- nephelite
- noun see nepheline
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
nephelite
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Nephelite — Nepheline Neph e*line (n[e^]f [ e]*l[i^]n), Nephelite Neph e*lite (n[e^]f [ e]*l[imac]t), n. [Gr. nefe lh cloud: cf. F. n[ e]ph[ e]line. Cf. {Nebula}.] (Min.) A mineral occuring at Vesuvius, in glassy hexagonal crystals; also elsewhere, in… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
nephelite elaeolite syenite — Syenite Sy e*nite, n. [L. Syenites (sc. lapis), from Syene, Gr. ?.] (Min.) (a) Orig., a rock composed of quartz, hornblende, and feldspar, anciently quarried at Syene, in Upper Egypt, and now called {granite}. (b) A granular, crystalline, ingeous … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
nephelite — neph·e·lite … English syllables
nephelite — noun a whitish mineral consisting of sodium aluminum silicate or potassium aluminum silicate in crystalline form; used in the manufacture of ceramics and enamels • Syn: ↑nepheline • Hypernyms: ↑mineral • Substance Holonyms: ↑nephelinite … Useful english dictionary
nepheline — /nef euh lin/, n. a feldspathoid mineral, essentially sodium aluminum silicate, NaAlSiO4, occurring in alkali rich volcanic rocks. Also, nephelite /nef euh luyt /. [1805 15; < F néphéline, equiv. to néphél ( < Gk nephéle cloud) + ine INE2] * * *… … Universalium
granite — Syenite Sy e*nite, n. [L. Syenites (sc. lapis), from Syene, Gr. ?.] (Min.) (a) Orig., a rock composed of quartz, hornblende, and feldspar, anciently quarried at Syene, in Upper Egypt, and now called {granite}. (b) A granular, crystalline, ingeous … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
leucite syenite — Syenite Sy e*nite, n. [L. Syenites (sc. lapis), from Syene, Gr. ?.] (Min.) (a) Orig., a rock composed of quartz, hornblende, and feldspar, anciently quarried at Syene, in Upper Egypt, and now called {granite}. (b) A granular, crystalline, ingeous … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Syenite — Sy e*nite, n. [L. Syenites (sc. lapis), from Syene, Gr. ?.] (Min.) (a) Orig., a rock composed of quartz, hornblende, and feldspar, anciently quarried at Syene, in Upper Egypt, and now called {granite}. (b) A granular, crystalline, ingeous rock… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ankaratrite — ä.ˌtrīt noun ( s) Etymology: French ankaratrite, from Ankaratra mts., Madagascar, its locality + French ite : a melanocratic nephelite basalt containing some feldspar, phenocrysts of olivine, microlites of titanaugite, and from 10 to 15 percent… … Useful english dictionary
atlantite — ətˈlanˌtīt noun ( s) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary Atlantic + ite; originally formed as German atlantit; from its occurrence in the Atlantic petrographic province : a melanocratic nephelite basalt rock consisting of plagioclase,… … Useful english dictionary
