nepheline

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Synonyms: nephelite, orpheline, cephaeline, nephele, ephesine, nephling, anopheline, nephelinite, nephelium, nephelinic, cephaline

Antonyms: nephelite, orpheline, cephaeline, nephele, ephesine, nephling, anopheline, nephelinite, nephelium, nephelinic, cephaline

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|mineral}} A [[feldspathoid]] [[mineral]] of [[silica]]-poor [[igneous]], [[plutonic]] and [[volcanic]] [[rock]]s. Chemically, nepheline is a [[plagioclase]] [[feldspar]] with insufficient silica to satisfy the chemical bonds. Because of the unfilled bonds, nepheline [[weather#Verb|weathers]] rapidly and can only be seen as inclusions in freshly broken rock.

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