noun
Origin: Ger plagioklas < Gr plagios (see plagio-) + klasis, a cleaving, fracture < klaein, to break: see clastic
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noun
Origin:
Origin: Greek plagio-, plagio-
Origin: + Greek klasis, breaking (from its oblique cleavage) (from klān, to break)
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