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leucite definition

leu·cite (-sīt′)

noun

a white or gray mineral, KAlSiO, found in potassium-rich igneous rocks; potassium aluminum silicate

Etymology: Ger leucit, now leuzit (< Gr leukos, white: see light) + -it, -ite

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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