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SILICATE MINERALS FELDSPAR GROUP
Alkali feldspars • h lh~tt'htse-low albite series Or,oo-85 orthoclase
There is a continuous series from K-feldspar (KA1Si 3 0 8 ) to albite Or 85-20 orthoclase cryptoperthites
(NaA1Si 30 8 ) for high and low alkali feldspars. Or20-o low albite

Sanidine-high albite series Ab 0 - Ab 63 sanidine IJ, •m·lln low albite series Or,oo-n microcline
anorthoclase microcline cryptoperthites
Ab 63 - Ab 90 Or •2-zo
high albite low albite
Ab. 0- Ab 100 Or zo- o

Orthoclase Microcline
High sanidine c Low sanidinc c
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