ANORTHOSITE


Meaning of ANORTHOSITE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ə-ˈnȯr-thə-ˌsīt ]

noun

Etymology: French anorthose, a feldspar, from a- + Greek orthos — more at orth-

Date: 1863

: a granular plutonic igneous rock composed almost exclusively of a soda-lime feldspar (as labradorite)

• an·or·tho·si·tic ə-ˌnȯr-thə-ˈsi-tik adjective

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