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Orthoclase

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Orthoclase

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Description
Locality: 
Tanakami-yama, Otsu City, Shiga Prefecture, Honshu Island, Japan
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
8.5 × 2.5 × 2.5 cm
Description

Old piece of an 8.5 cm orthoclase crystal from former Orni province.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Orthoclase

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