Leucite

Leucite

compound
KAlSi2O6

A volcanic mineral found in lava flows and used in ceramics

Leucite crystals grow directly inside cooling lava, making every specimen a frozen snapshot of volcanic activity.

Material

Gallery canvas set in a solid wood floating frame.

Frame

Brown

$70.00

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Shown true-to-size - a 8×10in piece scaled against real furniture.

Crystallography

Catalogue identityLeucite (low) — I4₁/a
FormulaKAlSi2O6
Crystal systemtetragonal
Space groupI 41/a :2
Lattice (a, b, c) Å12.988, 12.988, 13.8
Angles (α, β, γ) °90, 90, 90
Density (g/cm³)2.491

Structure data: Crystallography Open Database · Public domain (CC0)