Felspar
[felspɑ:]
Definition
(n.) Alt. of Felspath
Typist: Sam
Definition
Same as Feldspar.
Checker: Stella
Examples
- Obviously, at each step the percentage of felspar and phosphorus is less and less until in the final concentrates the percentage of iron oxide is 91 to 93 per cent. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- The decomposed felspar of some varieties of granite yields the kaolin used in porcelain manufacture. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Granite quarried anywhere in which felspar predominates is not well adapted for buildings, as it cracks and crumbles down in a few years. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
Typed by Ernestine