soda-lime feldspar

noun

plagioclase.

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Word History and Origins

First recorded in 1865–70

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Oligoclase, or soda-lime feldspar, in which soda is present in much larger proportion than lime, and of which mineral andesite are andesine, is considered to be a variety.