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Microcline from
Petrick pegmatite, Kingsland Granite Company quarry (Petrick quarry), Llano Co., Texas, USA


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Petrick pegmatite, Kingsland Granite Company quarry (Petrick quarry), Llano Co., Texas, USA
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Description
Comments:Crystals in pegmatite occur up to 40 cm, sometimes intergrown with orthoclase. These intergrowths display a bright blue schiller that when cabbed displays a blue "cat's eye" effect.
UV Fluorescence:Vermillion-red (SW)
Quality of samples:Excellent - world class for species or very significant. (!!)
Rarity at site:Extremely common
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visual (Fluorescence)
References
References:Self-collected by Franklin Roberts.; Arthur Smith, Frank Roberts, Denise Bicknell (2008) Mineral News, 24, #1, 6-7.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Microcline data
Locality Data:Click here to view Petrick pegmatite, Kingsland Granite Company quarry (Petrick quarry), Llano Co., Texas, USA
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