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Orthoclase

Or′tho-clase

,
Noun.
[
Ortho-
+ Gr. [GREEK] to break.]
(Min.)
Common or potash feldspar crystallizing in the monoclinic system and having two cleavages at right angles to each other. See
Feldspar
.

Definition 2024


orthoclase

orthoclase

English

Orthoclase

Noun

orthoclase (countable and uncountable, plural orthoclases)

  1. (mineralogy) 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.

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See also

rock, mineral, pegmatite
sanidine, adularia