Difference between revisions of "Feldspathoid"
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== Description == | == Description == | ||
| − | A feldspar type mineral family that contains sodium-potassium aluminum silicates. [ | + | A feldspar type mineral family that contains sodium-potassium aluminum silicates. [[Nepheline]], a commonly found feldspathoid mineral, is used in the manufacture of [[glass]] and ceramic glazes. |
== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
Revision as of 10:52, 15 January 2014
Description
A feldspar type mineral family that contains sodium-potassium aluminum silicates. Nepheline, a commonly found feldspathoid mineral, is used in the manufacture of Glass and ceramic glazes.
Synonyms and Related Terms
nepheline; feldespatoides (Esp.); feldspatóide (Port.); Feldspatvertreter (Deut.); veldspatoïde (Ned.)
Hazards and Safety
Irritating to skin, nose, and gastric tissues.
Authority
- Michael McCann, Artist Beware, Watson-Guptill Publications, New York City, 1979
- Van Nostrand's Scientific Encyclopedia, Douglas M. Considine (ed.), Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 1976