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ANORTHITE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Rare plagioclastic feldspar occurring in many igneous rocks
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("anorthite" is a kind of...):
oligoclase; plagioclase (any of a series of triclinic feldspars that form rocks)
Derivation:
anorthitic (characteristic of anorthite)