Alkali feldspar

Alkali feldspar

The alkali feldspar group are those feldspar minerals rich in the alkali elements potassium and sodium. The alkali feldspars include: albite, anorthoclase, microcline, orthoclase and sanidine. [http://www.mindat.org/min-118.html Mindat]

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