anorthoclase

English

Noun

anorthoclase (plural anorthoclases)

(mineralogy) Any of a group of feldspars being mixed sodium and potassium aluminosilicates.

Synonyms

anorthose
soda microcline

Translations

group of feldspars

Catalan: anortosa f, anortòclasi f
Portuguese: anortoclase f

Spanish: anortoclasa f

Further reading

“Anorthoclase” in David Barthelmy, Webmineral Mineralogy Database, 1997–.
anorthoclase mindat.org‎, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, accessed 29 August 2016

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