leucite
[loo-sahyt]
- a whitish or grayish mineral, potassium aluminum silicate, KAlSi2O6, found in alkali volcanic rocks.
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In the lava of 1848 leucite was found to reach 44.9 per cent.
Volcanoes: Past and PresentEdward Hull
Section of leucite crystal from the lava of 1868, with fluid cavities.
Volcanoes: Past and PresentEdward Hull
Leucite, lū′sīt, n. a whitish mineral occurring only in volcanic rocks.
Nepheline appears to decrease in amount as leucite increases.
The flows from Kibo include nepheline and leucite basanite lavas rich in soda felspars.
leucite
- a grey or white mineral consisting of potassium aluminium silicate: a source of potash for fertilizers and of aluminium. Formula: KAlSi 2 O 6
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