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Orthoclase Var Carlsbad Twin

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Orthoclase Var Carlsbad Twin

ex Dr. F. Krantz (GER)
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Description
Locality: 
Tanakami-yama, Otsu City, Shiga Prefecture, Honshu Island, Japan
Class: 
Single Crystal
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.1 × 2.5 × 1.8 cm
Description

Mineral specimens are not seen very often from this granite pegmatite district, mined for centuries for feldspar used for the local ceramics industry. This is a Carlsbad type twinned feldspar labeled to be orthoclase. One of the twinned termination is cleaved. Otherwise interesting and rare old timer. Krantz old timer from Japan.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Orthoclase

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

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