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Rareleucite
The correct spelling is leucite.
How to pronounce leucite
noun
IPA: /ˈlusaɪt/
Say it like: Leu-sit-e
The correct spelling is leucite. 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…
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Definition
noun
- 1.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.
- 2.A leucoplast.
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