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Adularia

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Adularia

With Antique Label

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Description
Locality: 
Medel Gorge, Val Medel, Surselva Region, Grisons, Switzerland
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
13.5 × 13 × 9.5 cm
Largest Crystal: 
13.50cm
Description

An imposing alpine specimen of a huge lustrous, snow-white adularia crystal from a famous Swiss locality.

Very good display specimen - collected before 1900 !!

With wonderful old label.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Adularia

Formula: 
KAlSi3O8
Strunz: 
9.FA.30
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
6 Ortho - clase