Orthoclase: 51258
Item
- Title
- Orthoclase: 51258
- Description
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Lafayette College Mineral Collection
Student Collection
Mineral: orthoclase
Sample number: 51258
Chemical formula: KAl〖Si〗_3 O_8
Color: brown / orange
Luster: vitreous
Hardness: 6
Cleavage: uneven fracture
Compositional family: framework silicate
Structural family: potassium feldspar group
Crystal system: monoclinic
Crystal habits: prismatic and tabular
- Creator
- 4518
- Type
- Mineral
- Mediator
- Tamara Carley
- Media
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