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Meaning of nepheline | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A feldspathoid mineral of silica-poor igneous, plutonic and volcanic rocks. Chemically, nepheline is a plagioclase feldspar with insufficient silica to satisfy the chemical bonds. Because of the unfilled bonds, nepheline weathers rapidly and can only be seen as inclusions in freshly broken rock.

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Español nefelina
Français néphéline
Italiano nefelina
日本語 霞石
Қазақша нефелин

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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