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Prehnite on Orthoclase var. Adularia from St. Gotthard, Kanton Uri, Switzerland

 
Prehnite on Orthoclase var. Adularia from St. Gotthard, Kanton Uri, Switzerland

Prehnite on Orthoclase var. Adularia from St. Gotthard, Kanton Uri, Switzerland

Prehnite on Orthoclase var. Adularia from St. Gotthard, Kanton Uri, Switzerland

DESCRIPTION:No. 49371
Mineral:Prehnite on Orthoclase var. Adularia
Locality:St. Gotthard, Kanton Uri, Switzerland
Description:Translucent yellow prehnite crystals in hemispherical formations to 8 mm diameter on translucent colorless adularia crystals to 15 mm. Ex. Senckenberg Institut (Frankfurt); ex. Dr. Adolf Friedrich Scharff (1812-1881), former curator; acquired in 1852
Overall Size:4.5x3x1.5 cm
Crystals:1-15 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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