Definition von bytownite im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch
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
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Silbentrennung
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Etymologie
() Named for the type locality in Bytown, Canada, but this locality was later discredited. The name, however, was kept.