Microperthite
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A microscopic intergrowth of albite or other plagioclase and orthoclase or microcline. Differs from regular perthite in the size of the intergrowths, which are visible in perthite, but require magnification to observe in microperthite.
Unique Identifiers
Mindat ID:
29166
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:29166:2
Other Language Names for Microperthite
Other Information
Health Risks:
No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.
Microperthite in petrology
An essential component of rock names highlighted in red, an accessory component in rock names highlighted in green.
Internet Links for Microperthite
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References for Microperthite
Localities for Microperthite
Showing 81 localities.
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The Locality List
- This locality has map coordinates listed.
- This locality has estimated coordinates.
ⓘ - Click for references and further information on this occurrence.
? - Indicates mineral may be doubtful at this locality.
- Good crystals or important locality for species.
- World class for species or very significant.
(TL) - Type Locality for a valid mineral species.
(FRL) - First Recorded Locality for everything else (eg varieties).
All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
Antarctica | |
| Davies (1984) |
Australia | |
| Eggleton +3 other references |
| Plimer (1977) |
| Heydon (1981) |
Brazil | |
| Premoli et al. (1981) |
Canada | |
| Curtis et al. (1977) |
| ref.: D.F. Hewitt (1954) |
| Hewitt (1967) |
| Katz (1970) |
Cape Verde | |
| Figueiredo et al. (1989) +9 other references |
China | |
| Yaowu Ren and Qianwen Cao (1993) |
| Jingzhan Zhu et al. (2013) |
| Matsuda (1969) |
| Dianhao Huang et al. (1987) |
| Ju et al. (2025) |
| Jilu Mu et al. (2002) |
Egypt | |
| Ismail et al. (2018) |
| El-Wardany et al. (2023) | |
| Zoheir et al. (2024) |
| Khedr et al. (2024) | |
| Abd El-Naby (2024) | |
| Zoheir et al. (2020) | |
| Gawad et al. (2021) | |
| Elsagheer et al. (2025) |
| Fahmy et al. (2023) |
Finland | |
| Kramm et al. (1993) +1 other reference |
Greenland | |
| Brooks et al. (1982, June) |
Iceland | |
| Macdonald et al. (1990) +2 other references |
India | |
| Panneerselvam et al. (2002) |
Madagascar | |
| Lacroix (1922) +2 other references |
Malawi | |
| Salima (2014) |
| Salima (2014) | |
| Salima (2014) | |
| Salima (2014) | |
| Salima (2014) | |
| Salima (2014) | |
Mauritania | |
| Lameyre et al. (1967) +2 other references |
Namibia | |
| Mathias (1956) +8 other references |
| Simpson +5 other references | |
| Gunthorpe et al. (1986) |
| Prins +2 other references |
| Prins +4 other references | |
New Zealand | |
| Wood (1969) +1 other reference |
| Turnbull et al. (2017) |
Nigeria | |
| Sakoma et al. (2002) |
| Akintola et al. (2012) |
Norway | |
| Bugge (1954) |
| Brøgger (1906) |
Pakistan | |
| Siddiqui (1967) +1 other reference |
Poland | |
| Volume 26 +1 other reference |
Portugal | |
| Wright (1968) +4 other references |
Russia | |
| Buravleva et al. (2016) |
| Okrugin et al. (2023) |
Saudi Arabia | |
| Quick (1983) +1 other reference |
| Stoeser (1986) +2 other references |
Tajikistan | |
| Soloviev et al. (2019) |
Turkey | |
| Kaya et al. (2023) |
| Kaya et al. (2023) | |
| Abdelnasser et al. (2022) |
| Kocatürk et al. (2025) |
| Kocatürk et al. (2025) | |
| Kocatürk et al. (2025) |
| Kaya et al. (2023) |
| Unluer et al. (2023) |
| Kumral et al. (2016) |
UK | |
| Wager et al. (1965) |
| THOMPSON (1968) +2 other references |
| THOMPSON (1968) | |
USA | |
| Byron F. King (1932) |
| Dale (1910) |
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| Tommy B. Thompson (1973) |
| Watson (1904) |
| Watson (1904) |
| Watson (1904) | |
| Byron F. King (1932) |
| Byron F. King (1932) |
| Byron F. King (1932) |
| Huang (1959) |
| Byron F. King (1932) |
| Stobbe et al. (1956) |
