| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Noun | 1. An alternative spelling for "Feldspar": Alt. of Feldspath.[Websters]. | |
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"FELSPATH" is a common misspelling or typo for: feldspath. |
Date "FELSPATH" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references) |
Specialty Definition: FELSPATH
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| Noah Webster | [Noun] A mineral widely distributed and usually of a foliated structure. When in crystals or crystalline masses, it is very susceptible of mechanical division at natural joints. its hardness is a little inferior to that of quartz. There are several varieties, as common feldspar,the adularia, the siliceous, the glassy, the ice-spar, the opalescent, aventurine feldspar, petuntze, the granular, and the compact. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
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