Mineral grains from the Kirkland soil. a. Potassium feldspar sand grain. b. Intermediate Na-K feldspar grain rounded from water transport but still showing cleavage features. c. Quartz grain which appears to have had a complex history of overgrowths. The flaky material at the center of the grain is adhered dioctahedral mica. d. Rounded TiO2 grain.

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