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PRONUNCIATION OF FELSIC

felsic  [ˈfɛlsɪk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FELSIC

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Felsic is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES FELSIC MEAN IN ENGLISH?

felsic

Felsic

In geology felsic refers to igneous rocks that are relatively rich in elements that form feldspar and quartz. It is contrasted with mafic rocks, which are relatively richer in magnesium and iron. It refers to those rocks rich in silicate minerals, magma, and rocks which are enriched in the lighter elements such as silicon, oxygen, aluminium, sodium, and potassium. They are usually light in color and have specific gravities less than 3. The most common felsic rock is granite. Common felsic minerals include quartz, muscovite, orthoclase, and the sodium-rich plagioclase feldspars. In terms of chemistry, felsic minerals and rocks are on the other end of the elemental spectrum from the mafic minerals and rocks. In modern usage, the term acid rock, although sometimes used as a synonym, refers to a high-silica-content volcanic rock, such as rhyolite. The term was used more broadly in older geologic literature. It is considered archaic now, as the terms "acidic" and "basic rock" were based on an incorrect idea, dating from the 19th century, that silicic acid was the chief form of silicon occurring in rocks.

Definition of felsic in the English dictionary

The definition of felsic in the dictionary is predominantly composed of feldspars or silicates.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FELSIC


anorexic
ˌænəˈrɛksɪk
basic
ˈbeɪsɪk
calcic
ˈkælsɪk
cardiothoracic
ˌkɑːdɪəʊθɔːˈræsɪk
classic
ˈklæsɪk
cytotoxic
ˌsaɪtəʊˈtɒksɪk
extrinsic
ɛkˈstrɪnsɪk
forensic
fəˈrɛnsɪk
homesick
ˈhəʊmˌsɪk
intrinsic
ɪnˈtrɪnsɪk
Jurassic
dʒʊˈræsɪk
Nasik
ˈnɑːsɪk
sic
sɪk
sick
sɪk
sik
sɪk
silicic
sɪˈlɪsɪk
thoracic
θɔːˈræsɪk
toxic
ˈtɒksɪk
transthoracic
ˌtrænzθəˈræsɪk
virtuosic
ˌvɜːtjʊˈɒsɪk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FELSIC

felones de se
felonies
felonious
feloniously
feloniousness
felonous
felonries
felonry
felony
felos de se
felsite
felsitic
felspar
felspathic
felspathoid
felspathose
felstone
felt
felt hat
felt pen

WORDS THAT END LIKE FELSIC

analgesic
art music
background music
chamber music
classical music
country music
dance music
electronic music
folk music
gospel music
House music
music
physic
pop music
popular music
rap music
rock music
sheet music
theme music
world music

Synonyms and antonyms of felsic in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «felsic» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FELSIC

Find out the translation of felsic to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
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Translator English - Chinese

长英质
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

félsico
570 millions of speakers

English

felsic
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

फेल्सिक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تحتويها فلزات
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

фельзические
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

felsic
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

felsic
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

felsique
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Felsic
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

felsic
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

珪長質の
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

규장
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Felsic
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

felsic
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஃபெல்சிக்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

फेलसिक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

felsik
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

felsica
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

felsic
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

фельзіческіе
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

felsic
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

felsic
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

felsiese
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

felsic
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

felsic
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of felsic

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FELSIC»

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FELSIC» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about felsic

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FELSIC»

Discover the use of felsic in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to felsic and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper
Hornblende gneiss, which is included in the Xmgn unit, is most abundant west and south of Twin Mountains where it is interlayered with biotite gneiss, amphibolite, and felsic gneiss. It is laterally equivalent to lower grade mafic metavolcanic ...
Robert Stroud Houston, Gordon Marlatt
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Atlas of Migmatites
Shearing in the mag- matic and submagmatic states orients the platy and tabular minerals in the darker magma, and this fabric can then control the orientation of subsequent dikes of the more felsic magmas (e.g., John and Stunitz 1997) to ...
E. W. Sawyer, 2008
3
Avalonian and Related Peri-Gondwanan Terranes of the ...
Unit* 1 Richtex pf 34.1404 81.2333 Felsic Tuff 2 Richtex pf 34.1404 81.2333 Felsic Tuff 3 Richtex pf 34.1437 81.2286 Intermediate Tuff 4 Richtex pf 34.1437 81.2286 Intermediate Tuff 8 Irmo NE pf 34.1646 81.1117 Felsic Crystal Tuff 9 Richtex ...
Damian Nance, Margaret D. Thompson, 1996
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Fifth Hutton Symposium: The Origin of Granites and Related ...
(8) The miarolitic border granite is present only along the west—southwest-facing border and contacts only the felsic and miarolitic border granite and wall rock. Like the felsic border granite, it reaches its maximum thickness in the central part  ...
Shuns? Ishihara, 2005
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Circular
BURIED FELSIC PLUTONS IN UPPER DEVONIAN REDBEDS, CENTRAL BROOKS RANGE by Donald J. Grybeck, John B. Cathrall, James R. LeCompte, and John W. Cady Several lines of evidence indicate that a buried felsic pluton occurs ...
6
Elohim Phenomenon: Torah, Science and Math
This is minor in comparison to the rise of the felsic cap out of the mafic plain, ocean floor, as we shall soon observe. The measurement is assuming that the felsic material forms a perfectly flat pain, which it is not. It should also be noted that the ...
I. D. McClain, 2013
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Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 2161
The mafic rocks above the basal felsic unit are laterally constrained by synvolcanic faults. In the central graben area (CG on Fig. KAM4), tholeiitic, pillowed basalts are overlain by high-iron, tholeiitic, pillowed and fragmental metavolcanic rocks ...
Fyon, J A, Green, A H
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The Nature of Magmatism in the Appalachian Orogen
This is consistent with an origin by mingling and/or mixing of the mafic-felsic end members. ISOTOPIC DATA In order to test the relationship between the Greendale end- member compositions and coeval host rocks, samples were selected ...
A. Krishna Sinha, Joseph Bruce Whalen, John P. Hogan, 1997
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Geological Survey of Canada, Current Research (Online) no. ...
Mafic. lavas. just. north. of. the. felsic. unit. or. the. Stadacona. unit. These four samples plot with the main group on Figure 11 (with Ti/Zr >180) and their multi- element plots (Fig. 12d) have some similarities with the high Ti/Zr volcaniclastic ...
Ross, P -S, Goutier, J, Percival, J A
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Geological Survey of Canada, Current Research (Online) no. ...
The mafic dyke that cuts the intermediate tuff breccia to lapilli tuff and felsic tuff has a different composition and may be related to younger volcanic rocks located higher in the stratigraphy (e.g. unit 4.4, see Mercier-Langevin et al. (2007b)) and  ...
Patrick Mercier-Langevin, Ross, P -S, Lafrance, B, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FELSIC»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term felsic is used in the context of the following news items.
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White Cliff Minerals on elephant hunt at Laverton Gold Project
Red Flag consists of a series of strongly deformed mafic and felsic volcanics with banded iron and sediment units. Analysis. White Cliff Minerals ... «Proactive Investors USA & Canada, Jul 15»
2
Tanzanian Royalty Granted an Environmental Impact Assessment …
... a sequence of sheared and chloritised basalts and a felsic volcanic sequence comprising dacite, rhyodacite and crystal volcaniclastics. «Stockhouse, Jul 15»
3
Falco Announces Initial Horne 5 Drilling Results
The Rimo property is composed of a regionally extensive felsic volcanic succession in the northwestern exposure of the Blake River Group. «SYS-CON Media, Jul 15»
4
Explor Commences East Bay Exploration Program
The first four drill holes encountered a sequence of highly sheared and altered felsic tuffs and quartz porphyries, with subordinate felsic and ... «Stockhouse, Jul 15»
5
Columbus Gold Starts Phase III Drill Program on Montagne d'Or …
The Montagne d'Or Gold Deposit is hosted within a bimodal felsic and mafic volcanic-plutonic sequence that strikes east-northeast and dips ... «Geology for Investors, Jun 15»
6
Sabina Discovers Gold Mineralization Outside of Banded Iron …
... greater than 100m at the target, hosted in altered, quartz-veined and structurally deformed clastic sedimentary and felsic intrusive rock units. «SYS-CON Media, Jun 15»
7
Wolfden to Commence Diamond Drilling on its Brunswick No. 6 …
... thick magnetite-chlorite iron formation underlain by a thick zone of stringer sulphide mineralization within strongly altered felsic volcanic rocks ... «Junior Mining Network, Jun 15»
8
Xmet Provides Updates on Win-Win, Grasset and Blackflake West …
The assay values returned a maximum grade of 0.4g/t Au/1.0m in DDH GR-15-01B within a felsic intrusive unit with chloritic alteration seams. «Azomining, Jun 15»
9
Nevsun makes VMS discovery near Bisha
As Nevsun put it in a statement Thursday, “This work defined a 700-metre long zone of highly sericite and chlorite altered felsic volcanic ... «Mineweb, Jun 15»
10
Xmet Updates on Win-Win, Blackflake West and Grasset Projects
The assay values returned a maximum grade of 0.4g/t Au/1.0m in DDH GR-15-01B within a felsic intrusive unit with chloritic alteration seams. «Stockhouse, Jun 15»

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