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anorthitic

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an·or·thite  (n-ôrtht)
n.
A rare plagioclase feldspar with high calcium oxide content occurring in igneous rocks.
[From Greek an-, not; see a-1 + orthos, straight (from its oblique crystals).]
anor·thitic (-thtk) adj.
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Adj.1.anorthitic - characteristic of anorthiteanorthitic - characteristic of anorthite          
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Compositions are more anorthitic in the southern plutons and become more albitic in the northern p]utons (Fig.
Geochemistry of Early Devonian calc-alkaline plutons in the Merrimack ... by Watts, Brandon G.; Dorais, Michael J.; Wintsch, Robert P. / Atlantic Geology
 
 
 
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