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Name: Microcline
Mcc
Specimens in Collection:

#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

#176: Microcline var. Amazonite w/ Smoky Quartz
Dreamtime Mine, Teller Co., 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

#781: Microcline var. Amazonite
Park County, Colorado, USA
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
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