| AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Alaska > Orthoclase var. Adularia, Goethite pseudomorphs after Pyrite, Andradite Garnet |
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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 65324 |
| Mineral: | Orthoclase var. Adularia, Goethite pseudomorphs after Pyrite, Andradite Garnet |
| Locality: | Copper Mountain, Prince of Wales Island, Alaska |
| Description: | Translucent tan-colored adularia crystals, the low-temperature variety of orthoclase feldspar, to 50 mm that are interpenetrant-twinned, with goethite pseudomorphs after cubic pyrite crystals to 32 mm with andradite garnet crystals to 4 mm. Ex. Irving Horowitz collection #2409; originally acquired 1997, attributed to Zodac |
| Overall Size: | 14x11x7 cm |
| Crystals: | 2-50 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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