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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 unfilled bonds, leucite weathers rapidly and can only be seen as inclusions in freshly broken rock.

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noun/ˈlusaɪt/US/ˈluːsaɪt/UK
  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.

    countable · uncountable
  2. A leucoplast.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From Ancient Greek λευκός (leukós, “white”) + -ite.

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