Anorthite

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A rare plagioclase feldspar with high calcium oxide content occurring in igneous rocks.
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  • n. A plagioclase feldspar, the final member of the Albite-Anorthite solid solution series. Anorthite is very rare on Earth, but abundant in moon rocks. This is because Anorthite weathers rapidly to clay minerals under atmospheric conditions. Good crystals have been found in lava-digested limestone blocks erupted from Mount Vesuvius.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A mineral of the feldspar family, commonly occurring in small glassy crystals, also a constituent of some igneous rocks. It is a lime feldspar. See feldspar.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A triclinic lime feldspar, found in small transparent crystals on Mount Vesuvius, and existing also as a constituent of some rocks. See feldspar.
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  • n. rare plagioclastic feldspar occurring in many igneous rocks
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    oligoclase    plagioclase   
    Cross Reference
    plagioclase    rock    feldspar   
    Variant
    feldspar   
     
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