Colusite with adularian Orthoclase

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Colusite with adularian orthoclase, 10 cm (the crystal measures 5 mm), from the Val Pulita quarry, Carrara, Apuan Alps, Tuscany, Italy. Photo by Roberto Appiani.

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SpeciesOrthoclase
SizeMuseum
Dimensions1000.0 cm
Added on02/13/2026
LocalityItaly, Tuscany
Publications
  • Mineralogical Record Private Mineral Collections In Italy page 96

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Mineral guide
Learn about Orthoclase
classic potassium feldspar with colors from colorless to pink; famed for Carlsbad, Baveno and Manebach twins and Alpine adularia in clefts.
Regional guide
Orthoclase from Tuscany
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