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<nobr><a title="85" href="https://digitalfire.com/mineral/kernite">Kernite</a> |</nobr> <nobr><a title="82" href="https://digitalfire.com/mineral/kyanite">Kyanite</a> |</nobr> <nobr><a title="27" href="https://digitalfire.com/mineral/laterite">Laterite</a> |</nobr> <nobr><a title="112" href="https://digitalfire.com/mineral/lepidolite">Lepidolite</a> |</nobr> <nobr><a title="70" href="https://digitalfire.com/mineral/leucite">Leucite</a> |</nobr> <nobr><a title="13" href="https://digitalfire.com/mineral/limestone">Limestone</a> |</nobr> <nobr><a title="87" href="https://digitalfire.com/mineral/limonite">Limonite</a> |</nobr> <nobr><a title="14" href="https://digitalfire.com/mineral/magnesite">Magnesite</a> |</nobr> <nobr><a title="75" href="https://digitalfire.com/mineral/magnetite">Magnetite</a> |</nobr> <nobr><a title="39" href="https://digitalfire.com/mineral/malachite">Malachite</a> |</nobr> <nobr><a title="88" href="https://digitalfire.com/mineral/manganite">Manganite</a> |</nobr> <nobr><a title="2" href="https://digitalfire.com/mineral/mica">Mica</a> |</nobr> <nobr><a title="44" href="https://digitalfire.com/mineral/microcline%2C+anorthoclase">Microcline, Anorthoclase</a> |</nobr> <nobr><a title="59" href="https://digitalfire.com/mineral/monazite">Monazite</a> |</nobr> <nobr><a title="4" href="https://digitalfire.com/mineral/montmorillonite%2C+bentonite">Montmorillonite, Bentonite</a> |</nobr> <nobr><a title="16" href="https://digitalfire.com/mineral/mullite">Mullite</a> |</nobr> <nobr><a title="23" href="https://digitalfire.com/mineral/muscovite">Muscovite</a> |</nobr> <nobr><a title="11" href="https://digitalfire.com/mineral/na-feldspar">Na-Feldspar</a> |</nobr> <nobr><a title="65" href="https://digitalfire.com/mineral/nacrite">Nacrite</a> |</nobr> <nobr><a title="71" href="https://digitalfire.com/mineral/nepheline">Nepheline</a> |</nobr> <nobr><a title="66" href="https://digitalfire.com/mineral/nontronite">Nontronite</a> |</nobr> <nobr><a title="74" href="https://digitalfire.com/mineral/oligoclase">Oligoclase</a> |</nobr> <nobr><a title="90" href="https://digitalfire.com/mineral/olivine">Olivine</a> |</nobr> <nobr><a title="12" href="https://digitalfire.com/mineral/organics">Organics</a> |</nobr> <nobr><a title="113" href="https://digitalfire.com/mineral/pegmatite">Pegmatite</a> |</nobr> <nobr><a title="114" href="https://digitalfire.com/mineral/phlogopite+mica">Phlogopite Mica</a> |</nobr> <nobr><a title="19" href="https://digitalfire.com/mineral/plagioclase">Plagioclase</a> |</nobr> <nobr><a title="20" href="https://digitalfire.com/mineral/potash+mica">Potash Mica</a> |</nobr> <nobr><a title="80" href="https://digitalfire.com/mineral/pyrophyllite">Pyrophyllite</a> |</nobr> <nobr><a title="1" href="https://digitalfire.com/mineral/quartz">Quartz</a> |</nobr> <nobr><a title="33" href="https://digitalfire.com/mineral/quartzite">Quartzite</a> |</nobr> <nobr><a title="55" href="https://digitalfire.com/mineral/rutile">Rutile</a> |</nobr> <nobr><a title="45" href="https://digitalfire.com/mineral/sanidine">Sanidine</a> |</nobr> <nobr><a title="95" href="https://digitalfire.com/mineral/saponite">Saponite</a> |</nobr> <nobr><a title="99" href="https://digitalfire.com/mineral/selenite">Selenite</a> |</nobr> <nobr><a title="89" href="https://digitalfire.com/mineral/sepiolite">Sepiolite</a> |</nobr> <nobr><a title="98" href="https://digitalfire.com/mineral/sericite">Sericite</a> |</nobr> <nobr><a title="97" href="https://digitalfire.com/mineral/serpentine">Serpentine</a> |</nobr> <nobr><a title="96" href="https://digitalfire.com/mineral/shale">Shale</a> |</nobr> <nobr><a title="81" href="https://digitalfire.com/mineral/sillimanite">Sillimanite</a> |</nobr> <nobr><a title="94" href="https://digitalfire.com/mineral/slate">Slate</a> |</nobr> <nobr><a title="9" href="https://digitalfire.com/mineral/smectite">Smectite</a> |</nobr> <nobr><a title="21" href="https://digitalfire.com/mineral/soda+mica">Soda Mica</a> |</nobr> <nobr><a title="106" href="https://digitalfire.com/mineral/sodalite">Sodalite</a> |</nobr> <nobr><a title="49" href="https://digitalfire.com/mineral/sphalerite">Sphalerite</a> |</nobr> <nobr><a title="116" href="https://digitalfire.com/mineral/steatite">Steatite</a> |</nobr> <nobr><a title="30" href="https://digitalfire.com/mineral/stibnite">Stibnite</a> |</nobr> <nobr><a title="105" href="https://digitalfire.com/mineral/sylvite">Sylvite</a> |</nobr> <nobr><a title="104" href="https://digitalfire.com/mineral/talc">Talc</a> |</nobr> <nobr><a title="18" href="https://digitalfire.com/mineral/tremolite">Tremolite</a> |</nobr> <nobr><a title="100" href="https://digitalfire.com/mineral/trona">Trona</a> |</nobr> <nobr><a title="109" href="https://digitalfire.com/mineral/vanadinite">Vanadinite</a> |</nobr> <nobr><a title="108" href="https://digitalfire.com/mineral/willemite">Willemite</a> |</nobr> <nobr><a title="107" href="https://digitalfire.com/mineral/witherite">Witherite</a> |</nobr> <nobr><a title="110" href="https://digitalfire.com/mineral/zeolite">Zeolite</a></nobr></div><p style="clear:left"></p><p style="clear:left"></p><h1>K-Feldspar</h1>
<p>Most common feldspars contain both sodium and potassium. The term K-Feldspar designates one where the K<sub>2</sub>O/Na<sub>2</sub>O balance heavily favors <a  href="https://digitalfire.com/oxide/k2o">K<sub>2</sub>O</a>.</p>
<h2 style="font-style:italic;">Related Information</h2>
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<h3 style="margin-top:30px;">Stockpile of crude feldspar from MGK Minerals (India) deposit</h3>
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<h3 style="margin-top:30px;">Closeup of feldspar deposit in the MGK Minerals quarry in India</h3>
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<h3>Links</h3><table>
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<th scope="row">Materials</th>
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<a href="https://digitalfire.com/material/clay+215">Clay 215</a>
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<a href="https://digitalfire.com/material/clay+216">Clay 216</a>
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<a href="https://digitalfire.com/material/clay+220">Clay 220</a>
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<th scope="row">Materials</th>
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<a href="https://digitalfire.com/material/clay+220">Clay 220</a>
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<th scope="row">Materials</th>
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<a href="https://digitalfire.com/material/clay+222">Clay 222</a>
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<td>
<a href="https://digitalfire.com/material/clay+232">Clay 232</a>
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<th scope="row">Materials</th>
<td>
<a href="https://digitalfire.com/material/clay+233">Clay 233</a>
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<th scope="row">Materials</th>
<td>
<a href="https://digitalfire.com/material/feldspar+632">Feldspar 632</a>
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<th scope="row">Materials</th>
<td>
<a href="https://digitalfire.com/material/feldspar+635">Feldspar 635</a>
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<th scope="row">Materials</th>
<td>
<a href="https://digitalfire.com/material/fm6+feldspar">FM6 Feldspar</a>
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<th scope="row">Materials</th>
<td>
<a href="https://digitalfire.com/material/km71+feldspar">KM71 Feldspar</a>
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<th scope="row">Materials</th>
<td>
<a href="https://digitalfire.com/material/fk45+feldspar">FK45 Feldspar</a>
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<th scope="row">Materials</th>
<td>
<a href="https://digitalfire.com/material/aplite+a%2f3">Aplite A/3</a>
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<a href="https://digitalfire.com/material/ryolite+s1">Ryolite S1</a>
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<a href="https://digitalfire.com/material/pegmatite">Pegmatite</a>
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<a href="https://digitalfire.com/material/kaolin+233">Kaolin 233</a>
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<a href="https://digitalfire.com/url/302">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orthoclase</a>
<br /><i>Orthoclase on WikiPedia</i>
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<a href="https://digitalfire.com/url/303">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plagioclase</a>
<br /><i>Plagioclase on Wikipedia</i>
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<a href="https://digitalfire.com/mineral/leucite">Leucite</a>
<br /><i>Hardness: 5.5-6   Density: 2.5
<a  href="https://digitalfire.com/oxide/k2o">K2O</a> 21.50%, <a  href="https://digitalfire.com/oxide/al2o3">Al2O3</a> 23.50%, <a  href="https://digitalfire.com/oxide/sio2">SiO2</a> 55%
An alumino-silicate common to gr</i>
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<th scope="row">Minerals</th>
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<a href="https://digitalfire.com/mineral/granite">Granite</a>
<br /><i>Granite is a plutonic rock is found throughout the continental crust, most commonly in mountainous a</i>
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<th scope="row">Minerals</th>
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<a href="https://digitalfire.com/mineral/na-feldspar">Na-Feldspar</a>
<br /><i>Most common feldspars contain both sodium and potassium. The term Na-Feldspar designates one where t</i>
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<th scope="row">Minerals</th>
<td>
<a href="https://digitalfire.com/mineral/feldspar">Feldspar</a>
<br /><i>An indispensable material in the ceramic industry. Most ceramic bodies employ <a  href="https://digitalfire.com/material/310">feldspar</a> as a <a  href="https://digitalfire.com/glossary/flux">flux</a> to </i>
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<a href="https://digitalfire.com/oxide/k2o">K2O - Potassium Oxide</a>
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