anorthite

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek "less than straight, not perpendicular" - a reference to the odd angles at which crystals grow.

Noun

anorthite (plural anorthites)

  1. (mineralogy) A variety of plagioclase feldspar, the calcium endmember of that series.

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Further reading

  • “Anorthite” in David Barthelmy, Webmineral Mineralogy Database, 1997–.
  • anorthite mindat.org‎, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, accessed 29 August 2016
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