Associations to the word «Plagioclase»

Wiktionary

PLAGIOCLASE, noun. (mineralogy) Any of a group of aluminum silicate feldspathic minerals ranging in their ratio of calcium to sodium.

Dictionary definition

PLAGIOCLASE, noun. Any of a series of triclinic feldspars that form rocks.

Wise words

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