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Italite
A rock subtype
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Name:
for the country: Italy
A rock consisting almost entirely of leucite held together by small amounts of glass. Now defined modally as a leucocratic variety of foidolite in which the foid is predominantly leucite.
Unique Identifiers
Mindat ID:
50594
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:50594:5
Similar Names
| Atelite | A synonym of Paratacamite | Cu3(Cu,Zn)(OH)6Cl2 |
Classification of Italite

Italite is in section 15 of the QAPF diagram.
Mineralogy of Italite
Essential minerals - these are minerals that are required within the classification of this rock:
| Feldspathoid > Leucite | K(AlSi2O6) |
| Glass | A non-crystalline, amorphous, relatively homogeneous solid material with a random liquid-like structure generally ... |
Internet Links for Italite
mindat.org URL:
https://www.mindat.org/min-50594.html
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