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hyalophane
[ hahy-al-uh-feyn, hahy-uh-luh- ]
noun
, Mineralogy.
- a variety of orthoclase in which some of the potassium is replaced by barium.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of hyalophane1
First recorded in 1850–55; hyalo- + -phane ( def )
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