felspar

[ fel-spahr ]

/ ˈfɛlˌspɑr /

feldspar.

Origin of felspar

< German Fels rock + spar³, by false etymological analysis

The felspar or China stone furnish the fluxing ingredients for fusing and binding.

Pottery, for Artists Craftsmen & Teachers |George J. Cox
We had granite again to-day, and fine beds of felspar, pebbles, and rocks.

Narrative of a Mission to Central Africa Performed in the Years 1850-51, Volume 1 |James Richardson
The rock was found by Watson to be gneiss, rich in mica, felspar and garnets.

The Home of the Blizzard |Douglas Mawson
Trachyte (trachys, rough) is a pale or dark-gray rock, harsh and rough to the touch, in which felspar is the predominant mineral.

Geology |James Geikie

The high translucency of “ivory porcelain” depends on the large proportion of felspar in the body.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 2 |Various

felspar

/ (ˈfɛlˌspɑː) /

a variant (esp Brit) of feldspar

felspathic (fɛlˈspæθɪk) or felspathose, adjective