Definition of leucite

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Leucite (n.) 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..

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Leucite :: Leucite (n.) 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..
Leucitic :: Leucitic (a.) Containing leucite; as, leucitic rocks..
Syenitic :: Syenite (n.) A granular, crystalline, ingeous rock composed of orthoclase and hornblende, the latter often replaced or accompanied by pyroxene or mica. Syenite sometimes contains nephelite (elaeolite) or leucite, and is then called nephelite (elaeolite) syenite or leucite syenite..
Amphigene :: Amphigene (n.) Leucite.
Chloroplastid :: Chloroplastid (n.) A granule of chlorophyll; -- also called chloroleucite.
Leucitoid :: Leucitoid (n.) The trapezohedron or tetragonal trisoctahedron; -- so called as being the form of the mineral leucite.
Chloroleucite :: Chloroleucite (n.) Same as Chloroplastid.
Chromoleucite :: Chromoleucite (n.) A chromoplastid.
Chromoplastid :: Chromoplastid (n.) A protoplasmic granule of some other color than green; -- also called chromoleucite.
Leucite :: Leucite (n.) A leucoplast.
Tephrite :: Tephrite (n.) An igneous rock consisting essentially of plagioclase and either leucite or nephelite, or both..
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