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Microcline (Carlsbad-Law Twinned) from Tarryall Mountains, Tarryall Mountains, Colorado

 
Microcline (Carlsbad-Law Twinned) from Tarryall Mountains, Tarryall Mountains, Colorado

Microcline (Carlsbad-Law Twinned) from Tarryall Mountains, Tarryall Mountains, Colorado

Microcline (Carlsbad-Law Twinned) from Tarryall Mountains, Tarryall Mountains, Colorado

Microcline (Carlsbad-Law Twinned) from Tarryall Mountains, Tarryall Mountains, Colorado

DESCRIPTION:No. 50067
Mineral:Microcline (Carlsbad-Law Twinned)
Locality:Tarryall Mountains, Tarryall Mountains, Colorado
Description:Prismatic salmon-pink colored microcline crystal twinned following the Carlsbad Law of feldspar twinning. The twin plane is evident on the terminations and prism faces. Accompanied by Sinkankas catalog card. Ex. John Geiges collection #772; ex. John Sinkankas (1915-2002) 1FM-13, purchased from Edwin J. Over (1905-1963) in 1963
Overall Size:6.5x3x3 cm
Crystals:65 mm
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