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Feldspar

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1657: 1621: 1192:: Feldspars are used in the ceramic industry as a flux to form a glassy phase in bodies during firing, and thus promote vitrification. They also are used as a source of alkalies and alumina in glazes. The composition of feldspar used in different ceramic formulations varies depending on various factors, including the properties of the individual grade, the other raw materials and the requirements of the finished products. However, typical additions include: tableware, 15% to 30% feldspar; high-tension electrical porcelains, 25% to 35%; sanitaryware, 25%; wall tile, 0% to 10%; and dental porcelain up to 80% feldspar. 1577: 1605: 1593: 942: 1561: 3348: 40: 978: 966: 954: 3336: 340: 935:
as long chains of aluminosilicate tetrahedra, sometimes described as crankshaft chains because their shape is kinked. Each crankshaft chain links to neighbouring crankshaft chains to form a three-dimensional network of fused four-member rings. The structure is open enough for cations (typically sodium, potassium, or calcium) to fit into the structure and provide charge balance.
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Feldspars, especially plagioclase feldspars, are not very stable at the Earth's surface due to their high formation temperature. This lack of stability is why feldspars are easily weathered to clays. Because of this tendency to weather easily, feldspars are usually not prevalent in sedimentary rocks.
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The structure of a feldspar crystal is based on aluminosilicate tetrahedra. Each tetrahedron consists of an aluminium or silicon ion surrounded by four oxygen ions. Each oxygen ion, in turn, is shared by a neighbouring tetrahedron to form a three-dimensional network. The structure can be visualized
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Intermediate compositions of exsolve to two feldspars of contrasting composition during cooling, but diffusion is much slower than in alkali feldspar, and the resulting two-feldspar intergrowths typically are too fine-grained to be visible with optical microscopes. The immiscibility gaps in the
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Feldspar is a common raw material used in glassmaking, ceramics, and to some extent as filler and an extender in paint, plastics, and rubber. In the US, about 66% of feldspar is consumed in glassmaking, including glass containers and glass fibre. Ceramics (including electrical insulators,
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was introduced in the 18th century as a more specific term, referring perhaps to its common occurrence in rocks found in fields (Urban BrĂźckmann, 1783) or to its occurrence as "fields" within granite and other minerals (RenĂŠ-Just HaĂźy, 1804). The change from
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Barium feldspars form as the result of the substitution of barium for potassium in the mineral structure. Barium feldspars are sometimes classified as a separate group of feldspars, and sometimes they are classified as a sub-group of alkali feldspars.
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in the melt at low temperatures, therefore intermediate compositions of the alkali feldspars occur only in higher temperature environments. Sanidine is stable at the highest temperatures, and microcline at the lowest.
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estimated global production of feldspar in 2020 to be 26 million tonnes, with the top four producing countries being: China 2 million tonnes; India 5 million tonnes; Italy 4 million; Turkey 7.6 million tonnes.
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of igneous rock. Calcium-rich plagioclase is the first feldspar to crystallize from cooling magma, but the plagioclase becomes increasingly sodium-rich as crystallization continues. This defines the continuous
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Alkali feldspars are grouped into two types: those containing potassium in combination with sodium, aluminium, or silicon; and those where potassium is replaced by barium. The first of these include:
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can be seen with the naked eye. Microperthitic textures in crystals are visible using a light microscope, whereas cryptoperthitic textures can be seen only with an electron microscope.
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a short distance in cold and/or dry conditions that did not promote weathering, and that it was quickly buried by other sediment. Sandstones with large amounts of feldspar are called
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Sedimentary rocks that contain large amounts of feldspar indicate that the sediment did not undergo much chemical weathering before being buried. This means it was probably
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of contrasting alkali feldspar compositions during cooling of an intermediate composition. The perthitic textures in the alkali feldspars of many
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plagioclase solid solutions are complex compared to the gap in the alkali feldspars. The play of colours visible in some feldspar of
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Feldspar crystal 18 cm × 21 cm × 8.5 cm (7.1 in × 8.3 in × 3.3 in) from
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occurs at temperatures common in the crust of the Earth. Albite is considered both a plagioclase and alkali feldspar.
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Rudnick, R. L.; Gao, S. (2003). "Composition of the Continental Crust". In Holland, H. D.; Turekian, K. K. (eds.).
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between K-feldspar and albite are called alkali feldspar. Solid solutions between albite and anorthite are called
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for glassmaking, feldspar is valued for its low iron and refractory mineral content, a low cost per unit of Al
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such as sodium, calcium, potassium, or barium. The most common members of the feldspar group are the
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Feldspar And Nepheline Syenite. U.S. Geological Survey, Mineral Commodity Summaries, January 2020
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Compositional phase diagram of the different minerals that constitute the feldspar solid solution
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sanitaryware, tableware and tile) and other uses, such as fillers, accounted for the remainder.
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Typical mineralogical and chemical analyses of three commercial grades used in ceramics are:
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The ratio of alkali feldspar to plagioclase feldspar, together with the proportion of
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are clays and clays are the dominant minerals in the most common sedimentary rocks,
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Le Bas, M. J.; Streckeisen, A. L. (1991). "The IUGS systematics of igneous rocks".
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in solution, with the variety of ions controlled by the type of feldspar reacting.
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means that clays are very abundant weathering products. About 40% of
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refers to materials that contain feldspar. The alternate spelling,
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Gemmological classifications by E. Ya. Kievlenko (1980), updated
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Neuendorf, K.K.E.; Mehl, J.P. Jr.; Jackson, J.A., eds. (2005).
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The barium feldspars are monoclinic and include the following:
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Die Namen der Steine. Das Mineralreich im Spiegel der Sprache
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Industrial Minerals Association. Retrieved on July 18, 2007.
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Earle, Steven (September 2015). "5.2 Chemical Weathering".
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Crystallized white feldspar, with an upright 4 cm
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Diagram showing part of a crankshaft chain of feldspar
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British Geological Survey: Rock Classification Scheme
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is an ammonium feldspar with the chemical formula: NH
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and CaO as stabilizers. As an important source of Al
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lica, unrelated to the obsolete spelling 'felspar'.
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New York: Wiley. p. 559. 2183:Principles of igneous and metamorphic petrology 1224:) use feldspar to give a mild abrasive action. 763:. The plagioclase series follows (with percent 2150:"Rock Classification Scheme - Vol 1 - Igneous" 1835: 1833: 2811: 2244: 2242: 1870:Rock-forming Minerals (2nd edition) Volume 4A 1685:. This sample is currently on display at the 8: 2372: 2287: 2181:Philpotts, Anthony R.; Ague, Jay J. (2009). 1868:Deer, W.A; Howie, R.A.; Zussman, J. (2001). 1549:found high feldspar content in a Mars rock. 1038: 1031: 1021: 1015: 1008: 1001: 464:. Feldspars are also found in many types of 452:rocks and are also present in many types of 2691:Nasa's Curiosity rover finds 'unusual rock' 2259: 2257: 2078: 2076: 2074: 2072: 2070: 1899:. Cambridge University Press. p. 187. 1598:Feldspar and moonstone, from Sonora, Mexico 476:The feldspar group of minerals consists of 3335: 3071: 2847: 2818: 2804: 2796: 2469:Blum, Alex E. (1994), Parsons, Ian (ed.), 2031:Blatt, Harvey and Tracy, Robert J. (1996) 1247: 1123:. They are also an important component of 1107:The abundance of feldspars in the Earth's 38: 2299:Ralph, Jolyon and Chou, Ida. "Perthite". 2117: 1986: 1788: 922:in the plagioclase series increases from 1710:List of countries by feldspar production 902: 898: 894: 882: 878: 866: 862: 797: 793: 781: 777: 747: 743: 732: 728: 724: 656: 652: 640: 636: 620: 616: 604: 600: 456:. Rock formed almost entirely of calcic 2622: 2620: 2511:Hefferan, Kevin; O'Brien, John (2010). 2361:Celsian–hyalophane series on Mindat.org 2349:Celsian–orthoclase series on Mindat.org 1755: 1614:feldspar crystals with a schorl crystal 1556: 937: 1026:had long been used as the word for "a 29: 2582: 2580: 2536: 2534: 2532: 2515:. Wiley-Blackwell. pp. 336–337. 2464: 2462: 2443:. Oxford Dictionaries. Archived from 7: 2051:"Weathering and Sedimentary Rocks." 1765:"IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols" 1216:: Some household cleaners (such as 1047:was influenced by the English word 418:(sodium-calcium) feldspars and the 2707:Brown, Dwayne (October 30, 2012). 2208:The Evolution of the Igneous Rocks 1687:National Museum of Natural History 918:known as Bøggild intergrowth. The 14: 2098:Journal of the Geological Society 926:(2.62) to anorthite (2.72–2.75). 3346: 3334: 2763: 2543:"Weathering & Clay Minerals" 2541:Nelson, Stephen A. (Fall 2008). 2303:. Retrieved on February 8, 2008. 2210:. Canada: Dover. pp. 60–62. 2170:from the original on 2022-10-09. 1731: This article incorporates 1726: 1655: 1619: 1603: 1591: 1575: 1559: 976: 964: 952: 940: 408:aluminium tectosilicate minerals 352: 2948:Yellow, Green, Violet Sapphires 2741:Bonewitz, Ronald Louis (2005). 1747:United States Geological Survey 2645:Neufeld, Rob (4 August 2019). 2612:Feldspar and nepheline syenite 2301:Perthite Profile on mindat.org 2035:Freeman, 2nd ed., pp. 206–210 1938:10.1016/B0-08-043751-6/03016-4 1739:Feldspar and nepheline syenite 759:The plagioclase feldspars are 203:pink, white, gray, brown, blue 16:Group of rock-forming minerals 1: 2614:, USGS 2008 Minerals Yearbook 2475:Feldspars and their Reactions 2012:Metamorphic Rocks Information 1186:, no volatiles and no waste. 1030:easily cleaved into flakes"; 406:) is a group of rock-forming 3340:List of gemstones by species 3309:List of individual gemstones 2970:Precious White and Fire Opal 2483:10.1007/978-94-011-1106-5_15 2022:. 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(1956). 1967:Journal of Petrology 1650:", October 17, 2012) 402:; sometimes spelled 46:Jequitinhonha valley 19:For other uses, see 3395:Industrial minerals 3390:Monoclinic minerals 3353:Minerals portal 2925:Precious Black Opal 2549:. Tulane University 2375:, pp. 533–534. 2290:, pp. 532–536. 2264:"Sanidine Feldspar" 2110:1991JGSoc.148..825L 1979:2002JPet...43..243T 1930:2003TrGeo...3....1R 1842:Glossary of Geology 1790:10.1180/mgm.2021.43 1781:2021MinM...85..291W 1763:Warr, L.N. 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Index

Feldspar (disambiguation)

Jequitinhonha valley
Minas Gerais
Tectosilicate
Formula
K
Al
Si
O
Na
Ca
IMA symbol
Crystal system
Triclinic
monoclinic
Cleavage
Fracture
Mohs scale
Luster
Streak
Diaphaneity
Specific gravity
Density
Refractive index
Birefringence
Pleochroism

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FEL(D)-spar

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