On this page you'll find 3 example sentences with Leucite. Discover the meaning, how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Leucite in a sentence
Leucite meaning
- A mineral of silica-poor igneous, plutonic and volcanic rocks. Chemically, leucite is a potassium feldspar with insufficient silica to satisfy the chemical bonds. Because of the unfilled bonds, leucite weathers rapidly and can only be seen as inclusions in freshly broken rock.
- A leucoplast.
Using Leucite
- The main meaning on this page is: A mineral of silica-poor igneous, plutonic and volcanic rocks. Chemically, leucite is a potassium feldspar with insufficient silica to satisfy the chemical bonds. Because of the unfilled bonds, leucite weathers rapidly and can only be seen as inclusions in freshly broken rock. | A leucoplast.
Context around Leucite
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 1 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Leucite
- In this selection, "leucite" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 22.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, contain, rounded and crystals stand out and add context to how "leucite" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include grey rounded leucite crystals found and leucite is very. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "leucite" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aacl, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with leucite
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
They may be of considerable size like the grey, rounded leucite crystals found on the sides of Vesuvius. (18 words)
Rocks that contain leucite or nepheline, either partly or a wholly replacing felspar, are not included in this table. (19 words)
Leucite is very rare in plutonic masses; many minerals have special peculiarities in microscopic character according to whether they crystallized in depth or near the surface, e.g., hypersthene, orthoclase, quartz. (31 words)
Leucite is very rare in plutonic masses; many minerals have special peculiarities in microscopic character according to whether they crystallized in depth or near the surface, e.g., hypersthene, orthoclase, quartz. (31 words)
Rocks that contain leucite or nepheline, either partly or a wholly replacing felspar, are not included in this table. (19 words)
They may be of considerable size like the grey, rounded leucite crystals found on the sides of Vesuvius. (18 words)
Example sentences (3)
Leucite is very rare in plutonic masses; many minerals have special peculiarities in microscopic character according to whether they crystallized in depth or near the surface, e.g., hypersthene, orthoclase, quartz.
Rocks that contain leucite or nepheline, either partly or a wholly replacing felspar, are not included in this table.
They may be of considerable size like the grey, rounded leucite crystals found on the sides of Vesuvius.