Feldspar General Introduction

Feldspar consists essentially of aluminum silicates combined with varying percentages of potassium, sodium, and calcium, and it is the most abundant mineral of the igneous rocks. The two types of feldspar are soda feldspar (7 percent or higher Na O) and potash feldspar (8 percent or higher K O). Feldspar-silica 2 2 mixtures can occur naturally, such as in sand deposits, or can be obtained from flotation of mined and crushed rock. 

Feldspar Description

Conventional open-pit mining methods including removal of overburden, drilling and blasting, loading, and transport by trucks are used to mine ores containing feldspar. A froth flotation process is used for most feldspar ore beneficiation.Flowchart shows a process flow diagram of the flotation process. The ore is crushed by primary and secondary crushers and ground by jaw crushers, cone crushers, and rod mills until it is reduced to less than 841 µm (20 mesh). Then the ore passes to a three-stage, acid-circuit flotation process