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feldspar

English

Alternative forms

  • felspar

Etymology

Partial calque of German Feldspat, formed from Feld (field) + Spat (spar).

Noun

feldspar (countable and uncountable, plural feldspars)

  1. (mineralogy) Any of a large group of rock-forming minerals that, together, make up about 60% of the earth's outer crust. The feldspars are all aluminum silicates of the alkali metals sodium, potassium, calcium and barium. Feldspars are the principal constituents of igneous and plutonic rocks.

Derived terms

Related terms

  • feldspathic
  • feldspathoid
  • feldspathose

Translations

See also

  • albite
  • bytownite
  • andesine
  • anorthite
  • granite
  • labradorite
  • microcline
  • mineral
  • oligoclase
  • orthoclase
  • rock

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sunstone

English

Etymology

sun +? stone

Noun

sunstone (countable and uncountable, plural sunstones)

  1. (mineralogy) A translucent form of feldspar having flakes of hematite, used as an ornamental stone.

Synonyms

  • heliolite

Translations

See also

  • aventurine, aventurin, avanturine
  • moonstone

Further reading

  • David Barthelmy (1997–2021) , “Sunstone”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database
  • “sunstone”, in Mindat.org?[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2021.

Anagrams

  • neustons

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