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ANORTHITE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does anorthite mean?
• ANORTHITE (noun)
The noun ANORTHITE has 1 sense:
1. rare plagioclastic feldspar occurring in many igneous rocks
Familiarity information: ANORTHITE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Rare plagioclastic feldspar occurring in many igneous rocks
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Hypernyms ("anorthite" is a kind of...):
oligoclase; plagioclase (any of a series of triclinic feldspars that form rocks)
Derivation:
anorthitic (characteristic of anorthite)
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