| AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Turkey > Orthoclase pseudomorph after Leucite |
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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 80752 |
| Mineral: | Orthoclase pseudomorph after Leucite |
| Locality: | Kaman District, Kirsehir Province, Turkey |
| Description: | Large yellowish-gray orthoclase pseudomorph after a trapezohedral leucite crystal with a smaller pseudomorph on one face. The leucite crystallized first, then altered molecule by molecule to orthoclase, while maintaining the original form of the leucite. Originally acquired August 2007 |
| Overall Size: | 6x6x4.5 cm |
| Crystals: | 20-60 mm pseudos |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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