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porphyrynoun(geology) A hard igneous rock consisting of large crystals in a fine-grained matrix.
quartznoun(mineralogy) The most abundant mineral on the earth's surface, of chemical composition silicon dioxide, SiO₂. It occurs in a variety of forms, both crystalline and amorphous. Found in every environment.
porphyritic(geology) Containing large crystals in a fine mass of material.
dykesnounDiagonal cutting pliers; diagonal pliers; diagonal cutters; wire cutters.
porphyriesnoun(geology) A hard igneous rock consisting of large crystals in a fine-grained matrix.
felstonenoun(mineralogy, archaic) Felsite.
felsicnounA rock with such properties.
felspathoidnounAlternative form of feldspathoid. [(mineralogy) Any of a small group of igneous, plutonic, and volcanic minerals formed in magma that did not contain enough silica to satisfy all the chemical bonds. Feldspathoids are silica-poor variants of the feldspar group.]
phonolitenoun(mineralogy) A light-coloured rock of volcanic origin composed mostly of alkali feldspars.
fenitenoun(mineralogy) A metasomatic rock often containing carbonatite intrusions
euritenoun(mineralogy) A compact feldspathic rock; felsite.
feldspathoidnoun(mineralogy) Any of a small group of igneous, plutonic, and volcanic minerals formed in magma that did not contain enough silica to satisfy all the chemical bonds. Feldspathoids are silica-poor variants of the feldspar group.
granulitenoun(geology) A fine-grained metamorphic rock composed chiefly of feldspar, quartz, and garnets.
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.]
feldspathnounAlternative form 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.]
foyalitenoun(mineralogy) A fine-grained Plutonic syenite made up of orthoclase, nepheline, hornblende, and accessory mica, sodalite, zircon, noselite, and pyroxene.
felsificationnounThe process of becoming felsic; enrichment with lighter elements.
spilitenoun(geology) a very fine-grained igneous rock, resembling an altered basalt, containing feldspar together with chlorite, calcite, and epidote etc.
fukalitenoun(mineralogy) A mineral comprising mostly calcium, oxygen, and silicon.
feldsparnoun(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.

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