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Orthoclase Var Adularia

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Orthoclase Var Adularia

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Description
Locality: 
Hocharn, Große Fleiß Valley, Spittal an der Drau District, Carinthia, Austria
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
5.5 × 7.1 × 5.3 cm
Largest Crystal: 
7.10cm
Description

A very typical example of orthoclase variety adularia. It consists of a group of twinned whitish crystals up to 7.1 cm in size, most of the crystal faces have been coated with a fine green chlorite coating. Crystals are well defined, some of them with not quite sharp edges. A nice specimen of a typical Alpine mineral.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Orthoclase

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

Adularia

Formula: 
KAlSi3O8
Strunz: 
9.FA.30
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
6 Ortho - clase
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