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Any of a group of hard crystalline minerals that consist of aluminum silicates of potassium or sodium or calcium or barium
Answer for the clue "Any of a group of hard crystalline minerals that consist of aluminum silicates of potassium or sodium or calcium or barium ", 7 letters:
felspar
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WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. any of a group of hard crystalline minerals that consist of aluminum silicates of potassium or sodium or calcium or barium [syn: feldspar ]
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n. (alternative spelling of feldspar English)
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Felspar \Fel"spar`\, Felspath \Fel"spath`\, n. (Min.) See Feldspar .
Usage examples of felspar.
Without thinking I identified the components of the rock, mainly felspar and quartz, quarried in the Barberton district so in addition it contained a fair amount of mica.
All clays contain more or less free silica in the form of sand, and usually a small percentage of undecomposed felspar.
He knew a vast deal about cairngorms and agates and such-like pretty things, and showed Charles quartz and felspar and red cornelian, and I don't know what else, in the crags on the hillside.