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Orthoclase var. Adularia with Smoky Quartz from Grimsel Pass, Haslital, Bern, Switzerland

 
Orthoclase var. Adularia with Smoky Quartz from Grimsel Pass, Haslital, Bern, Switzerland

Orthoclase var. Adularia with Smoky Quartz from Grimsel Pass, Haslital, Bern, Switzerland

Orthoclase var. Adularia with Smoky Quartz from Grimsel Pass, Haslital, Bern, Switzerland

Orthoclase var. Adularia with Smoky Quartz from Grimsel Pass, Haslital, Bern, Switzerland

DESCRIPTION:No. 57654
Mineral:Orthoclase var. Adularia with Smoky Quartz
Locality:Grimsel Pass, Haslital, Bern, Switzerland
Description:Sharp translucent colorless orthoclase var. adularia (wedge-shaped crystals dominated by {101} pinacoid faces) that are repeatedly twinned on the C-axis resulting in intersecting V-shaped groupings with doubly-terminated smoky quartz crystal on the top. Collected ca. 1998 by Vladimir Pusec (Swiss Minerals, Zurich)
Overall Size:7x5.5x5 cm
Crystals:18-65 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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