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.

Derived terms

• anorthitic

Translations

mineral

• Catalan: anortita f
• Finnish: anortiitti
• Italian: anortite f
• Japanese: 灰長石 (かいちょうせき, haichōseki)
• Polish: anortyt (pl) m
• Portuguese: anortita f
• Serbo-Croatian: anortit (sh) m
• Spanish: anortita f

Further reading

• David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Anorthite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
• “anorthite”, in Mindat.org‎^[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.