nepheline
nepheline
[ˈnɛf(ə)lɪn]
noun
[ˈnɛf(ə)lɪn]
noun
- [mass noun]a colourless, greenish, or brownish mineral consisting of an aluminosilicate of sodium (often with potassium) and occurring as crystals and grains in igneous rocks
霞石
- early 19th cent.: from French néphéline, from Greek nephelē 'cloud' (because its fragments are made cloudy on immersion in nitric acid) + -ine
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