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Answer for the clue "Crystalline mineral: Var. ", 7 letters:
felspar

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Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (alternative spelling of feldspar English)

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 ]

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.