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Sanidine

Gem Crystal

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Description
Locality: 
Volkesfeld, Mendig, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5 × 5.4 × 3.5 cm
Description

Well, a "gem crystal" is something else. It's a massive chunk nof sanidine - but this is the quality that can be very well cut and polished. Fine color like smoky quartz.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Sanidine

Formula: 
KAlSi3O8
Strunz: 
9.FA.30
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic - Prismatic
Hardness: 
6.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Drachenfels, Königswinter, Siebengebirge, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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