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felspar
[ fel-spahr ]
felspar
/ fɛlˈspæθɪk; ˈfɛlˌspɑː /
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Derived Forms
- felspathic, adjective
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Word History and Origins
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Example Sentences
A compound of quartz, mica, and felspar, having the appearance of re-composed granite.
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Indistinct specimens, apparently consisting of decomposed compact felspar.
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A small island, near Cape Arnhem, is also composed of granite, in which the felspar has a bluish hue.
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Fragment, apparently from a columnar mass, of a stone intermediate between clink-stone and compact felspar.
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Dark grey porphyritic hornstone, approaching to compact felspar, with imbedded crystals of felspar.
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