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felsparnounAlternative spelling of feldspar. [(mineralogy) Any of a large group of rock-forming aluminosilicate minerals containing potassium, sodium, or calcium that, together, make up about 60% of the Earth's outer crust.]
alkalic(geology, of a rock) Containing a relatively high proportion of alkali; alkaline.
authigenic(geology) Generated where it is found or observed.
perthitic(geology) Of, pertaining to, or resembling perthite
triclinic(crystallography) Having three unequal axes all intersecting at oblique angles.
feldspathic(mineralogy) Containing feldspar.
felsitenoun(mineralogy) A fine grained volcanic extrusive rock, generally light in color, composed of felsic minerals.
feldshernounAlternative form of feldscher. [(historical) In Russia, one with practical but not formal medical training.]
crystalsnounan album by Sam Rivers released by Impulse!
spessartitenoun(proscribed) Alternative form of spessartine. [(mineralogy) A type of garnet, a neosilicate of manganese and aluminium with the chemical formula Mn₃²⁺Al₂(SiO₄)₃.]
gneissesnoun(geology) A common and widely-distributed metamorphic rock having bands or veins, but not schistose.
granitesnoun(petrology) A group of igneous and plutonic rocks composed primarily of feldspar and quartz. Usually contains one or more dark minerals, which may be mica, pyroxene, or amphibole. Granite is quarried for building stone, road gravel, decorative stone, and tombstones. Common colors are gray, white, pink, and yellow-brown.
fluoritenoun(mineralogy) A widely occurring mineral comprising calcium fluoride plus or minus impurities, of various colours, used as a flux in steelmaking, and in the manufacture of glass, enamels and hydrofluoric acid.
flintsnounA hard, fine-grained quartz that fractures conchoidally and generates sparks when struck against a material such as steel, because tiny chips of the steel are heated to incandescence and burn in air.
crystallitesnounA small region of a solid that consists of a single crystal; a grain.
pyroxenenoun(mineralogy) Any of a group of crystalline minerals containing silicates of iron, magnesium and calcium.
flagstonesnounA flat, rectangular piece of rock or stone used for paving or roofing.
gemstonesnounthe third solo album by American musician Adam Green.
mineralsnoun(euphemistic, slang, dated) Testicles, balls, especially in the figurative sense of nerve or courage.
ferritesnounThe interstitial solid solution of carbon in body-centered cubic iron.

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