orthoclase
Noun
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Noun
orthoclase
- (mineral) Potassium aluminum silicate, KAlSi3O8, a common feldspar of igneous, plutonic, and metamorphic rocks. Orthoclase is the main feldspar of pegmatite occurrences, where it is most commonly flesh-colored. Orthoclase is used in the ceramic and glass industries and as a decorative gravel.
- German: Orthoklas
- Portuguese: ortoclase
- Russian: ортоклаз
- Spanish: ortoclasa, ortosa
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