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Sanidine Var Carlsbad Twin

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Sanidine Var Carlsbad Twin

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Description
Locality: 
Kakourou, Aridhaia, Pélla, Central Macedonia, Greece
Class: 
Single Crystal
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3 × 2.3 × 1.5 cm
Description

Sharp,textbook Carlsbad twin of sanidine from the classic localities,one of the few in the world for this feldspar group species!The piece is satin lustrous and if it wasn't for a small sidecar crystal,one could suggest it's carvedUndamaged floater!

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Sanidine

Formula: 
KAlSi3O8
Strunz: 
9.FA.30
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic - Prismatic
Hardness: 
6.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Drachenfels, Königswinter, Siebengebirge, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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