ANORTHOSITE


Meaning of ANORTHOSITE in English

— anorthositic /an aw'theuh sit"ik/ , adj.

/an awr"theuh suyt'/ , n. Petrol.

a granular plutonic rock composed largely of labradorite or a more calcic feldspar.

[ 1860-65; anorthose anorthoclase ( an- AN- 1 + Gk orthós straight) + -ITE 1 ]

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