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Orthoclase Var Baveno Twin

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Orthoclase Var Baveno Twin

Ex Dr. Krantz, Bonn, Germany
Classic Locality

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Description
Locality: 
Tanakami-yama, Otsu City, Shiga Prefecture, Honshu Island, Japan
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5.8 × 2.8 × 2.5 cm
Description

Undamaged orthoclase specimen with a contact twin on the {021} plane (Baveno Law Twin). Not only it is an old specimen (two labels, one is a copy) but the locality in Japan is poorly represented in collections. Ex Marcus Lueg (DE) specimen.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Orthoclase

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

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