oligoclase
[ol-i-goh-kleys]
- a kind of plagioclase feldspar occurring commonly in white crystals, sometimes shaded with gray, green, or red.
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At Danbury the mineral occurs with microcline and oligoclase embedded in dolomite.
Amelia Court House, Virginia, is another locality whence come pieces either of orthoclase or oligoclase exhibiting this property.
The felspar ranges from bytownite to oligoclase, being usually a variety of labradorite; orthoclase is scarce.
The felspar of the granulites is mostly orthoclase or cryptoperthite; microcline, oligoclase and albite are also common.
These intermediate members are the lime-soda felspars known as oligoclase, andesine, labradorite and bytownite.
oligoclase
- a white, bluish, or reddish-yellow feldspar mineral of the plagioclase series, consisting of aluminium silicates of sodium and calcium. Formula: NaAlSi 3 O 8 .CaAl 2 Si 2 O 8
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Word Origin
C19: from oligo- + -clase
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oligoclase
[ŏl′ĭ-gō-klās′, ō′lĭ-]
- A white to gray triclinic mineral of the plagioclase feldspar group. Oligoclase occurs in igneous rocks with a relatively high silica content, such as granite. Chemical formula: (Na,Ca)(Al,Si)AlSi2O8.
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