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OLIGOCLASE [1 record]

Record 1 2013-08-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mineralogy
DEF

A sodium-rich triclinic plagioclase feldspar containing more calcium than albite, common in siliceous igneous rocks.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Minéralogie
DEF

Minéral (silicate) du système cristallin triclinique, du groupe des feldspaths plagioclases.

OBS

C'est un minéral commun des roches ignées intermédiaires.

Spanish

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