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| Name: | Microcline Mcc |
| Specimens in Collection: |  #176: Microcline var. Amazonite w/ Smoky Quartz Dreamtime Mine, Teller Co., Colorado, USA  #302: Microcline var. Amazonite Wild Blue Indian Claim, Park County, Colorado, USA  #338: Microcline var. Amazonite Hunters Hope Claim, Pikes Peak Foothills, El Paso County, Colorado, USA  #781: Microcline var. Amazonite Park County, Colorado, USA  #864: Microcline var. Amazonite w/ Smoky Quartz Park County, Colorado, USA  #1133: Microcline var. Amazonite (Tumbled)  #1535: Beryl var. Aquamarine / Microcline / Muscovite Sichuan Province, China |
| IMA Chemistry: | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Chemistry Elements: | The mineral Microcline contains elements: Potassium (K) Aluminum (Al) Silicon (Si) Oxygen (O) |
| Country of Type Locality: | Norway |
| Year First Published: | 1830 |
| IMA Status: | Approved,Grandfathered |
| Status Notes: | Originally named Mikroklin: Breithaupt A (1830) Ueber die Felsite und einige deue Specien ihres Geschlechts, Journal für Chemie und Physik 60, 316-330 |
| Structural Group Name: | Feldspar |
| Fleischer's Group Name: | feldspar |
| Crystal Systems: | triclinic |
| Oldest Known Age: | 3293 Million Years Ago |
| More Info: | Search Wikipedia: Microcline (Wiki) Search Mindat: Microcline Search Web Mineral DB: Microcline |
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