| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Noun | 1. An alternative spelling for "Felsite": A finegrained rock, flintlike in fracture, consisting essentially of orthoclase feldspar with occasional grains of quartz.[Websters]. | |
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"FELSTONE" is a common misspelling or typo for: Felton, Festooned, Fulsome, Festoon, Freestone, Fallston, Fieldstone, Funstone. |
Date "FELSTONE" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references) |
| Etymology:Felstone \Fel"stone`\, noun. [From German feldstein, in analogy with English felspar.]. (references) |
Specialty Definition: FELSTONE
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| Chemistry | Name originally given by Kirwan to compact a microcrystalline variety of feldspar and later extended by Gerhard to cover microcrystalline and cryptocrystalline matrix of porphyries, especially rich in feldspar. Source: European Union. (references) | ||
| Mining | An obsolete synonym of felsite. (references) | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | Top | ||
