felspathic

[ fel-spath-ik ]

/ fɛlˈspæθ ɪk /

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On the farm, the feed for chicks is significantly different from the roosters’; ______ not even comparable.

Sienite and feldspar succeeded in our descent to the snow line, where we found a felspathic granite.
The Life of Kit Carson|Edward S. Ellis
When a fragmental rock is composed chiefly of rocks belonging to the acidic group, we say it is felspathic.
Geology|James Geikie
The tuff consists of white felspathic mud, with fragments of slate and lava, reaching a depth in some places of 150 feet.
Volcanoes: Past and Present|Edward Hull
The glaze is always felspathic, and is said to be less vitreous than that of China.
The Ceramic Art|Jennie J. Young