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Microcline (KAlSi3O8) is an
important igneous rock-forming
tectosilicate mineral. It is a pot****ium-rich
alkali feldspar.
Microcline typically contains...
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orthoclase (monoclinic) KAlSi3O8
sanidine (monoclinic) (K,Na)AlSi3O8
microcline (triclinic) KAlSi3O8
anorthoclase (triclinic) (Na,K)AlSi3O8 Pot****ium...
- C****iterite is a tin
oxide mineral, SnO2. It is
generally opaque, but it is
translucent in thin crystals. Its
luster and
multiple crystal faces produce...
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Pedial is also
triclinic hemihedral.
Mineral examples include plagioclase,
microcline, rhodonite, turquoise,
wollastonite and amblygonite, all in triclinic...
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green tectosilicate mineral, a
variety of the pot****ium
feldspar called microcline. Its
chemical formula is KAlSi3O8,
which is
polymorphic to orthoclase...
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largest crystals are
found within pegmatites.
These include crystals of
microcline, quartz, mica, spodumene, beryl, and tourmaline. Some
individual crystals...
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Sunstone is a
microcline or
oligoclase feldspar,
which when
viewed from
certain directions exhibits a
spangled appearance. It has been
found in Southern...
- KAlSi3O8), an
important tectosilicate mineral that
forms igneous rock
Microcline,
chemically the same as orthoclase, but with a
different crystalline structure...
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composed of two
varieties of
feldspar (mostly
albite but also some
microcline), with nepheline, sodalite,
cancrinite and calcite. The
mafic minerals...
- NaAlSi3O8, in composition). Typically, the host
grain is
orthoclase or
microcline, and the
lamellae are albite. If
sodic feldspar is the
dominant phase...
