microcline

As a letter s

is the letter s with a.

As a noun microcline is

(mineralogy) a common feldspar of igneous, plutonic, and metamorphic rocks, made of potassium aluminum silicate, with the chemical formula k]]alsi₃[[oxygen|o₈ microcline is the main feldspar of granite the bluish-green variety is called amazonstone, and is sometimes of gem quality used in ceramics, ceramic glazes, and as a scouring powder.

As nouns the difference between microcline and albite

is that microcline is a common feldspar of igneous, plutonic, and metamorphic rocks, made of potassium aluminum silicate, with the chemical formula KAlSi₃O₈. Microcline is the main feldspar of granite. The bluish-green variety is called amazonstone, and is sometimes of gem quality. Used in ceramics, ceramic glazes, and as a scouring powder while albite is a plagioclase feldspar, the first member of the Albite-Anorthite solid solution series.

As nouns the difference between microcline and amazonite

is that microcline is a common feldspar of igneous, plutonic, and metamorphic rocks, made of potassium aluminum silicate, with the chemical formula KAlSi₃O₈. Microcline is the main feldspar of granite. The bluish-green variety is called amazonstone, and is sometimes of gem quality. Used in ceramics, ceramic glazes, and as a scouring powder while amazonite is a gem variety of microcline feldspar, varying from bright verdigris green to a bluish green.