5698 - Orthoclase

At-A-Glance

Country of Origin

Switzerland

Contributors

Archibald MacMartin

Photos

Essential Information

Specimen ID

5698

Mineral Name

Orthoclase

Mineral Variety

Adularia

Chemical Formula

Subcollection

Archibald M. MacMartin
Associated Minerals
Quartz
Actinolite
Specimen Number
020

Cluster of adularia crystals 8 cm across, on smoky quartz with byssolite

Geographic Origin

Locality Nickname

St. Gotthard, Switzerland

Locality Lat/Long

46.5588864, 8.5623231
Original Attributed Locality
Switzerland
St. Gotthard
Geographic Features
Central St. Gotthard Masif
Swiss Alps