anorthite

English

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek "less than straight, not perpendicular" - a reference to the odd angles at which crystals grow.

Noun

anorthite (plural anorthites)

1. (mineralogy) A variety of plagioclase feldspar, the calcium endmember of that series.

Derived terms

• anorthitic

Translations

mineral

• Catalan: anortita f
• Finnish: anortiitti
• Italian: anortite f
• Japanese: 灰長石 (かいちょうせき, haichōseki)
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• Portuguese: anortita f
• Serbo-Croatian: anortit (sh) m
• Spanish: anortita f

Further reading

• David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Anorthite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
• “anorthite”, in Mindat.org‎^[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.