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Calcite Adularia & Quartz

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Calcite Adularia & Quartz

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Description
Locality: 
Ritterkopf, Ritterkopf Massif, Zell am See District, Salzburg, Austria
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5.1 × 4.3 × 1.8 cm
Largest Crystal: 
4.30cm
Description

A really wonderful group of 3 perfect calcite crystals with small water clear quartz and sharp edged adularia from a cleft 2800m above sea level.

Very aesthetic Alpine specimen.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Calcite

Polymorph of: 
Formula: 
CaCO3
Strunz: 
5.AB.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
3.0
Streak: 
White

Adularia

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

Quartz

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