1. The Mineral Anorthite Anorthite belongs to the Plagioclase Feldspar group, an isomorphous solid solution series

2. What are synonyms for Anorthite?

3. What does Anorthite mean? Information and translations of Anorthite in the most comprehensive dictionary definitions resource on the web.

4. Anorthite also refers to plagioclase compositions with more than 90 molecular percent of the Anorthite endmember

5. Synonyms for Anorthite in Free Thesaurus

6. These data are combined with published values of the high-temperature enthalpy of crystalline Anorthite and the enthalpy of vitrification of Anorthite to obtain the enthalpy of fusion of Anorthite

7. As nouns the difference between anorthosite and Anorthite is that anorthosite is (geology) a phaneritic, intrusive igneous rock characterized by a predominance of plagioclase feldspar while Anorthite is (mineral) a plagioclase feldspar, the final member of the albite-Anorthite solid solution series Anorthite is very rare on earth, but abundant in moon rocks this is because Anorthite weathers

8. As nouns the difference between anorthosite and Anorthite is that anorthosite is (geology) a phaneritic, intrusive igneous rock characterized by a predominance of plagioclase feldspar while Anorthite is (mineral) a plagioclase feldspar, the final member of the albite-Anorthite solid solution series Anorthite is very rare on earth, but abundant in moon rocks this is because Anorthite weathers

9. Anorthite-basalt definition is - a rock consisting of a basic variety of basalt with Anorthite instead of labradorite.

10. 2 words related to Anorthite: oligoclase, plagioclase

11. Definition of Anorthite in the Definitions.net dictionary

12. It forms as Anorthite and diopside melt together

13. Mullite, Anorthite, and other Al-Si minerals (Fig

14. Anorthite: R050104: Ca(Al 2 Si 2 O 8) Rock Currier : unknown: Anorthite: X050020: Ca(Al 2 Si 2 O 8) G.R

15. The Anorthite crystals are surprisingly lustrous, somewhat translucent and white

16. Na-rich end member of the Albite-Anorthite Series

17. The feldspar is high in anorthite (as opposed to albite), the calcium endmember of the plagioclase anorthite-albite solid solution series, most commonly labradorite.

18. A beautiful crystal Anorthite, full of faces, shiny and transparent

19. The Plagioclase Feldspars form a series between Albite and Anorthite.

20. The other end member, Anorthite, contains calcium and no sodium.

21. Anorthite is the calcic end member of the plagioclase feldspar series

22. The average Anorthite content of the intrusives is 38.17 mol

23. It represents a plagioclase with less than 10% anorthite content.

24. Anorthite is very rare on Earth, but abundant in moon rocks

25. Anorthite weathers quite readily, so it’s not terribly abundant on Earth.

26. Anorthite ( + quartz in most runs) has been found coexisting with tourmaline.

27. Anorthite is the rarest member of the Plagioclase Feldspars of the Feldspar Group of minerals that includes Albite, Amazonite, Andesine, Anorthite, Bytownite, Hyalophane, Labradorite, Moonstone, Oligoclase, Orthoclase, Sanidine and Sunstone

28. Temperature will not rise above 1275 oC until all the Anorthite has melted

29. This is because Anorthite weathers rapidly to clay minerals under atmospheric conditions

30. Anorthite, and grew well-crystallized stoichiometric Anorthite crystals up to 5 x 3 x 0.5 mm using a CaV,Ou solvent, from melts with an Al/Si ratio of close to unity

31. All of that being said, the Anorthite samples themselves are quite up to standard.

32. Albite (plural Albites) A plagioclase feldspar, the first member of the Albite-Anorthite solid solution series

33. Anorthite is a widely distributed colorless, white, yellowish, green, or pink to reddish plagioclase feldspar

34. Anorthite is an end member and one of the rarer members of the plagioclase series

35. Anorthite (plural Anorthites) A variety of plagioclase feldspar, the calcium endmember of that series

36. Anorthite definition is - a white, grayish, or reddish feldspar occurring in many igneous rocks.

37. Anorthite: Matsui T, Kimata M : European Journal of Mineralogy 9 (1997) 333-344: Crystal chemistry of synthetic Mn-bearing Anorthite: Incorporation of MnAl2Si2O8 end-member into feldspar: Note: U(1,1) for Obo altered to reproduce Uiso _database_code_amcsd 0006694: …

38. Anorthite: Wenk H R, Joswig W, Tagai T, Korekawa M, Smith B K (1980) The average structure of An 62-66 labradorite American Mineralogist 65 81-95: 1980: Sissone, Bergell Alps, Switzerland: 0: 293: 0000370: Anorthite: Foit F F, Peacor D R (1973) The Anorthite crystal structure at 410 and 830 C American Mineralogist 58 665-675: 1973: 0: 683

39. Anorthite ARCs are dominated by pyroxene and olivine phenocrysts, which generally have high Mg-numbers, contain Fe–Ni metal nodules, and have crystalline mesostasis composed of silica, Anorthite, and high-Ca pyroxene (Krot and Keil, 2002)

40. Bytownite is a variety of Anorthite and is a rare member of the Plagioclase Series of the Feldspar Group of minerals that includes Albite, Amazonite, Andesine, Anorthite, Bytownite, Hyalophane, Labradorite, Moonstone, Oligoclase, Orthoclase, Sanidine and Sunstone

41. Bytownite definition, a blue to dark-gray mineral near the anorthite end of the plagioclase feldspar group

42. Anorthite is a rare feldspar and its only real use is as specimens for collectors.

43. Bytownite is a plagioclase feldspar whose composition falls between Na-rich albite and Ca-rich anorthite

44. Bytownite is a variety of Anorthite and it is an associate that is rare of Plagioclase Series of the Feldspar number of minerals that features Albite, Amazonite, Andesine, Anorthite, Bytownite, Hyalophane, Labradorite, Moonstone, Oligoclase, Orthoclase, Sanidine, and Sunstone

45. Media in category "Anorthite" The following 19 files are in this category, out of 19 total.

46. Anorthite is a mineral consisting of aluminum (chemical symbol Al), calcium (Ca), silicon (Si) and oxygen (O).

47. Anorthosite is a coarse-grained rock composed essentially of plagioclase feldspar in the range andesine to anorthite

48. Anorthite is an essential constituent of many basic igneous rocks, such as gabbro and basalt, also of some meteoric stones

49. Bytownite definition is - a plagioclase feldspar consisting of 10 to 30 percent albite and 90 to 70 percent anorthite.

50. A highly ordered natural metamorphic Anorthite from Naxos and a well-crystallized sample prepared at 1650 K were measured

51. Anorthite 3.16cts Octagon Cut 8.5 x 8.5mm Italy g0304 Pink Gemstone UV Fluorescent Loose Faceted Gem Stone 1001RareGemstones

52. Using the lever rule the ratio of Anorthite to diopside crystallizing at the eutectic is given by:-dg/dh = 42/58 Left of the eutectic we get a similar situation Diopside (g) crystallizes first, then at point d it is joined by Anorthite …

53. Anorthite is from the Greek words an plus orthos, meaning not straight, because the crystal faces meet at an oblique angle

54. Rossman 1597: West side, Great Sitkin Island, Aleutian Islands, Alaska: Anorthite: X050021: Ca(Al 2 Si 2 O 8) G.R

55. Anorthite is the calcium-rich endmember of the plagioclase solid solution, the other endmember being albite, NaAlSi 3 O 8

56. Albite is one end member, containing sodium and no calcium. The other end member, Anorthite, contains calcium and no sodium

57. Anorthite was the most reactive and the reactivity of quartz, microcline and albite were almost the same as each other.

58. It also makes up much of the lunar highlands; the Genesis Rock is made of Anorthosite, which is composed largely of anorthite

59. The enthalpy of formation of Anorthite was measured by Pb 2 B 2 O 5 melt solution calorimetry at 1000 K

60. Igneous rock - Igneous rock - The albite-Anorthite system: Most of the common minerals found in igneous rocks are solid-solution phases

61. From Cambridge English Corpus The bars on the y-values represent the observed range in Anorthite contents for a given sample

62. Rossman 1612: Miyakejima, Japan: Anorthite: R060082: Ca(Al 2 Si 2 O 8) University of Arizona Mineral Museum 15620: Pinacate

63. The Anorthite samples remained largely intact, but some of the smaller pieces escaped into the outer layers of the packaging and were lost

64. Crystallization behaviour is illustrated best by using the NaAlSi3O8 (albite or Ab)–CaAl2Si2O8 (Anorthite or An) plagioclase system shown in Figure 4.

65. Anorthite definition: a white to greyish-white or reddish-white mineral of the feldspar group and plagioclase Meaning, pronunciation, translations and examples

66. Anorthite, a feldspar mineral, calcium aluminosilicate (CaAl 2 Si 2 O 8), that occurs as white or grayish, brittle, glassy crystals

67. The lunar highlands mineral Anorthite, a type of plagioclase feldspar, is similar to the ore bauxite from which aluminum is produced on Earth.

68. Anorthite is the most calcic of the plagioclases, and sometimes makes up a distinctive rock known as anorthosite, which has been extensively studied.

69. ‘Because of the preponderance of the mineral Anorthite (a calcium-rich variety of the mineral plagioclase feldspar) this rock type is called anorthosite.’

70. ‘Because of the preponderance of the mineral anorthite (a calcium-rich variety of the mineral plagioclase feldspar) this rock type is called Anorthosite.’

71. ¶Pressures and temperatures are estimated for the high grade portion (Region D) of the Bamble granulite facies terrane using barometers based on the assemblages almandine-grossular-ferrosilite-anorthite-quartz and pyrope-grossular-enstatite-anorthite-quartz and a garnet-orthopyroxene Fe2+-Mg KD exchange thermometer based on the experimental data of Lee and Ganguly (1988).

72. Results of the study indicate that tile sediments are fine-grained (D 50 5.0 m m) and consist primarily of quartz, anorthite/albite, dolomite and calcite.

73. The plagioclase series comprises minerals that range in chemical composition from pure NaAlSi 3 O 8, Albite to pure CaAl 2 Si 2 O 8, Anorthite.

74. Widespread reverse zoning of this plagioclase is attributed to slow, short-range (a few centimeters) diffusion of anorthite-building substance from the adjacent Ca-richer rock into the schist.

75. Anorthite - rare plagioclastic feldspar occurring in many igneous rocks oligoclase, plagioclase - any of a series of triclinic feldspars that form rocks Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection

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77. Anorthite is a lime feldspar, triclinic, has a hardness f 6 to 6.5 mhos, SG of 2.7 - 2.8, is white, usually, can be colorless or grayish, bluish, yellowish or reddish

78. The other end member, Anorthite, contains calcium and no sodium.The intermediary members are Oligoclase, Andesine, Labradorite, and Bytownite.Oligoclase and Andesine are considered by some to be a variety of Albite rather then a separate mineral.

79. Anorthosite, (not to be confused with one of its constituents Anorthite) can also be known as Northosite or Mystery Stone is an intrusive igneous rock predominately Plagioclase Feldspar with phaneritic or large sized matrix grains.

80. Bytownite is an uncommon type of plagioclase feldspar.The plagioclase minerals are a series which range from CaAl 2 Si 2 O 8 (anorthite - calcium aluminium silicate) to NaAlSi 3 O 8 (albite - sodium aluminium silicate)