anorthite
English
editEtymology
editFrom Ancient Greek αν- (an-, “not”) + ὀρθός (orthós, “straight”) "not perpendicular; less than straight", in reference to its odd.
Noun
editanorthite (countable and uncountable, plural anorthites)
- (mineralogy) A variety of plagioclase feldspar, the calcium endmember of that series.
Derived terms
editTranslations
editmineral
Further reading
edit- David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Anorthite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
- “anorthite”, in Mindat.org[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.