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Feldspar vs Diorite - What's the difference?

feldspar | diorite |

As nouns the difference between feldspar and diorite

is that feldspar is (mineral) any of a large group of rock-forming minerals that, together, make up about 60% of the earth's outer crust the feldspars are all aluminum silicates of the alkali metals sodium, potassium, calcium and barium feldspars are the principal constituents of igneous and plutonic rocks while diorite is (rock) a grey intrusive igneous rock composed mostly of plagioclase feldspar, biotite, hornblende and/or pyroxene.

feldspar

English

Alternative forms

* felspar

Noun

(en noun)
  • (mineral) Any of a large group of rock-forming minerals that, together, make up about 60% of the earth's outer crust. The feldspars are all aluminum silicates of the alkali metals sodium, potassium, calcium and barium. Feldspars are the principal constituents of igneous and plutonic rocks.

    • Related terms

    * feldspathic * feldspathoid

    Derived terms

    * feldsparlike

    See also

    * albite * bytownite * andesine * anorthite * granite * labradorite * microcline * mineral * oligoclase * orthoclase * rock

    diorite

    English

    (wikipedia diorite)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (rock) A grey intrusive igneous rock composed mostly of plagioclase feldspar, biotite, hornblende and/or pyroxene.

    • Derived terms

    * dioritic * granodiorite * microdiorite