type of mineral common in crystalline rocks, 1785, earlier feldspath (1757), from older German Feldspath (Modern German Feldspat), from Feld "field" (see field (n.)) + spath "spar, non-metallic mineral, gypsum" (see spar (n.2)); spelling influenced by English spar "mineral." Related: Feldspathic.
feldspar 英文释义
1. any of a group of hard crystalline minerals that consist of aluminum silicates of potassium or sodium or calcium or barium
feldspar 双语例句
1. Jadeite jade consists of minerals of pyroxene, amphibole and feldspar groups.