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Kaolinite Psm Orthoclase

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Kaolinite Psm Orthoclase

Pseudomorph

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Description
Locality: 
St Austell District, Cornwall, United Kingdom
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.3 × 1.6 × 0.6 cm
Description

Floater, sharp flattened Carlsbad-twinned orthoclase crystal that is partially replaced by kaolinite and micas. Complete all around and undamaged.

Acquired in 1988 by Dr. Gerard Vogel.

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Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Kaolinite

Formula: 
Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Strunz: 
9.ED.05
Hardness: 
2.0 - 2.5
Type Locality: 
Gaoling Mine (Kauling Mine), Gaoling village, Ehu town, Fuliang Co., Jingdezhen Prefecture, Jiangxi Province, China

Orthoclase

Formula: 
KAlSi3O8
Strunz: 
9.FA.30
Hardness: 
6.0
Streak: 
White

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