Words to Describe plagioclase
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Things plagioclase often describes ("plagioclase ________")
- feldspars
- series
- porphyrite
- hypersthene
- quartz
- amphibolites
- granites
- paragneisses
- cumulate
- granite
- twinning
- assemblages
- gneisses
- composition
- contact
- pegmatite
- granulites
- diopside
- hornfels
- schists
- pyroxene
- felspar
- magnetite
- magma
- feldspar
- fractionation
- achondrites
- rock
- aggregate
- assemblage
- gneiss
- biotite
- ranges
- rocks
- schist
- porphyry
- granulite
- range
- amphibolite
- basalt
- boundaries
- bearing
- pairs
- crystal
- equilibria
- hornblende
How plagioclase often is described ("________ plagioclase")
- hypersthene
- amphibole
- intermediate
- acidic
- antiperthitic
- sodic
- igneous
- rare
- lunar
- secondary
- essential
- original
- grained
- acid
- residual
- granular
- subhedral
- white
- cordierite
- zoned
- temperature
- formed
- clear
- much
- euhedral
- interstitial
- unzoned
- modal
- more
- diopside
- less
- abundant
- muscovite
- primary
- recrystallized
- fresh
- shaped
- twinned
- minor
- anhedral
- little
- biotite
- glassy
- magmatic
- hornblende
- calcic
- gray
- saussuritized
- idiomorphic
- phenocrystic
- deformed
- clouded
- porphyritic
- bearing
- basic
- pyroxene
- garnet
- older
- unaltered
- adjacent
- accessory
- zonal
- existing
- subordinate
- feldspar
- dominant
- corroded
- tabular
- cumulus
- pure
- quartz
- rich
- coarse
- normative
- relict
- metamorphic
- albitic
- olivine
