felsic


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
felsic /ˈfɛlsɪk/
adjective Geology relating to or denoting a group of light-coloured minerals including feldspar, quartz, and muscovite. Often contrasted with mafic.
– origin early 20th cent.: from feldspar + a contr. of silica.
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