Mineral: Orthoclase
Locality: Takatama Mine, Koriyama, Fukushima Prefecture, Tohoku Region, Honshu Island, Japan
Dimensions: 4.9 x 7.8 cm

Description: Cream-colored, semi-lustrous, orthoclase crystal set on a thin matrix of smaller crystallized orthoclase. The main crystal measures 6.7 cm long and is a Baveno twin.

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