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Microcline (Baveno-law twinned) from Sawtooth Batholith, Sawtooth Mountains, Idaho

 
Microcline (Baveno-law twinned) from Sawtooth Batholith, Sawtooth Mountains, Idaho

Microcline (Baveno-law twinned) from Sawtooth Batholith, Sawtooth Mountains, Idaho

Microcline (Baveno-law twinned) from Sawtooth Batholith, Sawtooth Mountains, Idaho

Microcline (Baveno-law twinned) from Sawtooth Batholith, Sawtooth Mountains, Idaho

Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:
Microcline (Baveno-law twinned) from Sawtooth Batholith, Sawtooth Mountains, Idaho

DESCRIPTION:No. 57328
Mineral:Microcline (Baveno-law twinned)
Locality:Sawtooth Batholith, Sawtooth Mountains, Idaho
Description:Large blocky white-tan microcline crystals twinned diagonally through the center following the Baveno Law of feldspar twinning. Collected ca. 1986-90
Overall Size:8.5x5x4.5 cm
Crystals:70-80 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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