Leucites is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 9 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 12 points.
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From the German word Leukit, dating back to 1790-1800. See leuco-, -ite1
leucite, lū′sīt, n. a whitish mineral occurring only in volcanic rocks.
The leucite lavas of Niedermendig contain hayne in abundance.
In the lava of 1848 leucite was found to reach 44.9 per cent.
The leucite is often present in two sets of crystals, both porphyritic and as an ingredient of the ground mass.
They are black or ashy-grey in colour, often vesicular, and may contain many large grey phenocysts of leucite.
Section of leucite crystal from the lava of 1868, with fluid cavities.
leucite lavas from which felspar is absent are divided into the leucitites and leucite basalts.
Nepheline appears to decrease in amount as leucite increases.
The former consist mainly of plagioclase, leucite and augite, while the latter contain olivine in addition.
The flows from Kibo include nepheline and leucite basanite lavas rich in soda felspars.