nepheline
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nepheline
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From Ancient Greek νεφέλη (nephélē, “cloud”), because crystals become cloudy when exposed to acid, + -ine.
noun nephelines
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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.
Similar: nephelite
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Talk about this word "nepheline." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/nepheline. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. nepheline. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/nepheline "nepheline." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/nepheline.Cite this
@misc{nepheline_2026,
title = {nepheline},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/nepheline},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
