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Acyl
noun · 78% connection
any group or radical of the form RCO- where R is an organic group; "an example of the acyl group is the acetyl group"
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: mineral, feldspar, group, like, orthoclase.
Acyl group
noun · 78% connection
any group or radical of the form RCO- where R is an organic group; "an example of the acyl group is the acetyl group"
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: mineral, feldspar, group, like, orthoclase.
Adularia
noun · 78% connection
A transparent or translucent variety of common feldspar, or orthoclase, which often shows pearly opalescent reflections; -- called by…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: mineral, feldspar, group, like, orthoclase.
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: mineral, feldspar, group, like, orthoclase.
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, group, like, orthoclase.
Andesine
noun · 78% connection
A kind of triclinic feldspar found in the Andes.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: mineral, feldspar, group, like, orthoclase.
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, group, like, orthoclase.
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, group, like, orthoclase.
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, group, like, orthoclase.
Barite
noun · 78% connection
Native sulphate of barium, a mineral occurring in transparent, colorless, white to yellow crystals (generally tabular), also in granul…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: mineral, feldspar, group, like, orthoclase.
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, group, like, orthoclase.
By
adjective · 78% connection
Out of the common path; aside; -- used in composition, giving the meaning of something aside, secondary, or incidental, or collateral…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: mineral, feldspar, group, like, orthoclase.
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, group, like, orthoclase.
Dendrite
noun · 78% connection
A stone or mineral on or in which are branching figures resembling shrubs or trees, produced by a foreign mineral, usually an oxide of…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: mineral, feldspar, group, like, orthoclase.
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, group, like, orthoclase.
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, group, like, orthoclase.
Ditroite
noun · 78% connection
An igneous rock composed of orthoclase, elaeolite, and sodalite.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: mineral, feldspar, group, like, orthoclase.
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, group, like, orthoclase.
