Potassium feldspar
Potassium feldspar refers to a number of minerals in the feldspar group that contain large amounts of potassium in the crystal lattice.
- Orthoclase, an important tectosilicate mineral that forms igneous rock
- Microcline, chemically the same as orthoclase, but with a different crystalline structure
- Sanidine, the high-temperature form of potassium feldspar
- Adularia, a more ordered low-temperature variety of orthoclase or partially disordered microcline
- Amazonite, a green variety of microcline