Alkali feldspar
Properties
Formula | (Na,K)AlSi3O8 |
Abbreviation | Afs |
Variant | lunar |
Classification | Feldspar (group) |
Members | Kokchetavite, K feldspar, Ferrisanidine, Sanidine, Albite, Anorthoclase, Rubicline |
Luminescence emitters | Si-O, Unspecified |
Spectra | Luminescence (1) |
IMA Status | Approved group |
Search other databases | webmineral.com, mindat.org, rruf.info, mineralienatlas.de, Handbook of Mineralogy, American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database |
Tags | Subgroup, Aluminosilicate, Aluminosilicate |
Composition
Element | Atoms |
---|---|
Al | 1 |
Si | 3 |
O | 8 |
Na | ~0.5 |
K | ~0.5 |
References
Reference | Lines | Spectra | Images |
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CSIRO/WUStL Apollo 12 (2019) | 1 | 1 | 0 |
White 1974, reflectance | 1 | 0 | 0 |
White 1974, reflectance, other | 2 | 0 | 0 |