feldspar-K

Image credit: R. Weller, Cochise College

Uncredited images and diagrams: Scott Brande

feldspar-K

Interactive 3D Model

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

KAlSi3O8

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

not electrically conductive

not magnetic

not reactive