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Orthoclase Var Manebach Twin

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Orthoclase Var Manebach Twin

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Description
Locality: 
Montnegre-Montseny Massif, La Batllòria, Vallès Oriental, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
4.3 × 2.5 × 1.5 cm
Description

Group of attractive pink orthoclase crystals with prismatic development, associated by two types of twinning: Baveno and Manebach. From the Montnegre mountain, in Barcelona, a well-known Spanish locality but scarcely represented in collections. In pristine condition!!!

Found by Mr. Misser in 2010.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Orthoclase

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

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