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Orthoclase Var Carlsbad Twin

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Orthoclase Var Carlsbad Twin

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Description
Locality: 
Karlovy Vary District, Karlovy Vary Region, Czech Republic
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5.7 × 5 × 2.5 cm
Weight: 
107.00gr
Description

Two crystals of orthoclase associated by a right Carlsbad-type twin, from carlsbad (currently Karlovy Vary) the “type locality” for this kind of twinning.

Ex Paul Tambuyser specimen.

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Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Orthoclase

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

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