orthoclase
Meanings
Plural: orthoclases
Noun
- a white or colored monoclinic feldspar
- Potassium aluminum silicate, KAlSi₃O₈, a common feldspar of igneous, plutonic, and metamorphic rocks. Orthoclase is the main feldspar of pegmatite occurrences, where it is most commonly flesh-colored. Orthoclase is used in the ceramic and glass industries and as a decorative gravel.
Origin / Etymology
From ortho- + -clase.
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