: a white or gray mineral consisting of a silicate of potassium and aluminum and occurring in igneous rocks
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However, the tephra used in the tomb's mortar contained much more potassium-rich leucite.
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Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 30 July 2025
Over the centuries, rainwater and groundwater seeped through the tomb's walls, which dissolved the leucite and released the potassium.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 1 Jan. 2022
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Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 30 July 2025
Over the centuries, rainwater and groundwater seeped through the tomb's walls, which dissolved the leucite and released the potassium.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 1 Jan. 2022
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“Leucite.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/leucite. Accessed 27 Oct. 2025.
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