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perthitic albite
subject			fact

perthitic albite	is an instance of inverted mineral
	has composition exsolution lamellae of orthoclase exsolved within albite
inverted mineral	has texture exsolution lamellae of one mineral within another mineral due to solid solution miscibility gap
mineral	has color
	has alteration mineral
	is one of 4000 well-characterized minerals