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plagioclase feldspar (plā`jēəklās'): see feldspar feldspar or felspar , an abundant group of rock-forming minerals which constitute 60% of the earth's crust. Chemically the feldspars are silicates of aluminum, containing sodium, potassium, iron, calcium, or barium or combinations of these
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No references found			Just like the rocks on Earth, Moon's have lots of basalt and olivine, pyroxene, and mafic breccias, along with plagioclase feldspar, also known as anorthosite. Luna slowly yields her secrets by Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, MA) The xenolith rocks consist mainly of amphiboles (79%) and mica (11%) while the predominant minerals in the matrix are mica (48%), plagioclase feldspar (27%) with lesser amounts of amphiboles (11%). Spider/KWG Receive SGS Lakefield Research Report on Rock ... by Business Wire b) Disseminated type mineralization occurs in the Launay felsic intrusive rocks where gold-bearing pyrite is disseminated in a massive intrusive phase rich in plagioclase feldspar ("albitite"); this type of mineralization is found in Zone "75". Melkior Resources Inc.: Launay Quebec Gold Property Exploration by Business Wire			Placetas placic horizon Placid Lake State Park Placid, Lake Placidia Placido Plácido placing placita Placode Placodermi Placodontia Placoid Scale Placothuriidae Placzek, Adolph K. Plafond Plagal Cadence plage Plaggept plagiaplite Plagiarism Plagiaulacida Plagiaulacidae plagiocephaly Plagioclase plagioclase feldspar plagioclimax plagiodont plagiogravitropism plagiohedral plagionite Plagiosauria plagiosere Plagiotropism PLAGO Plague Plague Revolt Plague Sunday Plague-Like Diseases of Animals plagues of Egypt plagues on Egypt plaice plaid Plaid Cymru plaid screen Plain plain arch plain ASCII plain ashlar plain bar Plain Bearing			plagiarized plagiarized plagiarizer plagiarizer plagiarizers plagiarizers plagiarizes plagiarizes plagiarizing plagiarizing plagiarizing plagiarizing plagiary plagiary Plagiaulacida Plagiaulacidae Plagihedral plagio- plagio- Plagiobothrys Plagiocephalic plagiocephalism plagiocephaly plagiocephaly plagiocephaly Plagiocephaly, nonsynostotic Plagiocephaly, nonsynostotic Plagiocephaly, nonsynostotic plagioclase plagioclase plagioclase feldspar plagioclastic Plagioclimax Plagioclimax Plagioclimax community Plagioclimax community plagiodont plagiograph plagiogravitropism plagiohedral Plagionite Plagionite Plagiorchis Plagiorchis arcuatus Plagiorchis lutrae Plagiorchis megalorchis (syn. Plagiorchis laricola) Plagiorhynchus formosus Plagiosauria plagiosere Plagiostomatous Plagiostome Plagiostomi Plagiostomous Plagiothecium Cavifolium Plagiotremata plagiotropic plagiotropic plagiotropism plagiotropism Plagirism Plagirism

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