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 albite in these lavas is in a similar condition with the leucite of Vesuvius, and with the olivine, described by Von Buch, as projecting in great balls from the basalt of Lanzarote.
From Volcanic Islands by Darwin, Charles
Within it they found crystals of leucite already formed, showing that these are the first to grow while the melted rock is still intensely hot.
From Through Magic Glasses and Other Lectures A Sequel to The Fairyland of Science by Buckley, Arabella B.
If he looks up the word in the Unabridged that he carries in his satchel he will find that leucite is a kind of lava and that it contains potash.
From Creative Chemistry Descriptive of Recent Achievements in the Chemical Industries by Slosson, Edwin E.
Section of leucite crystal from the lava of 1868, with fluid cavities.
From Volcanoes: Past and Present by Hull, Edward
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