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Microcline

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Description
Locality: 
Mount Sinai, South Sinai, Egypt
Class: 
Single Crystal
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
0.9 × 0.8 × 2.2 cm
Weight: 
3.00gr
Description

Little single crystal well formed, This sample comes from central area of the Sinai peninsula, in a very inaccessible area characterized by a large granite pluto. The gems of this area is mentioned in the Bible.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Microcline

Formula: 
KAlSi3O8
Strunz: 
9.FA.30
Crystal System: 
Triclinic - Pinacoidal
Hardness: 
6.0 - 6.5
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Arendal, Aust-Agder, Norway