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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In the decomposition of granite, this felspar is the first thing to give way; it becomes friable, and rains or rivers wash it down.
From Harper's New Monthly Magazine Vol. IV, No. 19, Dec 1851 by Various
The formation of new felspar in the hornfelses is pointed out as evidence of this.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 6 "Home, Daniel" to "Hortensius, Quintus" by Various
The felspar or China stone furnish the fluxing ingredients for fusing and binding.
From Pottery, for Artists Craftsmen & Teachers by Cox, George J.
The felspar of the granulites is mostly orthoclase or cryptoperthite; microcline, oligoclase and albite are also common.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3 "Gordon, Lord George" to "Grasses" by Various
Hydrofluoric and boric emanations exert a profound influence on granitic rocks; their felspar is resolved into aggregates of kaolin, muscovite and quartz; tourmaline appears, largely replacing the brown mica; topaz also is not uncommon.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3 "Gordon, Lord George" to "Grasses" by Various
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