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Typical Minerals
PLAGIOCLASE - 50-100%
Orthoclase - 10-35%
Mafics - < 10%
Quartz - 0-5%
     
Description
     In this view the translucent plagioclase shows up well, you can even see some cleavage faces. The amphibole is less distinguishable, but this is how it usually looks in photographs.
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