Name: | Microcline Mcc |
Specimens in Collection: | |
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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