Sanidine

Hardness ( Moh )

" 6

Crystal System

Monoclinic

Specific Gravity

2.57

Refractive Index

1.518 - 1.534

Birefringence

Family

Feldspar

Colour(s)

Colourless,white

Cleavage

Francture Type

Uneven

Luster

Streak

White

Transparency

Transparent to translucent

Formula

K(AlSi3O8)

Country

Found In Afghanistan,Africa,Algeria,Angola,Antarctica,Argentina,Armenia,Atlantic Ocean,Australia,Austria,Azerbaijan,Bolivia,Brazil,Bulgaria,Cameroon,Canada,Cape Verde,Chad,Chile,China,Comoros,Czech Republic,Denmark,Djibouti,DR Congo,Egypt,El Salvador,Equatorial Guinea,Eritrea,Estonia,Ethiopia,Finland,France,Germany,Greece,Guinea,Honduras,Hungary,India,Indonesia,Iran,Italy,Japan,Jordan,Kenya,Kiribati,Kosovo,Lesotho,Libya,Madagascar,Malawi,Mexico,Mongolia,Morocco,Mozambique,Myanmar,Namibia,New Zealand,Nicaragua,Niger,North Korea,North Macedonia,Northwest Africa Meteorites,Norway,Oman,Papua New Guinea,Paraguay,Peru,Poland,Portugal,Romania,Russia,Saudi Arabia,Serbia,Slovakia,South Africa,Spain,Sri Lanka,Sweden,Switzerland,Syria,Taiwan,Tanzania,Thailand,Turkey,Uganda,UK,Ukraine,United States Minor Outlying Islands,USA,Uzbekistan,Vanuatu,Vietnam,Yemen,Mars