MN323

Sample ID MN323 • Cabinet E

Orthoclase

6.74cm W x 9.791cm H x 4.517cm D • 438g
Sample TypeMineralColorGreyLusterPearly
StreakWhiteCleavage/FracturePerfect cleavageSpecific Gravity2.607
Geographic Location/DateTempleton Ontario Canada Mohs Hardness 6

A chunk of blue-grey mineral with some white along the cracks. The cleavage is perfect at 93° and 87° angles. (Possibly rhombohedral?) This is abnormal for Orthoclase. Unclear if the label on it saying "1897" was a catalogue number or date.