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Microcline from
The Corner, Highbury, Ugu District Municipality, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa


Classification
Species:Microcline
Formula:K(AlSi3O8)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Microcline data
Locality Data:Click here to view The Corner, Highbury, Ugu District Municipality, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:250597
Long-form Identifier:1:3:250597:8
GUID (UUID V4):48c05204-0a22-47c8-a2d4-4b4313b665d7
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