plagioclase

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Etymology

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From plagio- +‎ -clase, after German Plagioklas.

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  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈpleɪ.d͡ʒɪ.əˌkleɪz/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈpleɪ.d͡ʒi.əˌkleɪs/, /ˈplæd͡ʒ.i.əˌkleɪs/, /ˈpleɪ.d͡ʒi.əˌkleɪz/, /ˈplæd͡ʒ.i.əˌkleɪz/
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Noun

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plagioclase (usually uncountable, plural plagioclases)

  1. (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, published 2011, page 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.

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Noun

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plagioclase f (plural plagioclases)

  1. plagioclase

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