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Magma vs Feldspathoid - What's the difference?

magma | feldspathoid |

As nouns the difference between magma and feldspathoid

is that magma is (geology) the molten matter within the earth, the source of the material of lava flows, dikes of eruptive rocks, etc while 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.

As a adjective feldspathoid is

(mineralogy) resembling a feldspar.

magma

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (geology) The molten matter within the earth, the source of the material of lava flows, dikes of eruptive rocks, etc.
  • (mathematics) A basic algebraic structure consisting of a set equipped with a single binary operation.

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    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