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Plagioclase vs Maskelynite - What's the difference?

plagioclase | maskelynite |

In mineralogy|lang=en terms the difference between plagioclase and maskelynite

is that plagioclase is (mineralogy) any of a group of aluminum silicate feldspathic minerals ranging in their ratio of calcium to sodium while maskelynite is (mineralogy) a glassy phase found in some meteorites and impact craters, typically similar in composition to plagioclase feldspar.

As nouns the difference between plagioclase and maskelynite

is that plagioclase is (mineralogy) any of a group of aluminum silicate feldspathic minerals ranging in their ratio of calcium to sodium while maskelynite is (mineralogy) a glassy phase found in some meteorites and impact craters, typically similar in composition to plagioclase feldspar.

plagioclase

English

Noun

(en-noun)
  • (mineralogy) Any of a group of aluminum silicate feldspathic minerals ranging in their ratio of calcium to sodium.
  • *2004 , (Richard Fortey), The Earth , Folio Society 2011, p. 51:
  • *:These crystals are of one of the most abundant minerals in nature – feldspar; furthermore, they are of a particular kind of feldspar rich in the element calcium, termed plagioclase .

    • See also

    * ("plagioclase" on Wikipedia) * albite * oligoclase * andesine * labradorite * bytownite * anorthite * rock * mineral * feldspar

    maskelynite

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia maskelynite)
  • (mineralogy) A glassy phase found in some meteorites and impact craters, typically similar in composition to plagioclase feldspar.