microcline

English

Microcline

Etymology

From micro- (“small”) +‎ -cline.

Noun

microcline (countable and uncountable, plural microclines)

1. (mineralogy) A common feldspar of igneous, plutonic, and metamorphic rocks, made of potassium aluminum silicate, with the chemical formula KAlSi₃O₈.

Hyponyms

• amazonstone

Further reading

• David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Microcline”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
• “microcline”, in Mindat.org‎^[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.

French

Adjective

microcline (plural microclines)

1. microclinic

Noun

microcline f (plural microclines)

1. microcline