feldspar

• Substantivo que designa qualquer mineral da família dos tectossilicatos de alumínio, contendo potássio, sódio, cálcio ou bário, componente comum de rochas ígneas, metamórficas e sedimentares.

A noun referring to any of a group of hard crystalline minerals composed of aluminum silicates of potassium, sodium, calcium, or barium.

1. Mineral groupC1formalscientific

   A group of hard crystalline minerals composed primarily of aluminum silicates combined with potassium, sodium, calcium, or barium; they are the most abundant minerals in Earth's crust.

   Grupo dos feldspatos

   • Feldspar is a major component of granite and many other igneous rocks.
   • Geologists often identify feldspar by its characteristic cleavage.
   • The feldspar crystals in this sample have a pinkish color due to potassium content.

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