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Quartz Adularia & Chlorite

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Quartz Adularia & Chlorite

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Description
Locality: 
Maderanertal, Uri, Switzerland
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
10 × 9 × 4 cm
Description

Clusters of clear quartz crystals with colorless adularia and minor chlorite

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Quartz

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

Adularia

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

Chlorite

Synonym Of: 

Chlorite Group

Group Parent: 
Chlorite
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
2 - 2.5
Colour: 
Green, Grey, Brown
Streak: 
colourless