plagioclase
English
Etymology
From plagio- + -clase, after German Plagioklas.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈpleɪ.d͡ʒɪ.əˌkleɪz/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈpleɪ.d͡ʒi.əˌkleɪs/, /ˈplæd͡ʒ.i.əˌkleɪs/, /ˈpleɪ.d͡ʒi.əˌkleɪz/, /ˈplæd͡ʒ.i.əˌkleɪz/
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Noun
plagioclase (usually uncountable, plural plagioclases)
- (mineralogy) Any of a group of aluminum silicate feldspathic minerals ranging in their ratio of calcium to sodium.
- 2004, Richard Fortey, The Earth, Folio Society, published 2011, page 51:
- 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.
Translations
group of feldspar minerals
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See also
- plagioclase on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- albite
- oligoclase
- andesine
- labradorite
- bytownite
- anorthite
- rock
- mineral
- feldspar
Further reading
- David Barthelmy (1997–2025) “Plagioclase”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
- “plagioclase”, in Mindat.org[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2025.
French
Noun
plagioclase f (plural plagioclases)
Further reading
- “plagioclase”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.