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Orthoclase Albite Smoky Quartz & Muscovite

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Orthoclase Albite Smoky Quartz & Muscovite

José Luis Otero's collection

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Description
Locality: 
Papachacra Mountains, Papachacra, Belén Department, Catamarca Province, Argentina
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
4.5 × 11.5 × 5.6 cm
Largest Crystal: 
3.50cm
Weight: 
255.00gr
Description

Orthoclase, albite, smoky quartz and muscovite from Papachacra, Belén, Catamarca, Argentina.

Peripheral damages​ and little damage on the top of biggest quartz.

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

Smoky Quartz

Variety Of: 

Quartz

Formula: 
SiO2
Strunz: 
4.DA.05
Hardness: 
7.0
Formula: 
SiO2
Hardness: 
0.0

Muscovite

Formula: 
KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Strunz: 
9.EC.15
Hardness: 
2.5
Streak: 
White

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