Pericline
[per-i-klahyn] /ˈpɛr ɪˌklaɪn/
noun, Mineralogy.
1.
a variety of albite occurring in large, white opaque crystals.
/ˈpɛrɪˌklaɪn/
noun
1.
a white translucent variety of albite in the form of elongated crystals
2.
Also called dome. a dome-shaped formation of stratified rock with its slopes following the direction of folding
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