Perthite

Also known as
  • Anperthit
  • Anperthita
  • Anperthite
  • +2 more

Where it forms, where it's found

1,214recorded occurrences
Source · OpenStreetMap

Varieties

Synonyms

  • Anperthit
  • Anperthita
  • Anperthite
  • Perthit
  • Perthita

Literature, links & citation

Citations
  1. 1971Bachinski, S.W. and Müller, G. (1971) Experimental determinations of the microcline-low albite solvus. Journal of Petrology: 12: 329-356.
  2. 1984Brown, William L., Parsons, Ian (1984) The nature of potassium feldspar, exsolution microtextures and development of dislocations as a function of composition in perthitic alkali feldspars. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 86 (4) 335-341 doi:10.1007/bf01187138DOI: 10.1007/bf01187138
  3. 1990Worden, Richard H., Walker, F. David L., Parsons, Ian, Brown, William L. (1990) Development of microporosity, diffusion channels and deuteric coarsening in perthitic alkali feldspars. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 104 (5) 507-515 doi:10.1007/bf00306660DOI: 10.1007/bf00306660
  4. 1994Waldron, K., Lee, M. R., Parsons, I. (1994) The microstructures of perthitic alkali feldspars revealed by hydrofluoric acid etching. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 116 (3) 360-364 doi:10.1007/bf00306504DOI: 10.1007/bf00306504
  5. 1995Lee, Martin R., Parsons, Ian (1995) Microtextural controls of weathering of perthitic alkali feldspars. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 59 (21) 4465-4488 doi:10.1016/0016-7037(95)00255-xDOI: 10.1016/0016-7037(95)00255-x
Cite this entry
@misc{mineral2026,
  author    = {Mineral Index editorial board},
  title     = {Perthite — Mineral Index},
  year      = {2026},
  url       = {https://mineralindex.org/minerals/perthite-6683},
  note      = {Accessed 2026-05-11}
}