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The 9 pages that link to Orthoclase, each with the reason it gives.

• FeldsparBroader topic: It is a common potassium-rich feldspar in granites and other rocks.

• Monoclinic crystal systemBroader topic: Its structure provides a well-known monoclinic example among rock-forming minerals.

• AluminosilicateBroader topic: Orthoclase is a common, compositionally simple example of a feldspar aluminosilicate.

• MoonstoneRelated: Orthoclase forms one of the intergrown feldspar phases in classic moonstone.

• Alkali feldsparBroader topic: It is a familiar potassium-rich member of the alkali-feldspar group.

• PerthiteRelated: Orthoclase is one common potassium-rich host for albite in perthite.

• MicroclineCompared with: Its symmetry and degree of ordering distinguish it from microcline.

• Plagioclase feldspar solid solution seriesCompared with: The immiscibility of potassium in plagioclase keeps the two feldspar series separate.

• Tectosilicate frameworkRelated: Same framework topology as albite with potassium instead of sodium in the cavities.