feldspar
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Partial calque of German Feldspat, formed from Feld (“field”) + Spat (“spar”), the second element replaced with the English cognate spar.
Noun
[edit]feldspar (countable and uncountable, plural feldspars)
- (mineralogy) Any of a large group of rock-forming minerals that, together, make up about 60% of the earth's outer crust.
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[edit]any of a large group of rock-forming minerals
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