bytownite
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Bytown + -ite, named for the type locality in Bytown (now Ottawa), Canada, but this locality was later discredited. The name, however, was kept.
Noun
[edit]bytownite (usually uncountable, plural bytownites)
- (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
[edit]- bytownite on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- rock
- feldspar
- plagioclase
Further reading
[edit]- David Barthelmy (1997–2025) “Bytownite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
- “bytownite”, in Mindat.org[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2025.