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Name: Sanidine
Sa
IMA Chemistry: K(AlSi3O8)
Chemistry Elements: The mineral Sanidine contains elements:
Potassium (K)
Aluminum (Al)
Silicon (Si)
Oxygen (O)
Country of Type Locality: Germany
Year First Published: 1808
IMA Status: Approved,Grandfathered
Status Notes: Nöggerath J J (1808) Sanidin, in Mineralogische Studien über die Gebirge am Niederrhein, Johann Christian Hermann (Frankfurt) 24-39
Structural Group Name: Feldspar
Fleischer's Group Name: feldspar
Crystal Systems: monoclinic
Oldest Known Age: 3131.13 Million Years Ago
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