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Orthoclase

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Orthoclase

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Description
Locality: 
Grotta d'Oggi, San Piero in Campo, Campo nell'Elba, Elba, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
7 × 4.5 × 3.8 cm
Largest Crystal: 
3.50cm
Description

Very old pegmatite specimen with a white orthoclase crystal and some quartz crystals on top.

With two old labels

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Orthoclase

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