bulk density: 1,667 kg/m3. Non-IMSBC Code information : Grey to smokey black in colour.  Labradorite, by definition, must contain 50-70 percent calcium to 50-30 percent sodium in the calicum/sodium proportions. A calcium-rich feldspar. For more information on feldspar, see "additional information" and separate cargo entry "feldspar lump".
Trade Names (Synonyms)
Anorthosite , Black Moonstone, Labrador Feldspar, Opaline Feldspar, Spectrolite, Silicita, Carnatite.

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