BYTOWNITE

Meaning of BYTOWNITE in English

/buy tow"nuyt/ , n.

a blue to dark-gray mineral near the anorthite end of the plagioclase feldspar group.

[ 1865-70; named after Bytown (old name of Ottawa, Canada), where first found; see -ITE 1 ]

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BYTOWNITE — ˈbī(ˌ)tau̇ˌnīt, ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun ( -s ) Etymology: Bytown (now Ottawa), Canada + English -ite : a plagioclase feldspar consisting of …
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BYTOWNITE — General Information: Chemical Formula: (Ca,Na)(Si,Al)4O8 Composition: (Molecular Weight = 275.01 gm) Sodium 1.67 % Na Calcium 11.66 % Ca Aluminum …
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BYTOWNITE — битовнит, бытовнит
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BYTOWNITE — минер. битовнит (минерал из группы плакиоглазов)
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BYTOWNITE — битовнит, бытовнит
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SUDBURITE — ˈsədbəˌrīt noun ( -s ) Etymology: from Sudbury district, Ontario, Canada + English -ite : a basic hypersthene-bearing basalt composed …
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PLAGIOCLASE — ˈplājēəˌklās noun ( -s ) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary plagi- + -clase; originally formed as German plagioklas : a triclinic …
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EUCRITE — ˈyüˌkrīt noun ( -s ) Etymology: German eukrit, from Greek eukritos easily discerned, from eu- + kritos separated, chosen, from …
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ARAPAHITE — əˈrapəˌhīt noun ( -s ) Etymology: Arapaho + English -ite; from its discovery on land owned by Arapahos : a …
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EUCRITE — /yooh"kruyt/ , n. Petrog. a basic gabbro consisting mainly of bytownite and augite. [ 1895-1900; Eukrit eúkritos readily chosen, equiv. …
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TROCTOLITE — coarse-grained, intrusive igneous rock that is composed almost entirely of olivine (often iron-rich) and plagioclase feldspar (labradorite or bytownite). The …
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PLAGIOCLASE — any member of the series of abundant feldspar minerals usually occurring as light-coloured, glassy, transparent to translucent, brittle crystals. Plagioclase …
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EUCRITE — rock that contains 30 to 35 percent calcium-rich plagioclase feldspar (bytownite or anorthite), as well as augite, hypersthene, pigeonite, and …
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DIORITE — medium- to coarse-grained intrusive igneous rock that commonly is composed of about two-thirds plagioclase feldspar and one-third dark-coloured minerals, such …
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BASANITE — extrusive igneous rock that contains calcium-rich plagioclase feldspar (usually labradorite or bytownite), feldspathoid (usually nepheline or leucite), olivine, and pyroxene …
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MINERAL — n. 25B6; noun . See list. Minerals See also gem , rock . kaolinite actinolite kernite agate kieserite alabaster kunzite …
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БЫТОВНИТ — bytownite
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БИТОВНИТ — bytownite
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