OLIGOCLASE


Meaning of OLIGOCLASE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈä-li-gō-ˌklās, ˈō-, -ˌklāz; ə-ˈli-gə- ]

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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