LEUCITE

n.

2 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


1.
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.

2.
n.

A leucoplast.


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