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单词 orthoclastic
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orthoclasticadj.

Brit. /ˌɔːθə(ʊ)ˈklastɪk/, U.S. /ˌɔrθoʊˈklæstɪk/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: ortho- comb. form, -clastic comb. form.
Etymology: < ortho- comb. form + -clastic comb. form, after orthoclase n.
Mineralogy. Now rare.
Chiefly of feldspar: having cleavages at right angles. Cf. orthoclase n., plagioclastic adj.
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the world > the earth > minerals > mineral structure or appearance > [adjective] > cleavage or fracture > having cleavage at particular angles
paratomous1825
orthotomous1861
orthoclastic1866
orthic1877
1866 P. H. Lawrence tr. B. von Cotta Rocks Classified 8 We distinguish two principal kinds of felspar, the orthoclastic (monoclinic)..and the plagioclastic (triclinic).
1869 Prelim. Rep. U.S. Geol. Surv. Colorado & New Mexico 107 Pegmatolite.—Flesh-red, orthoclastic, abundant as pebbles, scattered with quartz over the prairies for hundreds of miles.
1897 Amer. Naturalist 31 53 The predominance of plagioclase phenocrysts over orthoclastic ones.
1939 W. Huebner Geol. & Allied Sci. I. 244 Orthoklastisch, orthoclastic.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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