Orthoclase from Valenciana Mine, Guanajuato, Guanajuato Municipality, Guanajuato, Mexico - image 1
Orthoclase from Valenciana Mine, Guanajuato, Guanajuato Municipality, Guanajuato, Mexico - image 2

Orthoclase from Valenciana Mine, Guanajuato, Guanajuato Municipality, Guanajuato, Mexico

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Yellow green crystal groupings of milarite to 0.5 cm in size scattered across this matrix covered with large blocky lustrous white crystals of orthoclase. This material was prevalent in the 1960s and 1970s, good examples are not often seen available today. Classic material for this locality.

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SizeCabinet
Dimensions10.5 x 5.0 x 4.0 cm
Added on10/19/2025

Current owner

Unknown Owner
Acquired
Feb 2026
Price paid
$390.00

Previous owners

DateCollectorAcquisition price
—Weinrich MineralsNot disclosed

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Orthoclase
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classic potassium feldspar with colors from colorless to pink; famed for Carlsbad, Baveno and Manebach twins and Alpine adularia in clefts.
Orthoclase
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Orthoclase from Valenciana Mine
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Valenciana Mine
Valenciana Mine, Mexico — famed epithermal silver locality, with lavender amethyst over calcite and valencianite adularia; historic Veta Madre mine, collectibl…