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Orthoclase — specimens [gallery view]


A common feldspar of granites, granite pegmatites, and syenites; in cavities in basalts; in metamorphic rocks (Anthony et al., 2001—2005).
Orthoclase — specimen 0259
0259
Tanzania
Orthoclase — specimen 0352
0352
Tanzania
Orthoclase — specimen 0478
0478
Brazil
Moonstone — specimen 0131
0131
India
Moonstone — specimen 0132
0132
India
Moonstone — specimen 0162
0162
India
Moonstone — specimen 0163
0163
India
Moonstone — specimen 0106
0106
India
Moonstone — specimen 0095
0095
India
Moonstone — specimen 0099
0099
India

Orthoclase — specimens — 15
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