leucite
nounUS /ˈlusaɪt/ · UK /ˈluːsaɪt/
Etymology From Ancient Greek λευκός (leukós, “white”) + -ite.
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Chemistry, Geography, Geology, Mineralogy, Natural sciences, Physical sciences 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.
- Derived terms
- ammonioleucite, chloroleucite, chromoleucite, leucitic, leucitite, leucitoid, pseudoleucite