leucite
Americannoun
noun
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of leucite
From the German word Leukit, dating back to 1790–1800. See leuco-, -ite 1
Example Sentences
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There are great beds of it in the green sands of New Jersey, the Cartersville slates of Georgia, and the leucite rocks of Wyoming.
From Time Magazine Archive
The sides of the crater present numerous loose masses, which appear to have been ejected, and consist of glassy feldspar, ice-spar, sodalite, hauyne, spinellane, and leucite.
From COSMOS: A Sketch of the Physical Description of the Universe, Vol. 1 by Humboldt, Alexander von
They resemble leucite in their shape, but have not yet been proved to have its crystalline outlines.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 3 "Borgia, Lucrezia" to "Bradford, John" by Various
In the lava of Vesuvius leucite is an essential, and perhaps the most abundant mineral.
From Volcanoes: Past and Present by Hull, Edward
These extensive sheets of water are surrounded by banks of tuff and volcanic sand, in which fragments of augite, leucite, and crystals of titanite are distributed.
From Volcanoes: Past and Present by Hull, Edward
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