Definition of "bytownite" []

• 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. (noun)

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• "Isolated crystals of bytownite bounded by well-defined faces are unknown."