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Anorthoclase from
Mt Erebus, Ross Island, Victoria Land, Eastern Antarctica, Antarctica

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Mt Erebus, Ross Island, Victoria Land, Eastern Antarctica, Antarctica
 
Description
Comments:When an explosion occurs, the crystals are caught in frothy phonolite bombs, which are tossed out along the crater rim. The bombs' glassy matrix quickly weathers away to leave deep piles of crystals.

Quality of samples:Good crystals or rich for species - important (!)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
References
References:http://tea.rice.edu/jroberts/12.13.1999.html
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Anorthoclase data
Locality Data:Click here to view Mt Erebus, Ross Island, Victoria Land, Eastern Antarctica, Antarctica
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