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microcline noun. M19.
[German Mikroklin, formed as MICRO- + Greek klinein to lean, slope (from its angle of cleavage differing only slightly from 90 degrees).]
Mineralogy. A triclinic potassium feldspar characteristic of granites and pegmatites, similar to orthoclase but forming large translucent crystals of a green, pink, or brown colour.