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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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Seabridge's geologists note that hydrothermal alteration encountered in Icefields is different from other more copper rich-zones on the property, including more distinct silica alteration and more abundant potassium feldspar.
Adularia is a potassium feldspar which is found in hydrothermal systems and is often associated with very high gold-silver values.
The North Ridge is the most advanced zone and is a high priority target with a strong quartz, quartz-magnetite-chalcopyrite, magnetite and potassium feldspar veining in microdiorite, with up to 1.
 
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