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| Chemical composition || Potassium, Sodium and Calcium-Aluminium Silicates<br />
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| Chemical composition || Potassium, sodium and calcium-aluminum silicates<br />
I. K-Feldspar (KALSi<sub>3</sub>0<sub>8</sub>)<br />
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I. K-feldspar (KALSi<sub>3</sub>0<sub>8</sub>)<br />
II . Plagioclase Feldspar (isomorphous)
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II . Plagioclase feldspar (isomorphous)
 
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| Crystal system || monoclinic - triclinic
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| Crystal system || Monoclinic - triclinic
 
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| Habit || prismatic, often twinned  
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| Habit || Prismatic, often twinned  
 
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| Cleavage || good to perfect
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| Cleavage || Good to perfect
 
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| Fracture || conchoidal
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| Fracture || Conchoidal
 
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| Hardness || 6
 
| Hardness || 6
 
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| Optic nature || biaxial -
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| Optic nature || Biaxial &plusmn;
 
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| Refractive index || 1.52 - 1.53 (K-Feldspar)<br />
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| Refractive index || 1.52 - 1.53 (K-feldspar)<br />
1.52 - 1.57 (Plagioclase)  
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1.528 - 1.588 (plagioclase)  
 
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| Birefringence || 0.006 - 0.007 (K-Feldspar)<br />
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| Birefringence || 0.006 - 0.007 (K-feldspar)<br />
0.008 - 0.011 (Plagioclase)
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0.008 - 0.011 (plagioclase)
 
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| Specific gravity || 2.55 - 2,58 (K-Feldspar)<br />
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| Specific gravity || 2.55 - 2,58 (K-feldspar)<br />
2.60 - 2.80 (Plagioclase)
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2.60 - 2.80 (plagioclase)
 
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| Lustre || vitreous
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| Lustre || Vitreous
  
 
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Latest revision as of 09:48, 8 March 2009

Feldspar
Chemical composition Potassium, sodium and calcium-aluminum silicates

I. K-feldspar (KALSi308)
II . Plagioclase feldspar (isomorphous)

Crystal system Monoclinic - triclinic
Habit Prismatic, often twinned
Cleavage Good to perfect
Fracture Conchoidal
Hardness 6
Optic nature Biaxial ±
Refractive index 1.52 - 1.53 (K-feldspar)

1.528 - 1.588 (plagioclase)

Birefringence 0.006 - 0.007 (K-feldspar)

0.008 - 0.011 (plagioclase)

Specific gravity 2.55 - 2,58 (K-feldspar)

2.60 - 2.80 (plagioclase)

Lustre Vitreous