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Orthoclase Psm Leucite

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Orthoclase Psm Leucite

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Description
Locality: 
Kalehöyük, Kaman, Kırşehir Province, Turkey
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
4.3 × 4.3 × 3.8 cm
Description

Nice pseudmorphose orthoclase after leucite

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Orthoclase

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

Leucite

Formula: 
K(AlSi2O6)
Strunz: 
9.GB.05
Hardness: 
5.5 - 6.0
Type Locality: 
Monte Somma, Somma-Vesuvius Complex, Naples Province, Campania, Italy