Cross-hatched twinning

Title

Cross-hatched twinning

Subject

Where one set of parallel twin planes intersects another at 90°, twinning is produced in a cross-hatched or tartan pattern. This is a diagnostic characteristic of microcline (an alkali feldspar), and is occasionally referred to as microcline twinning.

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Citation

“Cross-hatched twinning,” 1A Collections, accessed April 9, 2024, https://wserv3.esc.cam.ac.uk/p1acollections/items/show/183.