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orthoclastic
[ awr-thuh-klas-tik ]
adjective
, Crystallography.
- (of a crystal) having cleavages at right angles to each other.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of orthoclastic1
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Example Sentences
There are consequently two series of felspars, one termed orthoclastic or orthotomous, and the other plagioclastic or clinotomous.
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