Definition for LEU'THRITE

LEU'THRITE, n. [from Leuthra in Saxony.]

A substance that appears to be a recomposed rock, of a loose texture, gritty and harsh to the touch. Its color is a grayish white, tinged here and there with an ocherous brown. It includes small fragments of mica. – Phillips.

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