anorthoclase

English

Etymology

From an- +‎ ortho- +‎ -clase.

Noun

anorthoclase (countable and uncountable, plural anorthoclases)

1. (mineralogy) Any of a group of feldspars being mixed sodium and potassium aluminosilicates.

Synonyms

• anorthose
• soda microcline

Translations

group of feldspars

• Catalan: anortosa f, anortòclasi f
• Finnish: anortoklaasi
• Portuguese: anortoclase f
• Spanish: anortoclasa f

Further reading

• David Barthelmy (1997–2025) “Anorthoclase”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
• “anorthoclase”, in Mindat.org‎^[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2025.