feldspathic
Americanadjective
Other Word Forms
- nonfeldspathic adjective
Etymology
Origin of feldspathic
Example Sentences
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The terms quartz wacke, lithic wacke, and feldspathic wacke are used.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015
However, the English bone porcelains are very beautiful, and though they are not genuine feldspathic products they are highly esteemed and in demand everywhere.
From The Story of Porcelain by Bassett, Sara Ware
The fragments are angular or rounded, small or large, and consist of bluish or reddish compact feldspathic matter, in which a few acicular crystals of feldspar can sometimes be seen.
From Geological Observations on South America by Darwin, Charles
The Triassic rocks are mainly red sandstones,—often feldspathic, or arkose, with some conglomerates and shales.
From The Elements of Geology by Norton, William Harmon
Twelfthly: a bed of compact, sonorous, feldspathic lava, like that of bed No. 8, divided by numerous joints into large angular blocks.
From Geological Observations on South America by Darwin, Charles
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