| Domain | Definition | ||
| Geological | A term used to describe light-colored igneous rocks with an abundance of light-colored minerals, especially feldspars and quartz. (references) | ||
| Geology | Term used to describe the amount of light-colored feldspar and silica minerals in an igneous rock. Complement of mafic. (references) | ||
| Mining | 1: A mnemonic adj. derived from (fe) for feldspar, (l) for lenad or feldspathoid, and (s) for silica, and applied to light-colored rocks containing an abundance of one or all of these constituents. Also applied to the minerals themselves, the chief felsic minerals being quartz, feldspar, feldspathoid, and muscovite. Syn:acidic; silicic.CF:mafic. (references) | 2: A mnemonic adj.derived from (fe) for feldspar, (l) for lenad or feldspathoid, and (s) for silica, and applied to light-colored rocks containing an abundance of one or all of these constituents. Also applied to the minerals themselves, the chief felsic minerals being quartz, feldspar, feldspathoid, and muscovite. Syn: acidic; silicic. Cf: mafic. (references) | |
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