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potassium feldspar

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potassium feldspar [pə′tas·ē·əm ′fel‚spär]
(mineralogy)
Any alkali feldspar (orthoclase, microcline, sonidine, adularia) containing the molecule KAlSi3O8. Incorrectly known as K feldspar; potash feldspar.
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Microcline is the common potassium feldspar found in pegmatites.
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Some volcanogenic interbeds had a high content of authigenic potassium feldspar.
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