anorthite

[ US /æˈnɔɹˌθaɪt/ ]
NOUN
  1. rare plagioclastic feldspar occurring in many igneous rocks
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How To Use anorthite In A Sentence

  • Late phases are mainly calcic amphiboles of magnesio-hornblende composition and plagioclases with very low anorthite contents.
  • In chemical composition and in optical and other physical characters it is thus much nearer to the anorthite end of the series than to albite. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary"
  • Lunar settlers could extract oxygen from the minerals ilmenite and anorthite.
  • Like labradorite and anorthite, it is a common constituent of basic igneous rocks, such as gabbro and basalt. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary"
  • Because of the preponderance of the mineral anorthite (a calcium-rich variety of the mineral plagioclase feldspar) this rock type is called anorthosite.
  • The minerals anorthite, albite, and orthoclase named in this figure are all feldspars; sylvite and halite are chlorides of potash and soda. The Economic Aspect of Geology
  • Because of the preponderance of the mineral anorthite (a calcium-rich variety of the mineral plagioclase feldspar) this rock type is called anorthosite.
  • The relative effect of anorthite on predicted melt compositions is indicated.
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