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Orthoclase, Epidote


Orthoclase : K[AlSi3O8], Epidote : {Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}[O|OH|SiO4|Si2O7]

Photo Copyright © 2005 M. R. Heintzelman  - This image is copyrighted. Unauthorized reproduction prohibited.
Locality: Teeter's Quarry (Valley quarry), Gettysburg, Adams Co., Pennsylvania, USA
Peach colored crystals of Orthoclase and lusterous dark green Epidote crystals lining a vug in epidote skarn. Specimen from the old Teeter Quarry, Adams Co, Pennsylvania. Specimen size: 10 x 6.5cm. From the PA Annex of my personal collection, acquired in 2004.


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