💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Periclasite"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| periclasenoun | (mineralogy) A cubic crystalline form of magnesium oxide (MgO). |
| periclinenoun | (botany, countable) A periclinal wall. |
| clinoclasitenoun | (mineralogy) Synonym of clinoclase. |
| perthitenoun | (mineralogy) A laminated mixture of two feldspars: plagioclase and either orthoclase or microcline. |
| plagnoun | (mineralogy, informal) plagioclase feldspar |
| phenacitenoun | (mineralogy) Alternative spelling of phenakite. [(mineralogy) A trigonal-rhombohedral mineral containing beryllium, oxygen, and silicon.] |
| pearlstonenoun | (mineralogy) perlite |
| ferropericlasenoun | (mineralogy) Any of a class of minerals, mixed oxides of magnesium and iron, that are abundant in the earth's lower mantle (second only to perovskite) |
| isoclasitenoun | (mineralogy) A hydrated basic calcium phosphate |
| crystalloclastnoun | (mineralogy) A clast that consists primarily of crystalized mineral. |
| pearlitenoun | A two-phased lamellar structure composed of alternating layers of alpha ferrite and cementite that occurs in some steels and cast irons, having a pearlescent appearance. |
| euclasenoun | (mineralogy) A monoclinic beryllium aluminium hydroxide silicate mineral, a product of the decomposition of beryl in pegmatites. |
| peristeritenoun | (mineralogy) A variety of albite, whitish and slightly iridescent. |
| plagioclasenoun | (mineralogy) Any of a group of aluminum silicate feldspathic minerals ranging in their ratio of calcium to sodium. |
| kelyphitenoun | (mineralogy) A substitution mineral found surrounding garnet in peridotites. |
| magnesiowüstitenoun | (mineralogy) Synonym of ferropericlase. |
| microclinenoun | (mineralogy) A common feldspar of igneous, plutonic, and metamorphic rocks, made of potassium aluminum silicate, with the chemical formula KAlSi₃O₈. |
| alloclasitenoun | (mineralogy) A brittle monoclinic sulfosalt mineral of the arsenopyrite group. |
| cirrholitenoun | (mineralogy) cirrolite |
| phenocrystnoun | (mineralogy) Any relatively large crystal embedded in a more fine-grained or glassy igneous rock |
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