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Feldspathoid vs Noselite - What's the difference?

feldspathoid | noselite |

In mineralogy|lang=en terms the difference between feldspathoid and noselite

is that feldspathoid is (mineralogy) resembling a feldspar while noselite is (mineralogy) a rare fluorescent isometric feldspathoid mineral.

As nouns the difference between feldspathoid and noselite

is that feldspathoid is (mineralogy) any of a small group of igneous, plutonic, and volcanic minerals formed in magma that did not contain enough silica to satisfy all the chemical bonds feldspathoids are silica-poor variants of the feldspar group while noselite is (mineralogy) a rare fluorescent isometric feldspathoid mineral.

As an adjective feldspathoid

is (mineralogy) resembling a feldspar.

feldspathoid

English

Alternative forms

* foid

Noun

  • (mineralogy) Any of a small group of igneous, plutonic, and volcanic minerals formed in magma that did not contain enough silica to satisfy all the chemical bonds. Feldspathoids are silica-poor variants of the feldspar group.

    • See also

    *Varieties: leucite, nepheline

    Related terms

    * feldspathoidal

    Adjective

    felthspathoid
  • (mineralogy) Resembling a feldspar.

    • See also

    * feldspathic

    noselite

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (mineralogy) A rare fluorescent isometric feldspathoid mineral.