feldspathic
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The terms quartz wacke, lithic wacke, and feldspathic wacke are used.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015
At many places also gray feldspathic sandstones and basal conglomerates appear.
From History and Comprehensive Description of Loudoun County, Virginia by Head, James William
In Southern Tierra del Fuego, the clay-slate towards its S.W. boundary, becomes much altered and feldspathic.
From Geological Observations on South America by Darwin, Charles
The lavas are feldspathic, and of porphyritic structure, and, according to the same authority, of an aggregate thickness of 2500 feet.
From The Student's Elements of Geology by Lyell, Charles, Sir
The dikes are formed of three different varieties of rock, of which a pale brown feldspathic porphyry with grains of quartz was much the most abundant.
From Geological Observations on South America by Darwin, Charles
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