different between feldspathic vs plagioclase
feldspathic
English
Etymology
From German Feldspath (“feldspar”) +? -ic.
Adjective
feldspathic (not comparable)
- (mineralogy) Containing feldspar.
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plagioclase
English
Etymology
From plagio- +? -clase, after German Plagioklas.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?ple?d???kle?z/
- (US) IPA(key): /?plæd???kle?z/
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 2011, p. 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.
- 2004, Richard Fortey, The Earth, Folio Society 2011, p. 51:
Translations
See also
- plagioclase on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- albite
- oligoclase
- andesine
- labradorite
- bytownite
- anorthite
- rock
- mineral
- feldspar
Further reading
- David Barthelmy (1997–2021) , “Plagioclase”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database
- “plagioclase”, in Mindat.org?[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2021.
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