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feldspar
Feldspar (noun) means any of a group of common minerals made of aluminium, silicon and oxygen combined with potassium, sodium or calcium, which together form roughly 60% of the Earth's crust.
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Any of a group of common minerals made of aluminium, silicon and oxygen combined with potassium, sodium or calcium, which together form roughly 60% of the Earth's crust.
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Etymology
This is a partial calque of German Feldspat, itself made up of Feld (“field”) and Spat (“spar”); English swapped in the cognate spar for the second part.
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What is the meaning of feldspar?
"feldspar" (noun) means any of a group of common minerals made of aluminium, silicon and oxygen combined with potassium, sodium or calcium, which together form roughly 60% of the Earth's crust.
What is another word for feldspar?
Other words for "feldspar" include felspar.
