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Rock Crystal & Pericline

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Rock Crystal & Pericline

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Description
Locality: 
Auernig, Spittal an der Drau District, Carinthia, Austria
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
10.1 × 8 × 3.7 cm
Description

A wonderful and very aesthetic sample from this prominent alpien locality. The base - matrix - is formed by light pericline crystals - on it you can see several sharp and double terminated rock crystals - they are milky, faces are glossy and there is a touch of greenish color, caused by green-shists matrix in the area. Looks great in various positions, no significant damages to report.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Rock Crystal

Variety Of: 

Quartz

Formula: 
SiO2
Strunz: 
4.DA.05
Hardness: 
7.0
Formula: 
Hardness: 
0.0

Pericline

Variety Of: 

Albite

Formula: 
NaAlSi3O8
Strunz: 
9.FA.35
Hardness: 
6.0 - 6.5
Hardness: 
0.0