Chemical Staining Techniques for Drill Core Characterization
Feldspar Staining. The feldspars comprise a group of aluminosilicate minerals with similar chemical and physical properties. Compositionally, the alkali feldspars (Kfeldspars) form a solid solution from potassium (orthoclase) to sodium (albite) endmembers, whereas the plagioclase feldspars form a solid solution from sodium (albite) to calciumrich (anorthosite) endmembers (Table 3; Deer et ...