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Name of the Mineral
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Orthoclase
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Length/Longest Diameter (cm)
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L:13,H:6.5,W:9.5
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Description (Colour, habit, form, hardness, lustre,Streak, feel,Twinning, Cleavage, Fracture any special property)
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Reddish grey colour, clavage present,
,massive, showing basal and clinodiagonal clavege |
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Class
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Silicates
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Sub-class
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Tectosilictes
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Locality
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Arendal
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State/Country
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Norway
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Photo Link
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CHQ_CCU_GSI_MUS_0331
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Date of Photography
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11/16/2016
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Orthoclase
Orthoclase belongs to rocks and minerals gallery