Feldspar Photos  
Cochise College               
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Roger Weller, geology instructor

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orthoclase-Carlsbad twinned crystal-1
     A twin crystal is a structure where two or more crystals of the same mineral are
growing together, oriented in a specific crystallographic direction.  This particular
type of orthoclase feldspar twinning is referred to as a Carlsbad twin.  This
specimen is a little under 2 centimeters in length.
 

feldspar
Photo is copyright free for non-commercial educational uses.
Just credit photo to R.Weller/Cochise College.