felspar
Americannoun
noun
Other Word Forms
- felspathic adjective
Etymology
Origin of felspar
< German Fels rock + spar 3, by false etymological analysis
Example Sentences
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When the felspar assumed the appearance of a slaty claystone, which it did towards the base of the mountains on the banks of the river, we observed no copper in it.
From A Journey from Prince of Wales's Fort in Hudson's Bay to the Northern Ocean in the Years 1769, 1770, 1771, 1772 New Edition with Introduction, Notes, and Illustrations by Tyrrell, J. B.
Though occasionally we may find larger grains of felspar, quartz or epidote, it is more characteristic of these rocks that all the minerals are in small, nearly uniform, imperfectly shaped individuals.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3 "Gordon, Lord George" to "Grasses" by Various
Porcelain glazes, though not differing so much in composition from the ordinary fine earthenware glazes, are extremely hard, being compounded of kaolin, felspar, and quartz, with possibly limestone and ground sherds.
From Pottery, for Artists Craftsmen & Teachers by Cox, George J.
Its extraordinary changes in reducing or oxidizing fires are of the greatest interest to the experimenter.Cornish or China Stone.—A rock composed of felspar and quartz.
From Pottery, for Artists Craftsmen & Teachers by Cox, George J.
The Serpentine rock streaked with hornblende, felspar, slate and green-stone, shows changing colours like a pigeon's breast.
From Cornwall by Mitton, G. E. (Geraldine Edith)
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