Oligoclase Plagioclase Image

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Oligoclase, Plagioclase

Mineral:

Oligoclase: (Na,Ca)(Si,Al)4O8
Plagioclase: (Na,Ca)(Si,Al)4O8

Comments:

Clear glassy crystalline oligoclase with milky quartz and muscovite.

Location:

Bakersville, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA.

Scale:

See Photo.

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