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Unfortunately I don’t know where in Vermont it was found. My mom had it and gave it to me, but she doesn’t know where it was found. FMF – Friends of Minerals Forum, discussion and message board
Okay thanks. I tested it, and the white mineral doesn’t scratch Quartz. So more than likely it would be Feldspar? FMF – Friends of Minerals Forum, discussion and message board
earthshaped: Emerald crystals on Biotite schist matrix Leckbachgraben (Leckbachrinne), Nasenkopf, Habach Valley, Hohe Tauern, Salzburg, Austria Geology Nerd