oligoclase

mineral: intermediate member of a solid solution series (10 to 30 % anorthite and albite)

Class type of: albite, plagioclase Q429902

Facts

6 properties

Instance of: mineral variety
Subclass of: albite, plagioclase^[2]^[3]
Described by source: New Encyclopedic Dictionary, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[7]^[8]^[9]^[10]
IMA status and/or rank: discredited mineral (D)^[4]
Nickel-Strunz 9th edition (updated 2009): 9.FA.35^[6]
Strunz 8th edition (series ID, updated): VIII/F.03c^[5]

🏷️ Also known as

en oligoclase ar أوليغوكلاس cs Oligoklas de Aventurin-Feldspat de Peristerit es oligoclasa es Piedra de Sol fa اولیگوکلاز he אוליגוקלז it Oligoclase it oligoclasio ja 灰曹長石 nl oligoklaas pl oligoklaz pt oligoclásio ru олигоклаз uk олігоклаз zh 奥长石 zh 奧長石

🔖 Identifiers · 8

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Elhuyar ZTH ID: 008080
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID: science/oligoclase
Freebase ID: /m/05myfj
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID: oligoklas
Kivid.info ID: 613
Mindat mineral ID: 2974, 10705
Minerals.net mineral and gemstone ID: mineral/oligoclase

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Described by source 2

Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition

Subclass of 2

albite, plagioclase

Instance of 1

mineral variety

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Summary

oligoclase is a mineral variety^[1].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

[2] ↑ oligoclase — subclass of (P279): albite. wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ oligoclase — subclass of (P279): plagioclase. wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ oligoclase — IMA status and/or rank (P579): discredited mineral (D). wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ oligoclase — Strunz 8th edition (series ID, updated) (P711): VIII/F.03c. Mineralogische Tabellen : Eine Klassifizierung der Mineralien auf kristallchemischer Grundlage, mit einer Einfuhrung in die Kristallchemie (1982). wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ oligoclase — Nickel-Strunz 9th edition (updated 2009) (P712): 9.FA.35. IMA/CNMNC List of Mineral Names (March 2009). wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ oligoclase — described by source (P1343): New Encyclopedic Dictionary. wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ oligoclase — described by source (P1343): Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition. wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ oligoclase — described by source (P1343): Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary. wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ oligoclase — described by source (P1343): Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

[1] ↑ oligoclase is an instance of mineral variety (Q429795) [P31, primary]. Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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