anorthite

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek αν- (an-, “not”) + ὀρθός (orthós, “straight”) "not perpendicular; less than straight", in reference to its odd.

Noun

anorthite (countable and uncountable, plural anorthites)

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

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Further reading

  • David Barthelmy (1997–2025) “Anorthite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
  • “anorthite”, in Mindat.org‎[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2025.
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