bytownite

English

Bytownite

Etymology

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

Noun

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

• bytownite on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• rock
• feldspar
• plagioclase

Further reading

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