Definition of Labrador feldspar. Meaning of Labrador feldspar. Synonyms of Labrador feldspar

Here you will find one or more explanations in English for the word Labrador feldspar. Also in the bottom left of the page several parts of wikipedia pages related to the word Labrador feldspar and, of course, Labrador feldspar synonyms and on the right images related to the word Labrador feldspar.

Definition of Labrador feldspar

Labrador feldspar
Labrador Lab`ra*dor", n. A region of British America on the Atlantic coast, north of Newfoundland. Labrador duck (Zo["o]l.), a sea duck (Camtolaimus Labradorius) allied to the eider ducks. It was formerly common on the coast of New England, but is now supposed to be extinct, no specimens having been reported since 1878. Labrador feldspar. See Labradorite. Labrador tea (Bot.), a name of two low, evergreen shrubs of the genus Ledum (L. palustre and L. latifolium), found in Northern Europe and America. They are used as tea in British America, and in Scandinavia as a substitute for hops.

Meaning of Labrador feldspar from wikipedia

- Labradorite ((Ca, Na)(Al, Si)4O8) is a calcium-enriched feldspar mineral first identified in Labrador, Canada, which can display an iridescent effect (schiller)...
- is a series of tectosilicate (framework silicate) minerals within the feldspar group. Rather than referring to a particular mineral with a specific chemical...
- and gneiss, quartz-feldspar psammitic schist and gneiss, and metasedimentary diatexite. List of lakes of Newfoundland and Labrador "Barron Lake". CGNDB...
- intrusive igneous rock characterized by its composition: mostly plagioclase feldspar (90–100%), with a minimal mafic component (0–10%). Pyroxene, ilmenite,...
- Inlier, Long Range Complex or Ba****t Gneiss Complex, consisting of quartz–feldspar gneisses and granites that are up to 1550 Ma in age. Mt. Gros Morne and...
- of Labrador, near the town of Nain in Canada. The island is the geological type area of the mineral labradorite, which is a plagioclase feldspar. Labradorite...
- dancer. The specific name labradorides is from the French pierre de Labrador (feldspar), and the Ancient Gr**** -ides, meaning resembling, referring to the...
- mineral content, with feldspar at up to 10%.: 135  Typically, quartz forms more than 60% of the rock, the rest being mostly feldspar although minor amounts...
- during the Ediacaran–Cambrian transition. The volcano is composed of alkali feldspar granitic rock of the Robertson River Igneous Suite. This includes felsic...
- containing spots or clusters of secondary minerals replacing plagioclase feldspar. It is a medium grained dark and heavy rock, harder than granite. Preseli...