Leucitohedron
Translation of "leucitohedron" into Russian
leucitohedron
NounUK
/ˌljuːsɪtəˈhiːdrən/
US
/ˌluːsɪtəˈhiːdrən/
leucitohedron
leucitohedra pl
leucitohedrons pl
The mineral sample was identified as a leucitohedron.
Образец минерала был идентифицирован как лейцитоэдр.
Definitions
leucitohedron
NounUK
/ˌljuːsɪtəˈhiːdrən/
US
/ˌluːsɪtəˈhiːdrən/
A trapezohedral crystal form composed of 24 equal isosceles trapezoids, characteristic of the mineral leucite and occasionally observed in related feldspathoids.
Under the petrographic microscope the feldspathoid crystal displayed a perfect leucitohedron.