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A mineral of the feldspar family, commonly occurring in small glassy crystals, also a constituent of some igneous rocks. It is a lime feldspar. See Feldspar.

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  1. n. A mineral of the feldspar family, commonly occurring in small glassy crystals, also a constituent of some igneous rocks. It is a lime feldspar. See Feldspar.
  2. n. rare plagioclastic feldspar occurring in many igneous rocks
  3. A mineral of the feldspar family, commonly occurring in small glassy crystals, also a constituent of some igneous rocks. It is a lime feldspar. See Feldspar.
  4. A mineral of the feldspar family, commonly occurring in smallglassy crystals, also a constituent of some igneous rocks. It is alime feldspar. See Feldspar.
  5. n rare plagioclastic feldspar occurring in many igneous rocks