hyalophane

[ hahy-al-uh-feyn, hahy-uh-luh- ]

nounMineralogy.
  1. a variety of orthoclase in which some of the potassium is replaced by barium.

Origin of hyalophane

1
First recorded in 1850–55; hyalo- + -phane

Words Nearby hyalophane

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