FELDSPAR


Meaning of FELDSPAR in English

n. (also felspar) Mineral. any of a group of aluminium silicates of potassium, sodium, or calcium, which are the most abundant minerals in the earth's crust. feldspathic adj. feldspathoid n.

[ G Feldspat, -spath f. Feld FIELD + Spat, Spath SPAR(3): felspar by false assoc. with G Fels rock ]

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