nepheline
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a feldspathoid mineral, essentially sodium aluminum silicate, NaAlSiO 4 , occurring in alkali-rich volcanic rocks.
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nepheline or nephelite (ˈnɛfɪlɪn, -ˌliːn, ˈnɛfɪˌlaɪt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| a whitish mineral consisting of sodium potassium aluminium silicate in hexagonal crystalline form: used in the manufacture of glass and ceramics. Formula: (Na,K)(AlSi)2O4 | |
| [C19: from French néphéline, from Greek nephelē cloud, so called because pieces of it become cloudy if dipped in nitric acid] | |
| nephelite or nephelite | |
| —n | |
| [C19: from French néphéline, from Greek nephelē cloud, so called because pieces of it become cloudy if dipped in nitric acid] | |
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Nepheline
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Example sentences
It was among the world's leading producers of olivine and nepheline syenite.
The rim consists of an outer belt of light-colored nepheline syenites and an inner belt of phonolites-trachyte.
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