bytownite

[ bahy-tou-nahyt ]

/ baɪˈtaʊ naɪt /

noun

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

Origin of bytownite

1865–70; named after Bytown (old name of Ottawa, Canada), where first found; see -ite¹

Words nearby bytownite

by the short hairs, by the skin of one's teeth, by the sweat of one's brow, by the way, Bytom, bytownite, by turns, by virtue of, byway, by way of, by weight

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Example sentences from the Web for bytownite

These intermediate members are the lime-soda felspars known as oligoclase, andesine, labradorite and bytownite.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 2|Various
The felspar ranges from bytownite to oligoclase, being usually a variety of labradorite; orthoclase is scarce.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 16, Slice 5|Various
Isolated crystals of bytownite bounded by well-defined faces are unknown.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4|Various

Scientific definitions for bytownite

bytownite

[ bī-tou′nīt ]

A bluish to dark gray triclinic mineral of the plagioclase feldspar group that contains a higher proportion of calcium than sodium. Bytownite occurs in alkaline igneous rocks. Chemical formula: (Ca,Na)(Si,Al)4O8.

单词	bytownite
释义	bytownite [ bahy-tou-nahyt ] / baɪˈtaʊ naɪt / noun a blue to dark-gray mineral near the anorthite end of the plagioclase feldspar group. Origin of bytownite 1865–70; named after Bytown (old name of Ottawa, Canada), where first found; see -ite¹ Words nearby bytownite by the short hairs, by the skin of one's teeth, by the sweat of one's brow, by the way, Bytom, bytownite, by turns, by virtue of, byway, by way of, by weight Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for bytownite These intermediate members are the lime-soda felspars known as oligoclase, andesine, labradorite and bytownite. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 2\|Various The felspar ranges from bytownite to oligoclase, being usually a variety of labradorite; orthoclase is scarce. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 16, Slice 5\|Various Isolated crystals of bytownite bounded by well-defined faces are unknown. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4\|Various Scientific definitions for bytownite bytownite [ bī-tou′nīt ] A bluish to dark gray triclinic mineral of the plagioclase feldspar group that contains a higher proportion of calcium than sodium. Bytownite occurs in alkaline igneous rocks. Chemical formula: (Ca,Na)(Si,Al)4O8. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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