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feldspar::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | felspar |
| Type of | spar |
| Has types | moonstone, oligoclase, orthoclase, plagioclase |
Examples of feldspar
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The trinitite was formed from feldspar and quartz which were melted by the heat.
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It contains quartz and microcline feldspar and brown biotite and also muscovite.
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The granites range in composition from syenogranite to alkali feldspar granite.
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From Hauterivian to Albion ages the sandstones are more mixed with more feldspar.
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They consist of pumice, quartz crystals and feldspar in a feldspar rich matrix.
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Granite is a felsic rock, meaning it is rich in potassium feldspar and quartz.
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It is foliated and white to cream with biotite and feldspar in large crystals.
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Separating feldspar into a concentrated layer requires even stronger gravity.
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Barium feldspars form as the result of the replacement of potassium feldspar.
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- Any of a group of hard crystalline minerals that consist of aluminum silicates of potassium or sodium or calcium or barium
- Feldspars (KAlSi3O8 - NaAlSi3O8 - CaAl2Si2O8) are a group of rock-forming tectosilicate minerals which make up as much as 60% of the Earth's crust.Feldspar. Industrial Minerals Association. Retrieved on July 18, 2007.
- Group of light-colored minerals often found as crystals in intrusive igneous rocks. The most common rock-forming mineral.
- (Also called felspar). A crystalline substance found in granite.
- Feldspar is the name of a group of rock-forming crystals. It is usually used as an ingredient for earthenware and other ceramic bodies often with sand and clay.
- Referring to a group of minerals that play an important role in the formation of rocks: popular varieties include moonstone and sunstone.
- An important rock-forming silicate mineral, it is compositionally (K,Ca,Na)(Al,Si)1-3O8.
- Complex of silicates that make up bulk of the earth s crust.
- A mineral used in the formula of certain types of china clays.
