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(POTASSIC and ALKALI FELDSPARS) Ka[AlSi3O8]
	 
	Crystal system: Monoclinic 
	Refractive index: 1.518-1.534 
	Birefringence: 0.006-0.007 
	Cleavage: 1 perfect, 1 good intersecting at right-angles 
	Twinning: carlsbad 
	Colour in PPL: colourless 
	Pleochroism: none 
	Relief: low 
	Distinction:  
	Occurrence: volcanic felsic rocks 
	
	
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	   Perthite - Plain polarised light - Faza petrofabric, Yemen - Field of view 1mm
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