"WardsSci000444"

Small to moderate sized crystals within a mafic matrix and cleavage visible in some specimens.

Feldspar group; greenish gray alkali feldspar, coarse crystalline, some iridescence.

Feldspar group; calcium end member plagioclase crystals in pyroxene matrix.

Classic “peacock” aluminum ore.

Cut black mica cleavage sheets.

White, fibrous, silky luster.

Deep blue, massive, with nepheline; key feldspathoid.

Crystals and crystal sections up to 1", Mohs’ hardness of 9.

Red, classic oolitic texture.

Clear, euhedral points and sections.