- soda-lime feldspar
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plagioclase.[1865-70]
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soda-lime feldspar
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soda-lime feldspar — plagioclase. [1865 70] … Useful english dictionary
Soda-lime glass — Soda lime glass, also called soda lime silica glass, is the most prevalent type of glass, used for windowpanes, and glass containers (bottles and jars) for beverages, food, and some commodity items. Also Pyrex brand kitchen glassware manufactured … Wikipedia
Feldspar — Feld spar , Feldspath Feld spath , n. [G. feldspath; feld field + spath spar.] (Min.) A name given to a group of minerals, closely related in crystalline form, and all silicates of alumina with either potash, soda, lime, or, in one case, baryta.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
lime-soda feldspar — noun : plagioclase … Useful english dictionary
plagioclase — plagioclastic /play jee euh klas tik/, adj. /play jee euh klays /, n. any of the feldspar minerals varying in composition from acidic albite, NaAlSi3O8, to basic anorthite, CaAl2Si2O8, found in most igneous rocks: shows twinning striations on… … Universalium
Anorthosite — A*nor tho*site, n. [F. anorthose triclinic feldspar (fr. Gr. ? priv. + ? straight) + ite.] (Petrol.) A granular igneous rock composed almost exclusively of a soda lime feldspar, usually labradorite. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] || … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Oligoclase — Ol i*go*clase, n. [Oligo + Gr. ? fracture, fr. ? to break.] (Min.) A triclinic soda lime feldspar. See {Feldspar}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
anorthosite — noun Etymology: French anorthose, a feldspar, from a + Greek orthos more at orth Date: 1863 a granular plutonic igneous rock composed almost exclusively of a soda lime feldspar (as labradorite) • anorthositic adjective … New Collegiate Dictionary
an|or|tho|site — «an R thuh syt», noun. a granular igneous rock composed chiefly of a soda lime feldspar, especially labradorite. ╂[< French anorthose feldspar + English ite1] … Useful english dictionary
Feldspath — Feldspar Feld spar , Feldspath Feld spath , n. [G. feldspath; feld field + spath spar.] (Min.) A name given to a group of minerals, closely related in crystalline form, and all silicates of alumina with either potash, soda, lime, or, in one case … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
