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microcline in British English
(ˈmaɪkrəʊˌklaɪn)
noun
a white, creamy yellow, red, or green mineral of the feldspar group, found in igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks: used in the manufacture of glass and ceramics. Composition: potassium aluminium silicate. Formula: KAlSi3O8. Crystal structure: triclinic
Word origin
C19: from German Mikroklin, from mikro- micro- + Greek klinein to lean; so called because its cleavage plane is slightly different from 90°microcline in American English
(ˈmaɪkroʊˌklaɪn)
noun
a triclinic feldspar, KAlSi3O8, that is dimorphic with orthoclase; potassium aluminum silicate
Word origin
Ger mikroklin (< Gr mikros, small + klinein, to incline: see lean1): its cleavage angle differs slightly from 90°Image ofmicrocline
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