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Locality: High Atlas / Anti-Atlas pegmatite zones, Morocco
Microcline is a potassium feldspar, KAlSi3O8. Its name comes from the Greek for little and inclined, because its two cleavages meet at slightly less than a right angle. It has a hardness of 6 to 6.5 and a vitreous lustre, pearly on cleavage surfaces.
This one of a kind Microcline mineral specimen from Morocco features a dramatic cluster of blocky feldspar crystals with a naturally rugged, architectural formation. The specimen displays creamy beige to tan Microcline crystals with bold red-brown iron oxide staining across the faces, edges, and recessed surfaces. Its stepped crystal growth, layered texture, and scattered darker mineral inclusions give the piece a strong earthy character, while the larger tabular crystal sections contrast beautifully with the smaller clustered formations around them.
Microcline is a potassium feldspar mineral and one of the major rock-forming minerals found in granites, pegmatites, and related geological environments. It is closely related to orthoclase and is best known in its blue-green variety, Amazonite, though Microcline also occurs in cream, white, tan, pink, and reddish-brown tones. Moroccan Microcline specimens are often associated with pegmatitic and granitic regions, where feldspar crystals can form in chunky, geometric habits and may be naturally stained by iron-rich minerals over time.
In crystal traditions, microcline is associated with grounding, balance and calm communication.
Quantity: 1pc
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