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Perthitic

Perthite \Perth"ite\, n. [So called from Perth, in canada.] (Min.) A kind of feldspar consisting of a laminated intertexture of albite and orthoclase, usually of different colors. -- Per*thit"ic, a.

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perthitic

a. (context geology English) Of, pertaining to, or resembling perthite