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quartzofeldspathic

quartzofeldspathic adjective: containing quartz and feldspar.

Adjective

quartzofeldspathic (comparative more quartzofeldspathic, superlative most quartzofeldspathic)

  1. Containing quartz and feldspar.
    • These igneous suites may represent nearshore phases of the major offshore ophiolite accumulations, and the presence of micaceous quartzofeldspathic sandstones is similar to lithologic associations in some parts of the Matakaoa Volcanics at East Cape (Pirajno 1980).1982 November 26, R. N. Brothers, M. Delaloye, “Obducted ophiolites of North Island, New Zealand: origin, age, emplacement and tectonic implications for Tertiary and Quaternary volcanicity”, in New...

Forms of quartzofeldspathic

comparativemore quartzofeldspathic
superlativemost quartzofeldspathic

Origin of quartzofeldspathic

From quartz + -o- + feldspathic.

Questions about quartzofeldspathic

What does quartzofeldspathic mean?
Quartzofeldspathic means containing quartz and feldspar.
What part of speech is quartzofeldspathic?
Quartzofeldspathic is an adjective.

Words near quartzofeldspathic in the dictionary

  1. quartzites
  2. quartzitic
  3. quartzless
  4. quartzlike
  5. quartzmonzonite
  6. quartzofeldspathic
  7. quartzofeldspatholithic
  8. quartzoid
  9. quartzoids
  10. quartzolite
  11. quartzolites

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