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orthoclase

Definitions of orthoclase
  1. noun
    a white or colored monoclinic feldspar
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    type of:
    feldspar, felspar
    any of a group of hard crystalline minerals that consist of aluminum silicates of potassium or sodium or calcium or barium
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