💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Felsite"
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| Word | Definition |
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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. |
| dykesnoun | Diagonal 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. |
| felsicnoun | A rock with such properties. |
| felspathoidnoun | Alternative 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. |
| felsparnoun | Alternative 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.] |
| feldspathnoun | Alternative 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. |
| felsificationnoun | The 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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