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Oligoclase Moderate

Oligoclase has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

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Noun
1

any of a series of triclinic feldspars that form rocks

2

A plagioclase feldspar, the second member of the Albite-Anorthite solid solution series. Primarily found as small crystals in impure marble. Oligoclase contains a small amount of calcium substituting for some of the sodium in its formula. Oligoclase with reddish-golden inclusions found in Norway and Canada is called sunstone.

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Broader Terms (hypernyms)
feldspar
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
albite anorthite
Rhyming Words
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