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Potassium feldspar
Potassium
feldspar
refers to a number of
minerals
in the feldspar group, and
containing
potassium:
Orthoclase, an important
tectosilicate
mineral
that forms
igneous rock
Microcline,
chemically
the same as
orthoclase
, but with a different
crystalline structure
Sanidine, the high-temperature form of
potassium
feldspar
4
O
8
Adularia, a more
ordered
low-temperature
variety
of orthoclase or partially disordered
microcline
Amazonite, a
green
variety of microcline