cleavelandite

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noun

A white lamellar variety of albite.

Scrabble 19

Meanings

nouncleavelandite (countable and uncountable, plural cleavelandites)

plural cleavelandites · alternative clevelandite

  1. countableuncountablechemistryA white lamellar variety of albite.

Origin

From Cleaveland + -ite, after Professor Parker Cleaveland.

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APA

cleavelandite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cleavelandite

MLA

“cleavelandite.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cleavelandite. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cleavelandite,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cleavelandite.

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