Definition of Leucete
Leu"cite (lū"sīt), n. [Gr.
leyko`s white: cf. F. leucite.]
1. (Min.) 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.
2. (Bot.) A leucoplast.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- 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.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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