A Geoscience Digital Image Library
A Geoscience Digital Image Library
| Title | Microcline |
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| Description | Microcline belongs to the Feldspar Group. Microcline is a common, but not a well known mineral. Some forms of microcline, such as amazonite and perthite, have been used as semi-precious stones. Microcline is a polymorph of other minerals that share the same chemistry, but have different crystal structures. Its mineral formula is KAlSi3O8. Microcline comes from the Greek mikron meaning “little” and klinein meaning “to stoop”. |
| Location | USA ▹ Colorado. Near Pikes Peak. |
| Photographer | Shannon Heinle. 2002-09-13. |
| Collection | University of North Dakota Mineralogy Collection #1668. |
| Key words | microcline, amazonite, perthite, feldspar |
| Tech details | 394 KB. Hand specimen. Fujifilm FinePix S1Pro digital camera; 60mm AF Nikon micro lens. |
| GeoDIL number | 2914 |
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