- white feldspar
- nouna widely distributed feldspar that forms rocks• Syn: ↑albite• Hypernyms: ↑plagioclase, ↑oligoclase
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oligoclase — noun any of a series of triclinic feldspars that form rocks • Syn: ↑plagioclase • Derivationally related forms: ↑plagioclastic (for: ↑plagioclase) • Hypernyms: ↑feldspar, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
