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Amphibole
noun · 78% connection
A common mineral embracing many varieties varying in color and in composition. It occurs in monoclinic crystals; also massive, general…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: mineral, feldspar, family, triclinic, crystallization.
Andesine
noun · 78% connection
A kind of triclinic feldspar found in the Andes.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: mineral, feldspar, family, triclinic, crystallization.
Andesite
noun · 78% connection
An eruptive rock allied to trachyte, consisting essentially of a triclinic feldspar, with pyroxene, hornblende, or hypersthene.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: mineral, feldspar, family, triclinic, crystallization.
Anorthite
noun · 78% connection
A mineral of the feldspar family, commonly occurring in small glassy crystals, also a constituent of some igneous rocks. It is a lime…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: mineral, feldspar, family, triclinic, crystallization.
Babingtonite
noun · 78% connection
A mineral occurring in triclinic crystals approaching pyroxene in angle, and of a greenish black color. It is a silicate of iron, mang…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: mineral, feldspar, family, triclinic, crystallization.
Basalt
noun · 78% connection
A rock of igneous origin, consisting of augite and triclinic feldspar, with grains of magnetic or titanic iron, and also bottle-green…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: mineral, feldspar, family, triclinic, crystallization.
Cabazite
noun · 78% connection
A mineral occuring in glassy rhombohedral crystals, varying, in color from white to yellow or red. It is essentially a hydrous silicat…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: mineral, feldspar, family, triclinic, crystallization.
Cancrinite
noun · 78% connection
A mineral occurring in hexagonal crystals, also massive, generally of a yellow color, containing silica, alumina, lime, soda, and carb…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: mineral, feldspar, family, triclinic, crystallization.
Crocidolite
noun · 78% connection
A mineral occuring in silky fibers of a lavender blue color. It is related to hornblende and is essentially a silicate of iron and sod…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: mineral, feldspar, family, triclinic, crystallization.
Crystallite
noun · 78% connection
A minute mineral form like those common in glassy volcanic rocks and some slags, not having a definite crystalline outline and not ref…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: mineral, feldspar, family, triclinic, crystallization.
Diabase
noun · 78% connection
A basic, dark-colored, holocrystalline, igneous rock, consisting essentially of a triclinic feldspar and pyroxene with magnetic iron;…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: mineral, feldspar, family, triclinic, crystallization.
Diorite
noun · 78% connection
An igneous, crystalline in structure, consisting essentially of a triclinic feldspar and hornblende. It includes part of what was call…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: mineral, feldspar, family, triclinic, crystallization.
Dolerite
noun · 78% connection
A dark-colored, basic, igneous rock, composed essentially of pyroxene and a triclinic feldspar with magnetic iron. By many authors it…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: mineral, feldspar, family, triclinic, crystallization.
Edingtonite
noun · 78% connection
A grayish white zeolitic mineral, in tetragonal crystals. It is a hydrous silicate of alumina and baryta.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: mineral, feldspar, family, triclinic, crystallization.
Element
noun · 78% connection
One of the ultimate parts which are variously combined in anything; as, letters are the elements of written language; hence, also, a s…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: mineral, feldspar, family, triclinic, crystallization.
Enstatite
noun · 78% connection
A mineral of the pyroxene group, orthorhombic in crystallization; often fibrous and massive; color grayish white or greenish. It is a…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: mineral, feldspar, family, triclinic, crystallization.
Epidote
noun · 78% connection
A mineral, commonly of a yellowish green (pistachio) color, occurring granular, massive, columnar, and in monoclinic crystals. It is a…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: mineral, feldspar, family, triclinic, crystallization.
Epistilbite
noun · 78% connection
A crystallized, transparent mineral of the Zeolite family. It is a hydrous silicate of alumina and lime.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: mineral, feldspar, family, triclinic, crystallization.