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Topaz On Orthoclase

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Topaz On Orthoclase

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Description
Locality: 
Reinersreuth Quarry, Großer Waldstein, Reinersreuth, Sparneck, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.6 × 1.4 × 1.2 cm
Description

Nice topaz on orthoclase

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Topaz

Formula: 
Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
Strunz: 
9.AF.35
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic - Dipyramidal
Hardness: 
8.0
Streak: 
White

Orthoclase

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