orthoclase

Meaning

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.

Synonyms

common feldspar

orthose

potassium aluminotrisilicate

Translations

ortòclasi

orthoclase

feldspat ortosa

الأورثوكلاز - تشكيلة سليكات الألمنيوم

Etymology

From ortho- + -clase.

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