Anorthoclase

anorthoclase

Description

A sodium potassium feldspar mixture containing Albite and Orthoclase.

FTIR (MFA)

Raman

Synonyms and Related Terms

anortoclasa (Esp); anortoclase (Port.); Anorthoklas (Deut.); anorthoclaas (Ned.)

Resources and Citations

• Encyclopedia Britannica, http://www.britannica.com Comment: "anorthoclase" [Accessed March 4, 2002

• Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anorthoclase (accessed Jun 2005)

• Robert Fournier, Illustrated Dictionary of Practical Pottery, Chilton Book Company, Radnor, PA, 1992

• The American Heritage Dictionary or Encarta, via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998