feldspathic

[ feld-spath-ik, fel-, feld-spath-, fel- ]

/ fɛldˈspæθ ɪk, fɛl-, ˈfɛld spæθ-, ˈfɛl- /

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adjective Mineralogy.

of, relating to, or containing feldspar.

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Also felspathic, feld·spath·ose, felspathose.

Origin of feldspathic

1825–35; <German Feldspath (see feldspar) + -ic

non·feld·spath·ic, adjective

At many places also gray feldspathic sandstones and basal conglomerates appear.
History and Comprehensive Description of Loudoun County, Virginia|James W. Head
One of these, a mass of red feldspathic granite, is twenty-five feet thick and fifty feet long.
Wonders of the Yellowstone|James Richardson
Both substances, the infusible and the fusible, are productions of the same geological formation,—decomposed feldspathic rock.
Some Chinese Ghosts|Lafcadio Hearn
Sienite and feldspar succeeded in our descent to the snow line, where we found a feldspathic granite.
The Exploring Expedition to the Rocky Mountains, Oregon and California|Brevet Col. J.C. Fremont

It occurs in the various feldspars and feldspathic rocks, and in mica.
Commercial Geography|Jacques W. Redway

feldspathic

[ fĕld-spăth′ĭk, fĕl- ]

Relating to or containing feldspar.