Sanidin

German name.

Structural context

Sanidine
Crystal System monoclinicCrystal Class prismaticSpace Group C2/m

Chemical context

Stoichiometric formulas

Sanidin
mindat.org
  • March 13, 2023K(AlSi3O8)
Sanidine
mindat.org
  • March 13, 2023K(AlSi3O8)
IMA
  • March 13, 2023K(AlSi3O8)
mineralogy.rocks
  • Aug. 30, 2022KAlSi3O8

Physical properties

ColorColor entities, recognized using a custom trained NER model
  • colourless
  • yellowish white
  • reddish white
    Color noteOriginal color note from the source
    Colourless, white, grey, yellowish white, or reddish white
    StreakStreak entities, recognized using a custom trained NER model
      Streak noteOriginal streak note from the source
      White
      Lustre
      Vitreous
      Fracture
      Irregular/Uneven
      Conchoidal
      Transparency
      Transparent
      Translucent
      Luminescence
      Non-fluorescent
      Tenacity
      brittle
      Hardness
      6
      Measured density
      2.56—2.62
      Calculated density
      2.56