microcline - meaning and definition. What is microcline
DICLIB.COM
AI-based language tools
Enter a word or phrase in any language 👆
Language:     

Translation and analysis of words by artificial intelligence

On this page you can get a detailed analysis of a word or phrase, produced by the best artificial intelligence technology to date:

  • how the word is used
  • frequency of use
  • it is used more often in oral or written speech
  • word translation options
  • usage examples (several phrases with translation)
  • etymology

What (who) is microcline - definition

FELDSPAR, TECTOSILICATE MINERAL
Microline; Potassium aluminium silicate; Potassium aluminum silicate; E555; Microcline feldspar

Microcline         
·noun A mineral of the feldspar group, like orthoclase or common feldspar in composition, but triclinic in form.
microcline         
['m??kr?(?)kl??n]
¦ noun a green, pink or brown mineral consisting of potassium-rich feldspar.
Origin
C19: from Ger. Microklin, from Gk mikros 'small' + klinein 'to lean' (because its angle of cleavage is close to 90 degrees).

Wikipedia

Microcline

Microcline (KAlSi3O8) is an important igneous rock-forming tectosilicate mineral. It is a potassium-rich alkali feldspar. Microcline typically contains minor amounts of sodium. It is common in granite and pegmatites. Microcline forms during slow cooling of orthoclase; it is more stable at lower temperatures than orthoclase. Sanidine is a polymorph of alkali feldspar stable at yet higher temperature. Microcline may be clear, white, pale-yellow, brick-red, or green; it is generally characterized by cross-hatch twinning that forms as a result of the transformation of monoclinic orthoclase into triclinic microcline.

The chemical compound name is potassium aluminium silicate, and it is known as E number reference E555.