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FELDSPAR

\fˈɛldspɑː], \fˈɛldspɑː], \f_ˈɛ_l_d_s_p_ɑː]\

Definitions of FELDSPAR

1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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A mineral consisting chiefly of aluminum and silica. feldspath.

1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
By James Champlin Fernald

A widely distributed crystalline mineral, which consists of silica, alumina, and potash, and is a constituent part of granite, gneiss, mica, slate, porphyry, and most volcanic rocks.

1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
By Nuttall, P.Austin.

n. [German] A crystalline mineral, somewhat vitreous in lustre, and breaking rather easily in two directions. It consists of silica, alumina, and potash:â€”also Felspar; feldspath.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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