"bytownite" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: bytownites [plural]
Etymology: From Bytown + -ite, named for the type locality in Bytown (now Ottawa), Canada, but this locality was later discredited. The name, however, was kept. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Bytown|ite}} Bytown + -ite Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} bytownite (usually uncountable, plural bytownites)
  1. (mineralogy) 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. Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Minerals Related terms: rock, feldspar, plagioclase

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