Labradorite & Pink Quartz Earrings BD0161

Labradorite is a tectosilicate mineral that belongs to the Plagioclase Feldspar group Its name is derived from the Labrador Peninsula of Canada where it was originally found. It is a common mineral, found in ferromagnesian igneous and anorthosite rocks.

Quartz is one of the most common minerals, making up almost 12% of the Earth’s crust It is also known as silicon dioxide and is encountered in sedimentary and volcanic rocks. When found at high temperature during the last phase of its precipitation, quartz crystallizes within only a few months. It is mined in Brazil, Japan, America and Switzerland.