bytownite
A plagioclase feldspar, the fifth member of the Albite-Anorthite solid solution seriesA plagioclase feldspar, the fifth member of the Albite-Anorthite solid solution series. Bytownite is rare, and normally occurs in small grains in lime-rich igneous rocks. Clear pale yellow crystals have come from Mexico and Oregon.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable, usually)A plagioclase feldspar, the fifth member of the Albite-Anorthite solid solution series. Bytownite is rare, and normally occurs in small grains in lime-rich igneous rocks. Clear pale yellow crystals have come from Mexico and Oregon.
Origin
From Bytown + -ite, named for the type locality in Bytown (now Ottawa), Canada, but this lFrom Bytown + -ite, named for the type locality in Bytown (now Ottawa), Canada, but this locality was later discredited. The name, however, was kept.
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Forms
plural: bytownites| Singular | bytownite |
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uncountable
Word family
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