orthoclase feldspar

  • 111Perthite — Perth ite, n. [So called from Perth, in canada.] (Min.) A kind of feldspar consisting of a laminated intertexture of albite and orthoclase, usually of different colors. {Per*thit ic}, a. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 112Perthitic — Perthite Perth ite, n. [So called from Perth, in canada.] (Min.) A kind of feldspar consisting of a laminated intertexture of albite and orthoclase, usually of different colors. {Per*thit ic}, a. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 113Syenite — Sy e*nite, n. [L. Syenites (sc. lapis), from Syene, Gr. ?.] (Min.) (a) Orig., a rock composed of quartz, hornblende, and feldspar, anciently quarried at Syene, in Upper Egypt, and now called {granite}. (b) A granular, crystalline, ingeous rock… …

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  • 114microcline — noun Etymology: German Mikroklin, from mikr micr + Greek klinein to lean more at lean Date: 1849 a triclinic mineral of the feldspar group that is like orthoclase in composition …

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  • 115Weathering — This article is about weathering of rocks and minerals. For weathering of polymers, see Polymer degradation and Weather testing of polymers. Weathering is the breaking down of rocks, soils and minerals as well as artificial materials through… …

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  • 118Aphanite — (from the Greek αφανης, invisible) is a name given to certain typically dark coloured igneous rocks which are so fine grained that their component mineral crystals are not detected by the unaided eye. This texture results from rapid cooling in… …

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  • 119Kata Tjuta — Coordinates: 25°18′S 130°44′E / 25.3°S 130.733°E / 25.3; 130.733 Kata Tjuta, sometimes written Tjuṯa (Kata Joota) …

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  • 120Luxullianite — (also Luxulyanite, Luxulianite) is a rare type of granite, notable for the presence of clusters of radially arranged acicular tourmaline crystals enclosed by phenocrysts of orthoclase and quartz in a matrix of quartz, tourmaline, alkali feldspar …

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