leucite English

Meaning leucite meaning

What does leucite mean?

leucite noun

— (mineral) A mineral of silica-poor igneous, plutonic and volcanic rocks. Chemically, leucite is a potassium feldspar with insufficient silica to satisfy the chemical bonds. Because of the unfilled bonds, leucite weathers rapidly and can only be seen as inclusions in freshly broken rock.

— mineral

Synonyms leucite synonyms

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leucite English » English

white garnet

vesuvian

grenatite

amphigene

Vesuvian garnet