Feldspar Photos  
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Roger Weller, geology instructor

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anorthite crystal
Japan
Anorthite is the calcium end member of the plagioclase feldspars.  Large crystals
of anorthite are rarely found and the mineral is rather dull and uninteresting. 
However, it turns out that a large portion of the Moon's surface is made of anorthite. 
This specimen of anorthite is only about 1.5 centimeters.

 


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Just credit photo to R.Weller/Cochise College.