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Ignoring color, what is the best method to distinguish between potassium feldspar and plagioclase feldspar?

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Apart from colour, potassium feldspar and plagioclase feldspar are different in form of striation. Thus, the best method to differentiate between them apart from colour is STRIATION.
Both compounds display two cleavages but only plagioclase have tiny grooves on one cleavage which is called striation.
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