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Orthoclase & Albite

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Orthoclase & Albite

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Description
Locality: 
Papachacra Mountains, Papachacra, Belén Department, Catamarca Province, Argentina
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.5 × 2.5 × 1.4 cm
Description

Nice crystal of orthoclase over albite matrix.
Good sample for sistematic from this locality.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Orthoclase

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

Albite

Formula: 
NaAlSi3O8
Strunz: 
9.FA.35
Crystal System: 
Triclinic
Hardness: 
6.0 - 6.5
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Finnbo (Finbo), Falun, Dalarna, Sweden

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