1 sanidine | Definition of sanidine

sanidine

noun
san·​i·​dine | \ ˈsanəˌdÄ“n, -də̇n\
plural -s

Definition of sanidine

: a variety of orthoclase in often transparent crystals in eruptive rock (as trachyte) that is thought to form at higher temperatures than adularia

called also glassy feldspar

Other Words from sanidine

sanidinic \ ¦⸗⸗¦dinik \ adjective

History and Etymology for sanidine

German sanidin, from Greek sanid-, sanis board + German -in -ine; from its tabular crystals

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