"http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/encyclopedia/entry/anhedral" class="copylinks">Anhedral or Euhedral Grains are commonly elongate with a tabular appearance May contain Lamellae which formed from exsolved Albite
And
"http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/encyclopedia/entry/pericline_twinning" class="copylinks">Pericline Twinning This combination leads to a grid pattern, hence microcline displays Gridiron Twinning Can also display Carlsbad Twinning , simple twins, or lack twinning altogether Lamellae in microcline are discontinuous and "pinch and swell"
"http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/encyclopedia/entry/Birefringence" class="copylinks">Birefringence : Up to first order white (roughly 0007)
"http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/encyclopedia/entry/sericite" class="copylinks">Sericite or Clay
Distinguishing Characteristics:
"http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/encyclopedia/entry/Crystal_twinning" class="copylinks">Gridiron Twinning distinguishes Microcline from other Feldspars Distinguishable from Plagioclase because the lamellae in plagioclase are continuous and do not "pinch and swell"
