NOUN | substance | oligoclase, plagioclase | any of a series of triclinic feldspars that form rocks |
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Meaning | Any of a series of triclinic feldspars that form rocks. | |
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Synonym | plagioclase | |
Narrower | albite, white feldspar | A widely distributed feldspar that forms rocks |
anorthite | Rare plagioclastic feldspar occurring in many igneous rocks | |
Broader | feldspar, felspar | Any of a group of hard crystalline minerals that consist of aluminum silicates of potassium or sodium or calcium or barium |
Substance of | basalt | The commonest type of solidified lava |
dacite | A grey volcanic rock containing plagioclase and quartz and other crystalline minerals | |
Spanish | oligoclasa, plagioclasa | |
Catalan | oligoclasa, oligòclasi, plagioclasa, plagiòclasi |
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