feldspathic
of, relating to, or containing feldspar.
Origin of feldspathic
1- Also felspathic, feld·spath·ose, felspathose.
Other words from feldspathic
- non·feld·spath·ic, adjective
Words Nearby feldspathic
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How to use feldspathic in a sentence
At many places also gray feldspathic sandstones and basal conglomerates appear.
One of these, a mass of red feldspathic granite, is twenty-five feet thick and fifty feet long.
Wonders of the Yellowstone | James RichardsonBoth substances, the infusible and the fusible, are productions of the same geological formation,—decomposed feldspathic rock.
Some Chinese Ghosts | Lafcadio HearnSienite 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. FremontIt occurs in the various feldspars and feldspathic rocks, and in mica.
Commercial Geography | Jacques W. Redway
Scientific definitions for feldspathic
[ fĕld-spăth′ĭk, fĕl- ]
Relating to or containing feldspar.
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