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Albite
noun · 78% connection
A mineral of the feldspar family, triclinic in crystallization, and in composition a silicate of alumina and soda. It is a common cons…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: igneous, crystalline, structure, consisting, essentially.
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: igneous, crystalline, structure, consisting, essentially.
Andesine
noun · 78% connection
A kind of triclinic feldspar found in the Andes.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: igneous, crystalline, structure, consisting, essentially.
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: igneous, crystalline, structure, consisting, essentially.
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: igneous, crystalline, structure, consisting, essentially.
Aphanite
noun · 78% connection
A very compact, dark-colored /ock, consisting of hornblende, or pyroxene, and feldspar, but neither of them in perceptible grains.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: igneous, crystalline, structure, consisting, essentially.
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: igneous, crystalline, structure, consisting, essentially.
Clinkstone
noun · 78% connection
An igneous rock of feldspathic composition, lamellar in structure, and clinking under the hammer. See Phonolite.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: igneous, crystalline, structure, consisting, essentially.
Coumarin
noun · 78% connection
The concrete essence of the tonka bean, the fruit of Dipterix (formerly Coumarouna) odorata and consisting essentially of coumarin pro…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: igneous, crystalline, structure, consisting, essentially.
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: igneous, crystalline, structure, consisting, essentially.
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: igneous, crystalline, structure, consisting, essentially.
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: igneous, crystalline, structure, consisting, essentially.
Dolomite
noun · 78% connection
A mineral consisting of the carbonate of lime and magnesia in varying proportions. It occurs in distinct crystals, and in extensive be…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: igneous, crystalline, structure, consisting, essentially.
Eclogite
noun · 78% connection
A rock consisting of granular red garnet, light green smaragdite, and common hornblende; -- so called in reference to its beauty.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: igneous, crystalline, structure, consisting, essentially.
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: igneous, crystalline, structure, consisting, essentially.
Felsite
noun · 78% connection
A finegrained rock, flintlike in fracture, consisting essentially of orthoclase feldspar with occasional grains of quartz.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: igneous, crystalline, structure, consisting, essentially.
Flint glass
unknown · 78% connection
A soft, heavy, brilliant glass, consisting essentially of a silicate of lead and potassium. It is used for tableware, and for optical…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: igneous, crystalline, structure, consisting, essentially.
Foliation
noun · 78% connection
The property, possessed by some crystalline rocks, of dividing into plates or slabs, which is due to the cleavage structure of one of…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: igneous, crystalline, structure, consisting, essentially.
