AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Italy > Orthoclase var. Adularia with Chlorite inclusions |
DESCRIPTION: | No. 39533 |
Mineral: | Orthoclase var. Adularia with Chlorite inclusions |
Locality: | Val Malenco, north of Sondrio, Lombardy, Italy |
Description: | Large adularia-twinned orthoclase crystals with green chlorite inclusions in areas and colorless orthoclase in other areas. The orthoclase crystals are large and lustrous. Two areas contacted the pocket wall on front and rear. |
Overall Size: | 11x7x6 cm |
Crystals: | 5-65 mm |
Archived: | For reference only |
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