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Microcline

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Description
Locality: 
Langsæv Mine, Steinsås, Barbudalen, Arendal, Agder, Norway
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5.6 × 4 × 2.8 cm
Description

Lustrous microcline crystal cluster from a very old collection.

Ex Rijksmuseum, Stockholm - collected 1887

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