plagioclase

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/ˈpleɪ.d͡ʒɪ.əˌkleɪz/ (UK)

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/ˈpleɪ.d͡ʒɪ.əˌkleɪz/ (UK) · /ˈpleɪ.d͡ʒi.əˌkleɪs/ (US) · /ˈplæd͡ʒ.i.əˌkleɪs/ (US) · /ˈpleɪ.d͡ʒi.əˌkleɪz/ (US) · /ˈplæd͡ʒ.i.əˌkleɪz/ (US)

Definition of plagioclase

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noun

(uncountable, usually)Any of a group of aluminum silicate feldspathic minerals ranging in their ratio of calcium to sodium.

“These crystals are of one of the most abundant minerals in nature – feldspar; furthermore, they are of a particular kind of feldspar rich in the element calcium, termed plagioclase.”

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From plagio- + -clase, after German Plagioklas.

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