OLIGOCLASE


Meaning of OLIGOCLASE in English

n.

Pronunciation: ' ä-li-g ō - ˌ kl ā s, ' ō -, - ˌ kl ā z; ə - ' li-g ə -

Function: noun

Etymology: German Oligoklas, from olig- olig- + Greek klasis breaking, from klan to break ― more at CLAST

Date: 1832

: a mineral of the plagioclase series

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