Oligoclase

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. See plagioclase.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A plagioclase feldspar, the second member of the Albite-Anorthite solid solution series. Primarily found as small crystals in impure marble. Oligoclase contains a small amount of calcium substituting for some of the sodium in its formula. Oligoclase with reddish-golden inclusions found in Norway and Canada is called sunstone.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A triclinic soda-lime feldspar. See feldspar.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A soda-lime triclinic feldspar, the soda predominating. See feldspar.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. any of a series of triclinic feldspars that form rocks
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    feldspar    felspar   
    Cross Reference
    plagioclase    rock    feldspar   
    Variant
    feldspar   
    Hyponym