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Sanidine

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Locality: 
Kakourou, Aridhaia, Pélla, Central Macedonia, Greece
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5 × 3 × 1.3 cm
Description

This the largest sanidine crystal that I have ever had from this locality and it is a perfect carlsbad twin. From my personal collection.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Sanidine

Formula: 
KAlSi3O8
Strunz: 
9.FA.30
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic - Prismatic
Hardness: 
6.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Drachenfels, Königswinter, Siebengebirge, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany