Definition of Microclines

1. microcline [n] - See also: microcline

Lexicographical Neighbors of Microclines

microcircuitry
microcircuits
microcirculation
microcirculatory
microcities
microcitoma
microcitomas
microcity
microcivilization
microcivilizations
microclimate
microclimates
microclimatic
microclimatology
microcline
microclines (current term)
microcluster
microclusters
micrococcaceae
micrococcal
micrococcal nuclease
micrococci
micrococcus
micrococcus luteus
microcode
microcodes
microcolitis
microcolliculi
microcolon
microcolonies

Literary usage of Microclines

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Maryland Geological Survey by Maryland Geological Survey (1898)
"These microclines form the largest individual areas in the rock mass, sometimes reaching 0.15-0.2 of an inch (4^5 mm.) in diameter, while the clear ..."

2. Igneous Rocks: Composition, Texture and Classification, Description and by Joseph Paxson Iddings (1909)
"Subhedral and anhedral crystals of this type also occur in certain coarsely grained rocks in Norway, rich in potash-soda-feldspars, soda-microclines. ..."

3. Introduction to the Rarer Elements by Philip Embury Browning (1917)
"... Mica and orthoclase contain " " Some microclines "' 2.3 '' (2) In certain mineral waters, among which are the following: Ungemach, Ems, Kissingen, ..."

4. Transactions of the American Ceramic Society Containing the Papers and by American Ceramic Society (1914)
"They are chiefly microclines (potash feldspars) with perthitic intergrowths of albite (soda feldspars). Soda feldspar is not common but occurs in limited ..."

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