Information card for entry 9000682

Structure parameters

• Mineral name: Sanidine
• Formula: Al K0.65 Na0.35 O8 Si3
• Calculated formula: Al K0.65 Na0.35 O8 Si3
• Title of publication: Crystal structure and composition of sanidine and high albite in cryptoperthitic intergrowth Note this sample of feldspar is from the Rabb Canyon pegmatite, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
• Authors of publication: Keefer, K. D.; Brown, G. E.
• Journal of publication: American Mineralogist
• Year of publication: 1978
• Journal volume: 63
• Pages of publication: 1264 - 1273
• a: 8.558 Å
• b: 12.997 Å
• c: 7.179 Å
• α: 90°
• β: 116.07°
• γ: 90°
• Cell volume: 717.266 ų
• Number of distinct elements: 5
• Space group number: 12
• Hermann-Mauguin space group symbol: C 1 2/m 1
• Hall space group symbol: -C 2y
• Has coordinates: Yes
• Has disorder: No
• Has Fobs: No