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Orthoclase & Fluorapatite

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Orthoclase & Fluorapatite

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Description
Locality: 
Giuv Valley, Tujetsch, Surselva Region, Grisons, Switzerland
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5.2 × 3.7 × 2.8 cm
Description

You are bidding on a nice miniature with a very sharp, complete and transparent group of orthoclase (andularia) crystals on smoky quartz with a small transparent fluorpatite crystal on the backside. Classic material from this alpine locality. 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Orthoclase

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

Fluorapatite

Formula: 
Ca2Ca3(PO4)3F
Strunz: 
8.BN.05
Crystal System: 
Hexagonal
Hardness: 
5.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Sauberg Mine, Ehrenfriedersdorf, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany

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