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Image credit: R. Weller, Cochise College
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feldspar-K
feldspar-K
Interactive 3D Model
Interactive 3D Model
- Laptop/Desktop: click model below
orthoclase - Explore in 3D
orthoclase - Explore in 3D
Explore/observe features
cleavage
luster
crystal form
3D model CC4.0 BY-SA courtesy Meg Stewart
feldspar-K
image credit: R. Weller, Cochise College
orthoclase chemical formula
orthoclase chemical formula
orthoclase - the pure (end-member) mineral . Feldspar is the name of a group in which the chemical compound can vary continuously (solid solution series).
(interpreting mineral chemical formulas: atoms, molecules, elements)
non-metallic
non-metallic
not electrically conductive
not electrically conductive
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