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A feldspathoid mineral of silica-poor igneous, plutonic and volcanic rocks. Chemically, nepheline is a plagioclase feldspar with insufficient silica to satisfy the chemical bonds. Because of the unfilled bonds, nepheline weathers rapidly and can only be seen as inclusions in freshly broken rock.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: chemistry, geography, geology, mineralogy, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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a whitish mineral consisting of sodium aluminum silicate or potassium aluminum silicate in crystalline form; used in the manufacture of ceramics and enamels
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: nephelite
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: mineral
From Ancient Greek νεφέλη (nephélē, “cloud”), because crystals become cloudy when exposed to acid, + -ine.
Across languages
Translations
7 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Chinese Mandarin:
霞石
(xiáshí)
— feldspathoid mineral
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Finnish:
nefeliini
— feldspathoid mineral
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Italian:
nefelina
— feldspathoid mineral
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Japanese:
霞石
(kasumiishi)
— feldspathoid mineral
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Kazakh:
нефелин
(nefelin)
— feldspathoid mineral
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Kyrgyz:
нефелин
(nefelin)
— feldspathoid mineral
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Spanish:
nefelina
— feldspathoid mineral
