SANIDINE

Meaning of SANIDINE in English

[ 'sanɪdi:n ]

■ noun a glassy mineral of the alkali feldspar group.

Origin

C19: from Gk sanis , sanid- 'board' + -ine 4 .

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SANIDINE — ˈsanəˌdēn, -_də̇n noun ( -s ) Etymology: German sanidin, from Greek sanid-, sanis board + German -in -ine; from its …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SANIDINE — (n.) A variety of orthoclase feldspar common in certain eruptive rocks, as trachyte; -- called also glassy feldspar.
Английский словарь Webster
SANIDINE — ( n. ) A variety of orthoclase feldspar common in certain eruptive rocks, as trachyte; -- called also glassy feldspar.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SANIDINE — — sanidinic /san'i din"ik/ , adj. /san"i deen', -din/ , n. Mineral. a glassy, often transparent variety of orthoclase in …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SANIDINE — noun a variety of orthoclase feldspar common in certain eruptive rocks, as trachyte; called also glassy feldspar.
Webster English vocab
SANIDINE — alkali feldspar mineral, a high-temperature form of potassium aluminosilicate (KAlSi3O8) that sometimes occurs in surface rocks. Sanidine forms colourless or …
Britannica English vocabulary
SANIDINE — General Information: Chemical Formula: (K,Na)(Si,Al)4O8 Environment: Acid volcanic rocks. Locality: Common world wide occurrences. Name Origin: From the Greek sanis …
Mineralogy Database English vocab
SANIDINE — санидин (минералогия) санидин
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SANIDINE — n мин. санидин
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SANIDINE — санидин
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SANIDINE — (n) санидин
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
SANIDINE — n мин. санидин
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
SANIDINE — n мин. санидин
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SANIDINE — санидин (минералогия) санидин
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
SANIDINIC — adjective see sanidine
Webster's New International English Dictionary
RHYOLITE — ˈrīəˌlīt noun ( -s ) Etymology: German rhyolith, from rhyo- (irregular from Greek rhyak-, rhyax stream of lava) + -lith …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
RHYACOLITE — rīˈakəˌlīt noun ( -s ) Etymology: German ryakolith, from ryako- (from Greek rhyak-, rhyax stream, stream of lava) + -lith …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GLASSY FELDSPAR — noun : sanidine
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ARSOITE — ˈär(ˌ)sōˌīt noun ( -s ) Etymology: German arsoit, from Arso, town on the island of Ischia, Italy + German -it …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TRACHYBASALT — /tray'kee beuh sawlt", -bas"awlt, -bay"sawlt, trak'ee-/ , n. a fine-grained volcanic rock containing sanidine and calcic plagioclase. [ 1885-90; TRACHY- …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
TRACHYTE — light-coloured, very fine-grained extrusive igneous rock that is composed chiefly of alkali feldspar with minor amounts of dark-coloured minerals such …
Britannica English vocabulary
SANIDINITE FACIES — one of the major divisions of the mineral facies classification of metamorphic rocks, the rocks of which form under the …
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RHYOLITE — extrusive igneous rock that is the volcanic equivalent of granite. Most rhyolites are porphyritic, indicating that crystallization began prior to …
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PHONOLITE — any member of a group of extrusive igneous rocks (lavas) that are rich in nepheline and potash feldspar. The typical …
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ORTHOCLASE — common alkali feldspar mineral, a potassium aluminosilicate (KAlSi3O8); it usually occurs as variously coloured, frequently twinned crystals in granite. Orthoclase …
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NEPHELINITE — silica-poor (basic) lava that contains nepheline and pyroxene and is usually completely crystallized. Despite its wide geographic distribution and occasional …
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NEPHELINE — also called nephelite, or eleolite the most common feldspathoid mineral, an aluminosilicate of sodium and potassium (Na3KAl4Si4O16). It is sometimes …
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LEUCITITE — extrusive igneous rock, coloured ash gray to nearly black, that contains leucite and augite as large, single crystals (phenocrysts) in …
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FELDSPAR — any of a group of aluminosilicate minerals that contain calcium, sodium, or potassium. Feldspars are the most common minerals in …
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DACITE — volcanic rock that may be considered a quartz-bearing variety of andesite (q.v.). Dacite is primarily associated with andesite and trachyte …
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ALKALI FELDSPAR — any of several common silicate minerals that often occur as variously coloured, glassy crystals. They are used in the manufacture …
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