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斜長石

简斜长石 · 繁斜長石

Mandarin · pinyin xié cháng shí

plagioclase (rock-forming mineral, type of feldspar)

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斜: xié · slanting, sloping, inclined
長: zhǎng · long; length; excel in; leader; Kangxi radical 168
石: shí · stone, rock, mineral; Kangxi radical 112
长: zhǎng · long; length; excel in; leader

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2–2–2 · xie2 chang2 shi2

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ce4 coeng4 sek6

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noun

(mineralogy) plagioclase

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