anorthite

[an-awr-thahyt]

an·or·thite

[an-awr-thahyt]
noun Mineralogy.
a white or gray feldspar mineral, CaAl2Si2O8, calcic plagioclase.

Origin:
1825–35; an-1 + orth- + -ite1

an·or·thit·ic [an-awr-thit-ik] , adjective
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Anorthite is always a great word to know.
So is ort. Does it mean:
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
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anorthite (ænˈɔːθaɪt)
 
n
a white to greyish-white or reddish-white mineral of the feldspar group and plagioclase series, found chiefly in igneous rocks and more rarely in metamorphic rocks. It is used in the manufacture of glass and ceramics. Composition: calcium aluminium silicate. Formula: CaAl2Si2O8. Crystal structure: triclinic
 
[C19: from an- + ortho- + -ite1]
 
anorthitic
 
adj

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anorthite   (ān-ôr'thīt)  Pronunciation Key 
A white to gray triclinic mineral of the plagioclase feldspar group. Anorthite is the plagioclase mineral that is richest in calcium and occurs in alkaline igneous rocks such as gabbro. Chemical formula: CaAl2Si2O8.
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