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| of, relating to, or denoting a group of light-colored minerals including feldspar, feldspathoids, quartz, and muscovite. |
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| the basic unit of a chemical element. |
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| the basic unit of a chemical element. |
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| the degree of compactness of a substance. |
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| the degree of compactness of a substance. |
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| the degree of compactness of a substance. |
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| the degree of compactness of a substance. |
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| the degree of compactness of a substance. |
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| of, relating to, or denoting a group of light-colored minerals including feldspar, feldspathoids, quartz, and Muscovite. |
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| hot molten or semifluid rock erupted from a volcano or fissure, or solid rock resulting from cooling of this. |
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| a thin coating containing unoxidized metal that gives an iridescent glaze to ceramics. |
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| Relating to an igneous rock that contains a group of dark-colored minerals, composed chiefly of magnesium and iron. Compare felsic. |
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| relating to, denoting, or containing a group of dark-colored, mainly ferromagnesian minerals such as pyroxene and olivine. |
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| hot fluid or semifluid material below or within the earth's crust from which lava and other igneous rock is formed by cooling. |
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| of, relating to, or resembling metal or metals. |
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| a group of atoms bonded together, representing the smallest fundamental unit of a chemical compound that can take part in a chemical reaction. |
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| a naturally occurring solid material from which a metal or valuable mineral can be profitably extracted. |
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| a naturally occurring solid material from which a metal or valuable mineral can be profitably extracted. |
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