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Anorthoclase

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Anorthoclase

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Description
Locality: 
Chili Palca Hacienda, Puno Department, Peru
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.2 × 1.4 × 2 cm
Description

Nice piece of anorthoklase

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Anorthoclase

Polymorph of: 
Formula: 
(Na,K)AlSi3O8
Group Parent: 
Feldspar Group
Strunz: 
9.FA.30*
Crystal System: 
Triclinic
Hardness: 
6 - 6.5
Colour: 
white, colourless, greyish pink
Streak: 
white
Type Locality: 
Pantelleria Island, Trapani Province, Sicily, Italy