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FELDSPAR [1 record]

Record 1 2016-02-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mineralogy
  • Refractory Materials (Metallurgy)
CONT

The feldspars are either monoclinic or triclinic, and four chemically distinct groups exist: potassium feldspars ...; sodium feldspars ...; calcium feldspars ..., barium feldspars ... The barium ones are exceedingly rare ...

OBS

felspar: A chiefly British spelling of feldspar.

OBS

The spelling "feldspar" is preferred to the common "felspar", as the original usage of the word makes it quite clear that "field-stone" was intended and not "rock-stone."

French

Domaine(s)
  • Minéralogie
  • Matériaux réfractaires (Métallurgie)
DEF

Groupe d'aluminosilicates naturels de potassium, de sodium, de calcium et de baryum.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Mineralogía
  • Materiales refractarios (Metalurgia)
DEF

Aluminosilicato de potasio, calcio, sodio o, raramente, bario, cuyas numerosas variedades son los constituyentes esenciales de las rocas endógenas y metamórficas.

CONT

Las numerosas variedades de feldespato pueden ser clasificadas en dos grupos: el de los feldespatos potásicos y el de las plagioclasas o feldespatos calcosódicos.

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