: a white or gray mineral consisting of a silicate of potassium and aluminum and occurring in igneous rocks
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However, the tephra used in the tomb's mortar contained much more potassium-rich leucite.
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Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 19 Apr. 2023
Over the centuries, rainwater and groundwater seeped through the tomb's walls, which dissolved the leucite and released the potassium.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 1 Jan. 2022
Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 19 Apr. 2023
Over the centuries, rainwater and groundwater seeped through the tomb's walls, which dissolved the leucite and released the potassium.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 1 Jan. 2022
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“Leucite.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/leucite. Accessed 4 Nov. 2024.
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