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orthoclase

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Noun
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or=tho=clase

CIDE DICTIONARY

orthoclasen. [Ortho- + Gr. to break.].
     Common or potash feldspar crystallizing in the monoclinic system and having two cleavages at right angles to each other. See Feldspar.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

orthoclase, n. a common alkali feldspar usu. occurring as variously coloured crystals, used in ceramics and glass-making.

Etymology
ORTHO- +Gk klasis breaking

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