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ORTHOCLASTIC
Etymology
Adjective
orthoclastic (comparative more orthoclastic, superlative most orthoclastic)
(crystallography) Having cleavage planes at right angles, as in orthoclase.
Source: Wiktionary
Or`tho*clas"tic, a. (Crystallog.)
Definition: Breaking in directions at right angles to each other; -- said of the monoclinic feldspars.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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