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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.
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.]
foiditenoun(geology) The volcanic equivalent of foidolite. The light-coloured minerals are mostly feldspathoids.
foidolitenoun(geology) A course-grained intrusive igneous rock where most light-coloured minerals are feldspathoids.
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.
foyaitenoun(mineralogy) A K-feldspar-nepheline syenite mineral containing a proportion of ferromagnesian minerals, usually pyroxene, hornblende, and biotite.
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.
nephelinenoun(mineralogy) A feldspathoid mineral of silica-poor igneous, plutonic and volcanic rocks. Chemically, nepheline is a plagioclase feldspar with insufficient silica to satisfy the chemical bonds. Because of the unfilled bonds, nepheline weathers rapidly and can only be seen as inclusions in freshly broken rock.
felsitenoun(mineralogy) A fine grained volcanic extrusive rock, generally light in color, composed of felsic minerals.
plagioclasenoun(mineralogy) Any of a group of aluminum silicate feldspathic minerals ranging in their ratio of calcium to sodium.
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.]
microclinenoun(mineralogy) A common feldspar of igneous, plutonic, and metamorphic rocks, made of potassium aluminum silicate, with the chemical formula KAlSi₃O₈.
leucitenoun(mineralogy) A mineral of silica-poor igneous, plutonic and volcanic rocks. Chemically, leucite is a potassium feldspar with insufficient silica to satisfy the chemical bonds. Because of the unfilled bonds, leucite weathers rapidly and can only be seen as inclusions in freshly broken rock.
plagnoun(mineralogy, informal) plagioclase feldspar
chesterlitenoun(mineralogy) A variety of microcline from Chester County, Pennsylvania.
porphyroidnoun(mineralogy) A crystalline and schistose rock containing porphyritic crystals of feldspar.
fioritenoun(mineralogy) A variety of opal occurring in the cavities of volcanic tuff, having a pearly lustre and forming botryoidal masses.
fluorohectoritenoun(mineralogy) A clay mineral that is a mixed silicate / oxide / fluoride of lithium and magnesium.
fluorophlogopitenoun(mineralogy) A fluorine-rich variety of phlogopite.

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