#spar.mineral any of various nonmetallic minerals (calcite or feldspar) that are light in color and transparent or translucent and cleavable
supertype: mineral solid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition
subtype: feldspar__felspar any of a group of hard crystalline minerals that consist of aluminum silicates of potassium or sodium or calcium or barium
subtype: orthoclase a white or colored monoclinic feldspar
subtype: plagioclase any of a rock-forming series of triclinic feldspars
subtype: albite__white_feldspar__whitefeldspar a widely distributed rock-forming feldspar
subtype: anorthite rare plagioclastic feldspar occurring in many igneous rocks
subtype: moonstone a transparent or translucent gemstone with a pearly luster; some specimens are orthoclase feldspar and others are plagioclase feldspar
subtype: calcite a common mineral consisting of crystallized calcium carbonate; a major constituent of limestone
subtype: oriental_alabaster__alabaster__onyx_marble__Mexican_onyx a hard compact kind of calcite
subtype: chalk.calcite a soft whitish calcite
subtype: Iceland_spar a transparent calcite found in Iceland and used in polarizing microscopes
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