- Title:
- Orthoclase
- Object name(s):
- The Museum of the University of St Andrews and the Literary and Philosophical Society of St Andrews Mineralogical Collection Igneous collection; Feldspars
- Brief description:
- Prismatic crystals of orthoclase ~1.5cm in length. White to pink in colour, however the surface appears altered. Penetration twins visible. Feldspars are set in a granite, with quartz and micas.
- Collection:
- University of St Andrews
- Object name:
- The Museum of the University of St Andrews and the Literary and Philosophical Society of St Andrews Mineralogical Collection Igneous collection; Feldspars
- Object number:
- GE12327
- Responsible department/section:
- GE:C56, Geology Collection, Heddle, Matthew, Forster
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Use licence for this record: CC BY-NC
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