Brazil is the largest coffee producer in the world. Each year Brazil exports more than 44 million bags of coffee. Vietnam follows at exporting over 27 million bags each year.
OLIGOCLASE
plagioclase, oligoclase
(noun) any of a series of triclinic feldspars that form rocks
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
oligoclase (usually uncountable, plural oligoclases)
(mineral) A plagioclase feldspar, the second member of the Albite-Anorthite solid solution series. Primarily found as small crystals in impure marble. Oligoclase contains a small amount of calcium substituting for some of the sodium in its formula. Oligoclase with reddish-golden inclusions found in Norway and Canada is called sunstone.
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Ol"i*go*clase, n. Etym: [Oligo- + Gr. (Min.)
Definition: A triclinic soda-lime feldspar. See Feldspar.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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