Crystallography of microcline

  • How do you identify microcline in thin section?

    Microcline is often characterized by a distinctive plaid (cross-hatched) twinning (also known as tartan twinning), giving a zebra stripe appearance.
    This type is also called gridiron or quadrille structure, the two sets or lamellae being at right angles..

  • How is microcline formed?

    Microcline (KAlSi3O8) is the triclinic low-temperature K–feldspar stable at temperatures lower than 500 \xb.

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      2. It is usually formed by recrystallization from feldspar, and sometimes by direct crystallization from magma and hydrothermal processes.
      Microcline typically displays albite and pericline twining.

  • What is the crystal structure of microcline?

    Microcline may be chemically the same as monoclinic orthoclase, but because it belongs to the triclinic crystal system, the prism angle is slightly less than right angles; hence the name "microcline" from the Greek "small slope." It is a fully ordered triclinic modification of potassium feldspar and is dimorphous with .

  • What is the meaning of microcline crystal?

    METAPHYSICAL PROPERTIES, LORE, USES: Metaphysical practitioners believe that microcline stimulates clarity of thought, enhances general understanding, and improves one's ability to cooperate with others.
    Microcline is mined for use in the manufacture of glass and ceramics..

  • What rocks have visible crystals of microcline?

    Microcline is a major rock-forming mineral in many rocks, especially granite, syenite, pegmatite (Table 5.1), and metamorphic gneisses (Table 7.1).
    Microcline is commonly found together with feldspar in granite, syenite, and pegmatites, critically characterzing acidic and neutral core igneous rocks..

  • Distinguishing Features
    Commonly cross-hatched twin pattern (tartan/gridiron) formed by intersecting albite and perthite twins.
    It may be untwinned or have simple twins: commonly Carlsbad, Baveno and Maneback twins.
    Exsolved albite may form lamellae, irregular ribbons and blebs to form perthite.
  • Introduction: microcline belongs to the alkali feldspar family and, like orthoclase, may contain a minimum of 85% orthoclase component (expressed as Or85) and a maximum of 15% albite (NaAlSi206) component.
  • 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.
Crystallography of MicroclineHide Prismatic crystals (to 50 m and 13,500 t), granular, massive. Commonly forms perthitic intergrowths. Twinning: Carlsbad, Baveno, Manebach, polysynthetic on albite and pericline laws.

Does microcline crystallize in monoclinic system?

Microcline crystallizes in the triclinic system, and Orthoclase and Sanidine crystallize in the monoclinic system

Crystals of Microcline are generally much larger than those of Orthoclase, and a deep green color is tell-tale sign of Microcline, since Orthoclase does not exist in a deep green color

Is microcline a polymorphous mineral?

Microcline is polymorphous with Orthoclase and Sanidine

These three minerals form the Potassium Feldspar group

They are almost identical in physical properties, and sometimes it is impossible to distinguish one another without x-ray analysis

The only difference between them is their crystal structure

What does microcline look like?

Microcline is one of the most common feldspar minerals

It can be colorless, white, cream to pale yellow, salmon pink to red, or bright green to blue-green

Microcline forms short prismatic or tabular crystals that are often of considerable size: single crystals can weigh several tons and reach yards in length

Common in plutonic felsic rocks, asgranites, granite pegmatites

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