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Orthoclase Albite & Quartz

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Orthoclase Albite & Quartz

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Locality: 
Organ Mountains, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, United States of America
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
8 × 7 × 4.5 cm
Description

Interesting specimen of orthoclase with some white albite and smokey quartz. The largest orthoclase crystal is 2cm and the largest quartz is 1.5cm. One small nick on the tip of the largest quartz crystal. The quartz crystals have a macromosaic structure. The Organ Mountains were recently made a National Monument and collecting there is no longer possible.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Orthoclase

Formula: 
KAlSi3O8
Strunz: 
9.FA.30
Hardness: 
6.0
Streak: 
White

Albite

Formula: 
NaAlSi3O8
Strunz: 
9.FA.35
Crystal System: 
Triclinic
Hardness: 
6.0 - 6.5
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Finnbo (Finbo), Falun, Dalarna, Sweden

Quartz

Formula: 
SiO2
Strunz: 
4.DA.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
7.0
Streak: 
White
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