▪ I. levyne Min.
(ˈlɛvɪn)
[named by Brewster, 1825, after Prof. Armand Levy.]
A silicate of aluminum and calcium, found in colourless or slightly tinted tabular crystals.
| 1825 Edin. Jrnl. Sci. II. 334, I propose to distinguish this species by the name of Levyne. 1831 Brewster Optics xvii. 148 Levyne. 1843 J. E. Portlock Geol. 219 Levyne of the ordinary form of crystals, at Magilligan Carnowry. |
▪ II. levyne
variant of lewyn Obs., a kind of linen.