pericline

American

[per-i-klahyn] / ˈpɛr ɪˌklaɪn /

noun

Mineralogy.

a variety of albite occurring in large, white opaque crystals.

pericline British

/ ˈpɛrɪˌklaɪn /

noun

a white translucent variety of albite in the form of elongated crystals
Also called: dome. a dome-shaped formation of stratified rock with its slopes following the direction of folding

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Etymology

Origin of pericline

First recorded in 1825–35, pericline is from the Greek word periklīnḗs sloping on all sides

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