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Metamorphic vs Microcline - What's the difference?

metamorphic | microcline |

In context|mineralogy|lang=en terms the difference between metamorphic and microcline

is that metamorphic is (mineralogy) a rock that has been changed from its original form by subjection to heat and/or pressure while 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 metamorphic and microcline

is that metamorphic is (mineralogy) a rock that has been changed from its original form by subjection to heat and/or pressure while 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 a adjective metamorphic

is (geology) having been structurally altered as a result of, or resulting from, exposure to intense heat and/or pressure (at the contact zone between colliding plates, for example).

metamorphic

English

Adjective

(head)
  • (geology) Having been structurally altered as a result of, or resulting from, exposure to intense heat and/or pressure (at the contact zone between colliding plates, for example).
  • Of or relating to the (Metamorphic Technique), a form of massage influenced by reflexology.

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • (mineralogy) A rock that has been changed from its original form by subjection to heat and/or pressure.

    • Related terms

    * orthometamorphic * parametamorphic English adjectives

    microcline

    English

    (wikipedia microcline)

    Noun

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  • (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.

    • See also

    * rock * mineral * pegmatite * granite * amazonstone