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anorthoclase
[ an-awr-thuh-kleys, -kleyz ]
noun
Mineralogy.
- a variety of microcline, rich in sodium and sometimes having a play of color: sometimes considered a variety of orthoclase.
anorthoclase
/ ă-ô′ٳə-′ /
- A white to colorless triclinic mineral of the alkali feldspar group. It is a common constituent in the matrices of slightly alkaline volcanic rocks. Chemical formula: (Na,K)AlSi 3 O 8 .
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of anorthoclase1
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There are also placed in the anorthic class a potash-felspar called microcline, and a rare soda-potash-felspar known as anorthoclase.
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