
General Information:

Chemical Formula:
KAlSiO4

Composition:
(Molecular Weight = 158.16 gm)
Potassium 24.72 %
K Aluminum 17.06 %
AlSilicon 17.76 %
SiOxygen 40.46 %
O 
Empirical Formula:
KAlSiO4
Physical Properties:

Cleavage:
[1010] Indistinct, [0001] Indistinct

Color:
colorless, gray, gray white, or white.

Density:
2.59 - 2.625, Average = 2.6

Diaphaniety:
Transparent to Translucent

Hardness:
6 - Orthoclase

Luster:
Vitreous - Greasy

Streak:
white
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