单词 | perthite |
释义 | perthiten. Geology. A variety of alkali feldspar usually consisting of roughly parallel intergrowths of an exsolved sodium-rich phase (as albite) and a potassium-rich phase (as microcline). ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > minerals > types of mineral > silicates > tectosilicate > [noun] > feldspar > mixed or intergrowth feldspars jade1595 granitone1811 saussurite1811 aventurine feldspar1816 perthite1843 myrmekite1911 aventurine sunstone- 1843 T. Thomson in London, Edinb., & Dublin Philos. Mag. 22 189 The next mineral I have to notice I distinguish by the name of Perthite. It was sent me by Mr. Wilson, a surgeon in Perth, a township of Upper Canada. 1941 Proc. Prehistoric Soc. 7 65 The phenocrysts are of albite and perthite. 1990 C. Pellant Rocks, Minerals & Fossils 13 Muscovite mica is dominant over biotite and there is a mingling of potassium and sodium feldspar (perthite). This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1843 |
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