bytownite

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English

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Bytownite

Etymology

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Bytown +‎ -ite, named for the type locality in Bytown (now Ottawa), Canada, but this locality was later discredited. The name, however, was kept.

Noun

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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.

See also

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Further reading

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  • David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Bytownite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
  • bytownite”, in Mindat.org[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.