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leucite
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Webster's 1828 Dictionary
LEUCITE
n.[Gr. white. ] A stony substance, so called from its whiteness, found among volcanic productions in Italy, in crystals, or in irregular masses; formerly called crystals of white shorl, or white granite or granilite. Hauy called this mineral, amphigene. It is called by some writers leucolite, and by others, dodecahedral zeolite.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
LEUCITE
Leu "cite, n. Etym: [Gr. leucite. ]
1. (Min. )
Defn: A mineral having a glassy fracture, occurring in translucent trapezohedral crystals. It is a silicate of alumina and potash. It is found in the volcanic rocks of Italy, especially at Vesuvius.
2. (Bot. )
Defn: A leucoplast.
New American Oxford Dictionary
leucite
leu cite |ˈlo͞oˌsīt ˈluˌsaɪt | ▶noun a gray or white potassium aluminosilicate, typically found in alkali volcanic rocks. DERIVATIVES leu cit ic |lo͞oˈsitik |adjective
Oxford Dictionary
leucite
leucite |ˈluːsʌɪt | ▶noun [ mass noun ] a potassium aluminosilicate mineral, crystallizing in the tetrahedral system and typically found as grey or white glassy trapezohedra in volcanic rocks. ORIGIN late 18th cent.: from Greek leukos ‘white ’ + -ite 1 .
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