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Microcline from
Lindvikskollen-Kalstadgangen pegmatite, Kragerø, Telemark, Norway

Description
Comments:Common as component of the graphic granite. Perthitic. It has been found as welldeveloped crytsals embedded in quartz.
Habit:large crystals including Carlsbad twins
Colour:greenish to reddish to buff
Quality of samples:not specified / average specimens
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
References
References:Bjørlykke, H. (1937): Mineral parageneses of some granite pegmatites near Kragerø, Southern Norway. Norsk Geologisk Tidsskrift 17, 1-16.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Microcline data
Locality Data:Click here to view Lindvikskollen-Kalstadgangen pegmatite, Kragerø, Telemark, Norway
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