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Anorthite
Anorthite \A*nor"thite\, n. [Gr. 'an priv. + ? straight (? sc. ? right angle); not in a right angle.] A mineral of the feldspar family, commonly occurring in small glassy crystals, also a constituent of some igneous rocks. It is a lime feldspar. See Feldspar.
Wiktionary
anorthite
n. (context mineral English) A variety of plagioclase feldspar, the calcium endmember of that series.
WordNet
anorthite
n. rare plagioclastic feldspar occurring in many igneous rocks
Wikipedia
Usage examples of "anorthite".
Like labradorite and anorthite, it is a common constituent of basic igneous rocks, such as gabbro and basalt.
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.