Best Opposite Words For FELSPATHOID
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| feldspar | noun n | |||||
noun • any of a group of hard crystalline minerals that consist of aluminum silicates of potassium or sodium or calcium or barium | ||||||
| nepheline | noun n | |||||
noun • a whitish mineral consisting of sodium aluminum silicate or potassium aluminum silicate in crystalline form; used in the manufacture of ceramics and enamels | ||||||
| orthoclase | noun n | |||||
noun • a white or colored monoclinic feldspar | ||||||
| plagioclase | noun n | |||||
noun • any of a series of triclinic feldspars that form rocks | ||||||
| quartz | noun n | |||||
noun • colorless glass made of almost pure silica • a hard glossy mineral consisting of silicon dioxide in crystal form; present in most rocks (especially sandstone and granite); yellow sand is quartz with iron oxide impurities | ||||||
| sodalite | noun n | |||||
noun • a vitreous mineral consisting of sodium aluminum silicate and sodium chloride in crystalline form; occurs in igneous rocks | ||||||
| analcime | noun n | |||||
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| leucite | noun n | |||||
noun • A mineral of silica-poor igneous, plutonic and volcanic rocks. Chemically, leucite is a potassium feldspar with insufficient silica to satisfy the chemical bonds. Because of the unfilled bonds, leucite weathers rapidly and can only be seen as inclusions in freshly broken rock. • A leucoplast. | ||||||
| microcline | noun n | |||||
noun • A common feldspar of igneous, plutonic, and metamorphic rocks, made of potassium aluminum silicate, with the chemical formula KAlSi3O8. | ||||||