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The Only Sure Way to Identify a Plagioclase Feldspar from a Potassium

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The only sure way to identify a plagioclase feldspar from a potassium feldspar on large enough specimen to see with the naked eye is to____________ .


A) find wormy exsolution lamellae going obliquely across the cleavages
B) find multiple parallel twinning striations on a cleavage face
C) compare their colours, plagioclase is always darker
D) measure their exact cleavage angles, plagioclases have 120°

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